{"id":405,"date":"2016-12-14T03:22:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T11:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytruths.ca\/?p=405"},"modified":"2017-03-14T19:52:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T02:52:08","slug":"happy-birthday-emily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytruths.ca\/?p=405","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Emily"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, as I write this, is Emily Carr\u2019s 145th<\/sup> birthday.\u00a0 I thought I\u2019d recognize the day with this photo of my back yard, and my favourite Emily Quotation.\u00a0 This quotation always reminds me of this little spot of west coast forest that I call home.\u00a0 There have been many times over the years I\u2019ve lived here, on those quiet summer days when nothing moves, and those wild winter days when everything dances, that I\u2019ve stood and marveled at the power of the natural world to keep on pushing, pushing, pushing, as Emily says, through whatever we might throw at it.\u00a0 While maybe you can\u2019t see the growth and expansion, if you allow yourself you can feel it \u2013 it\u2019s an energy that imposes itself, that settles on your skin and resonates in every breath you take.<\/p>\n

For me, Emily captures that energy and illuminates it.\u00a0 Her paintings and her writings reflect the essence of this place and we are all richer because of the legacy she\u2019s left us.\u00a0 Her life, as well, is a fascinating story of passion, dedication and perseverance that adds so much to the rich and vibrant history of this area.\u00a0 Those of us who live on southern Vancouver Island are so fortunate that her work and her life still permeates through our communities, a true local legend.<\/p>\n

Do yourself a favour and spend a little time with Emily, to celebrate her birthday.\u00a0 You can find her work at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (online at:\u00a0 http:\/\/aggv.ca\/collection\/emily-carr<\/a>), or better yet visit the Gallery or visit Emily\u2019s childhood home (now called Emily Carr House), protected as a historic site and open daily at \u00a0207 Government Street in Victoria.<\/p>\n

And for a closer, my favourite Emily painting (Forest, British Columbia):<\/p>\n

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Today, as I write this, is Emily Carr\u2019s 145th birthday.\u00a0 I thought I\u2019d recognize the day with this photo of my back yard, and my favourite Emily Quotation.\u00a0 This quotation always reminds me of this little spot of west coast forest that I call home.\u00a0 There have been many times \u2026<\/p>\n

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