I recently learned that the meaning of the phrase "heartstrings" was originally anatomical in nature. Beginning in the 15th century, it referred to the tendons or nerves that supposedly supported, braced, and sustained the heart. By the 16th century "heartstrings" had come to refer to a person's deepest affection and emotion, and this is of course how we use it today. And it seems viscerally appropriate. I don't claim to be an expert on love, but any one of us is. And we could each describe it a dozen different ways related to some physical sensation in our core. Warmth and security. Tightness and fear. Connection and strength. Lightened and free. Stretched taught to a breaking point.
This piece is for love and for all that comes with it. Hearts entangled close together and hearts unwound by loss.
Original Artwork Details:
Size: 14" x 13"
Medium: lightfast professional watercolors and imitation gold leaf on Arches 300 lb cold pressed watercolor paper
Artwork is shipped flat and unframed.
I recently learned that the meaning of the phrase "heartstrings" was originally anatomical in nature. Beginning in the 15th century, it referred to the tendons or nerves that supposedly supported, braced, and sustained the heart. By the 16th century "heartstrings" had come to refer to a person's deepest affection and emotion, and this is of course how we use it today. And it seems viscerally appropriate. I don't claim to be an expert on love, but any one of us is. And we could each describe it a dozen different ways related to some physical sensation in our core. Warmth and security. Tightness and fear. Connection and strength. Lightened and free. Stretched taught to a breaking point.
This piece is for love and for all that comes with it. Hearts entangled close together and hearts unwound by loss.
Original Artwork Details:
Size: 14" x 13"
Medium: lightfast professional watercolors and imitation gold leaf on Arches 300 lb cold pressed watercolor paper
Artwork is shipped flat and unframed.
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