Joy of Love – Day 7 ~ Generations

09 Feb 2011 3 Comments

by froghousephotography in joy of love Tags: generations, hankies, joy of love, mother, pearls, vintage

I decided to dedicate this assignment to my mother, Clarice, and my grandmothers, Santa Bellucci and Lessie Mae Cooley.

In this image there is a photograph of  my mother that  I took one year to the day before she died.  I’ll never forget the amazing spiritual experience her

death was for all of my family. She brought us all together for the first time in many years, we cried together, laughed together, drank together and grew

together, thanks Mama, you were and still are truly the ‘Dearest of the Dear’!

Hanging on the right edge of the frame  is her chapel veil, I cherish the fact that my father knew how much it would mean to me to have it.

I so remember her wearing the lovely rhinestone necklace on the left, it has always been one of my favorites of hers…she gave it to me years before she passed.

The pearls belonged to HER mother (and were given to her by my parents), not sure how I ended up with them, but I love them.

The vintage hankies  belonged to my  Nana Cooley, whom my daughter, Lessie Mae, is named after. I found them and the lovely little linen colored envelope amongst

my mother’s things a few years after she died.

The medals are a representation of me, and my Catholic heritage, given to me by my mother. I wear them ALWAYS.I so enjoyed putting this still life together. Feeling the texture of the lace veil, smelling the hankies and getting a slight hint of my mother’s perfume, and looking into the face of the woman I called Mama. I grew to

love and respect her more and more as I got older and had children of my own and dealt with the joys and pains of motherhood.

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