Broken

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A 20-foot tall sculpture of a goddess, made out of found materials (scraps of wood, plastic, paper, and trash) with her arms outstretched, with her back to a bay at sunset

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Broken. Hearts. Budgets. Families. Bodies. Promises. Dreams.

Walking by The Bay, my friend and I admire art born of broken things: mosaics, tree chandeliers, a 20-foot goddess sculpture, arms outstretched, offering a hug. Or praying.

In a thicket, we discover a House for Secrets and read:

I never told anyone …

People think …, but I’m really …

How can I go on?

My friend’s brain is broken. (Fucking tumor.) Heart too.

She says, “Let’s paint affirmation cards — like you send me — for here. That people can keep.”

You can be broken and be a healer.

Both can be true.

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A 4-foot tall structure in the shape of a house. It is black, with a peaked roof, and tucked under a tree by the bay, stuffed with and surrounded by notes, letters, and various objects and bits of art.
18 small cards with simple watercolor paintings and affirmations, next to a tray of paints

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