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.:A Cup Spilled Over:.

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One of the memorable times I have of my mom was back when I was in grade school. Back then, I had all these Home Economics projects, sewing projects and such that I just did not have the knack for. Funny, how I could handle carpentry projects but not the ones that were actually meant for girls. I guess I am not girly in that sense. Anyway, I remember that my mom would always offer to do those projects for me (they were a lot: doilies, pillowcases, bags, crosstiching, etc). And I remember that on the eve before I would have to submit these projects, I would always find myself waking up. Perhaps it was the guilt, that sickening feeling that having my mom do *my* projects was wrong, that woke me up. I would wake up and the lights in the room or downstairs were still on. I would always take a peek at my mom working so hard. I always felt compelled to tell her to stop and I'll just do it myself. But then I thought of the grade and just how much I absolutely sucked at girly projects (and the sewing machine) so I just tried my best to go back to sleep.

But I absolutely thank my mom so much for spending all those late nights for me. When I got to high school, I promised myself that I would give her a break and started doing those projects on my own. My sewing sucked, but it was the least I could do, to work hard, in return for my mom's efforts when I was much younger.

And every time I find myself in a situation when I have to do something I did not want to do, just like those grade school home economics projects, I just think and remember the hard work and the sleepless nights my own mom spent in my stead so I would come up with something great and I find a renewed motivation to do the best in everything I have to face. After all, if my mom hadn't helped me back then, I think I might have failed Home Eco and never gotten past grade school.


Of course, that's only one of the things I owe to my mom, but I think it's one of the things I remember most. So, its not a surprise that out of all the projects I've ever had piling up in my room, its those Home Economics projects that I have with me until this very day. The pillow she crocheted for me is still in my bedroom, the cross-stitch still framed in the room...because it reminds me of how much my mom loves me, and how much I love her.


HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY MUMMY!!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!



P.S. Okay, I'm not really sure if she ever drank coffee during those nights and I know she doesn't like pink. But pink is the color I think of whenever I remember those nights and the coffee is synonymous to all the effort of love she put in those projects of mine. :)


Done on a 14x18" canvas
acrylic paints
the cup part was done on an old CD.
working time: 2 hours.
Image size
700x926px 237.41 KB
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nekomiKasai's avatar
that story should be imprinted at the back of this painting! then u should sell it.. know why? know why? coz' i'm gonna be the first in line to purchase this masterpiece! :mwahaha:

mishy, nothing.. no art means more (well,for me) than an art w/ a story. i've always been told that, an art is perfect if it touches the heart. this one did~ i love this! :hug: