Returning to the Horizon Line
Well, that’s all the scarves.
But I realized that when I showed you the first one, I didn’t give it a name yet, so I thought I’d show it again…
This is actually the one that first brought Darlene’s work to my attention, because it happens, by sheer coincidence, strongly resemble a painting I made when I was 18 years old.
The painting was 1.5 feet wide by about, oh, 8 feet long.
The idea was a slice of sky, starting from the sunset west, arcing up across the zenith, and all the way back over to the moonrise east. As a result, you could view it two ways: sunset at the bottom (putting moonrise upside down on the top), or moon at the bottom (with upside-down trees and lake with sunset then on the top).
I was never a particularly good artist, but I have a good graphic sense, and the painting worked pretty well, being simple of execution.
Plus: hey, cool idea! I used to flip it around according to the season. Fortunately, my parents’ house had an open stairway in the foyer, with a tall wall perfect for the painting.
And that’s what I saw with Darlene’s scarf, a sort of shock of recognition.
The painting could only hang in one place — but if I bought that scarf, I’d have the image with me whenever I wanted it!
Thus began my obsession.
![Also blurred because I moved.. I love the island in background...](https://www.rosemarykirstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/horizonline-end-199x300.jpg)
I love the island in background...
The date on this scarf is blurred, so I don’t even know when she made it, or for that matter, when I bought it. A while ago. But this is the one that I first noticed.
And I definitely AM inspired by being able to have these images with me when things get rough. And have them be as beautiful as the versions in my mind.
![How does she do that? It's like she reads my mind and puts it on a scarf!](https://www.rosemarykirstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/horizon-line-portrait-300x298.jpg)
It's like she reads my mind and puts it on a scarf!
You should look for Darlene in the dealer’s room at Science Fiction and Fantasy conventions. Best place to see her work; her website doesn’t quite capture the drama.