As a child, I loved that the characters in art of the 16th century were not always pretty, but looked like regular people playing dress up. They find strength in their femininity. They are not vain, not beautiful and maybe some are melancholy and even show some sadness. We might wonder what they are thinking

~ Cassandra Christensen Barney ~

’ موجع ٌ أنْ تنامَ في وَطن ٍ إفتراضي

حينما يكونُ عَقلكَ مضخة

وَ قلبكَ فراشَـة

مَغروزة ٌ بـِ الخلايا

وَ عَبثاً أنْ تلمِـسَ أجنحتها ! ‘