Several weeks ago Arts For Earth donated three pet portraits to the California Wildlife Center for their annual fundraiser's silent auction. And several more to AADAP's Annual "Showtime" Extravaganza.
Both events were spectacular.
Celebrities came out to mingle in a "safe" place in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean wilderness. Paparazzi were discreet. Divine fabric flowed like seeds in the wind and water over waterfalls. Yet, with all the human beauty the most spectacular event was the release of one beautiful, lone hawk. Pumping wind beneath it's wings to rise beyond the treetops. We all ducked as if those talons would cut us like razors on paper. This wild beauty captivated us all.
To watch it beat the odds back into the wild was to release some part of ourselves. Some wild part, unknown to most who know us. Known to those who love us most. We are NOT domesticated animals. We are silent partners of the hawk, the mountain lion, sea turtle, bobcat, deer, fox, squirrel and more.
Are our "pets" really domesticated? Or are they simply kind enough to lead the way back to our true selves? I marvel as patrons receive their pets portrait, become silent, return to their inner sanctum where dear ones know them best.
love,
Chela
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