Place of Departure

I was working on my series, "Disturbing The Spirits" when my parents suddenly died.

I was working on my series, "Disturbing The Spirits" when my parents suddenly died.

Place of Departure is the work I have done since…..

I feel that my life has fundamentally changed; but sometimes all seems the same. Where did my father go? Are my parents now united? What does a life mean after it leaves it's body? Does the life-force rise and connect the terrestrial with the celestial or does it evaporate into thin air? These are the questions I am grappling with as I begin my new series; I hope to find my way to an understanding.

I now speak with clouds, the earth...with trees. Words fail me.

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

© Ellen Jantzen - from my series "Place of Departure"
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from my series "Place of Departure"

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