July 6: “I am that clumsy human, always loving, loving, loving. And loving. And never leaving,” wrote Frida Kahlo, who was born in Mexico on this date 1907. A wildly influential folk artist, who spent most of the later years of her life bedridden after a trolley accident damaged her legs, painted surreal and colorful explorations of the world as she saw it. She also devoted much of her energy to campaigning for peace and collecting signatures for nuclear disarmament. Relatively obscure as an artist during her lifetime, she has become an icon for many LGBT groups, Latinos, and people with disabilities.” excerpted from Vision and Viewpoint – a weekly e-newsletter from Joan Chittister at visionviewpoint@benetvision.org

Today’s haiku:

Dear Frida

Life is so messy

yet your love shined through; the dark

could not contain you

For more information see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo