De mi "viaje al sur (del alma)", guardé esta historia porque merecía un post aparte. Melba Maté cuida los sanitarios del Parque nacional de Lago Puelo (Patagonia argentina)y es la "pintora de piedras" . Y creo que ésta suerte de "titulo honorífico" es toda una metáfora de su ser. Resucita lo inerte, glorifica lo que puede resultar despreciable al ojo descuidado. Y eso hace con la vida. Salpica arte desde la médula. Hace, de la tarea de asear los baños, una obra alegre y cuidada. Y en el medio pinta y crea collares con semillas.
No se bien qué es Melba: las veces que la ví, vestía nívea, de blanco. Es una aparición escapada del bosque. Una maga que hechiza con su pincel. Un hada nacida del lago.
From my "journey to (soul´s) south", I kept this story because it deserves a post just for it. Melba Maté is in charge of the toilettes in the national park of Lago Puelo (Patagonia, in Argentina), and she is called the "stone painter". I think this name is a metaphor of her. She gives back to life what seems dead, glorifies things that can be worthless for careless eyes. And that is what she does with life. She spatters art from her marrow.
Melba turns the task of getting the toilettes clean, into a joyfull and carefull duty. She also paints and creats necklaces with seeds.
I´m not very sure of what Melba is: the occasions in which I saw her, she was in pure white. She is a magic being who came from the forest. An enchantress who charms with her paintbrush. A fairy born from the lake.
Have you noticed how many positive words are there? . Typical of gratefull people!
Nuestro recuerdo de Melba
A souvenir by Melba...
Creo profundamente que el "arte" es una actitud frente a la vida, y que la alegría es una elección!
I deeply believe in "art" as a way of living, and joy as a choice!
Que tengan una semana llena de arte y alegría cotidiana!! Abran los ojos y el corazón que los espíritus elevados son mas de los que creemos!!!
Have a week full of art and daily joy!!. Open your eyes and heart to find those elevated spirits! there are more tan we think!!!