Comments on: The Work of Elsa Mora: How Love’s Tangled Branches Keep Growing

By: paige

paige — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:22:34 +0000

She is amazing, Yael. We feel the same way–her art speaks of her, but it also speaks to and of all of us, which is an incredible skill and a great gift. So glad you came by!

By: yael

yael — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:43:51 +0000

ELSITA is one of the most great artists I know and also one of the most amazing human being in the world… the way she creates and the way she shows her creations speak about her deep soul. I love her.

By: margaretroach

margaretroach — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:16:24 +0000

Welcome, Mary, daughter of Margaret. (Now I really am wondering what is going on here...I never meet Margarets.) I love your phrase "magical realism," thank you. I am glad to hear that Elsita was there with her embrace, Margarita, but so sad to hear that you have suffered this recent loss. In times of grief, of mourning, we need our sisters indeed. My genetic sister, Marion, has been writing about loss recently on her blog; so many people have been sharing about it, too. I am glad this feels like a safe place to do so.

By: Margarita

Margarita — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:04:36 +0000

Thanks Margaret for your warm welcome. I love the idea of universal sisterhood… I am very, very attached to my sister and mom although we are in different countries. I also have the luck to have a few other sisters all over the world and I do feel very close to them no matter where we are or when was the last time we talk. Elsa is a sister… she is always ready to talk to you, give you a virtual hug or make you feel her smile. Just a week ago I had a miscarriage and Elsa was there, with the right words, with a nice hug… Elsa is indeed a dear sister. She is a brave woman who went through many difficult moments in her life but who never stopped looking at the beauty around her…she is an example to me and I wish I am able to smile to life the way she does.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0000

I am the daughter of a Margaret who unbelievably has almost exactly the same name as Margaret Oomen above! I met Margie through Elsita and she and I share a love of photography.

I don’t often comment on Elsa’s blog but read her every post and am always struck by her openess and love for her fellow human beings. It is clear that she has had the most extraordinary life of hardship and reward – and I think it is reflected in her work – which I think of as magical realism in art!