text art: Tears Are Words That Need To Be Spoken

This artwork is an image I created using a silver gelatin print from the early 1950's representing a sliced onion, on which, along with some digital enhancements, I wrote the following words on the scales of the common, ubiquitous lachrymatory vegetable:

tears are words that need to be spoken

This piece is an invitation to speak your truth. Tears are cleansing and assist us in moving and releasing challenging energies held within our complex vessels. Tears are gifts to be welcomed with gratitude and reverence.

And yes, grown men benefit from crying too...