Divine Inspiration

Posted by The Owl Lady on June 9, 2014 in News, Posts or Views

What do you think is the story behind this piece?

I was delighted to find this provocative statue lurking in the trees in the Malecon, Guayaquil, Ecuador. I think it’s a sign from The Muses that it’s time to work on The Sculptor of New Hope. I can’t wait to get home and write the last book of the series!

P.S. Ecuador was amazing. I could write three articles about the cuisine alone! Stay tuned for a foodie post.

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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4 comments on “Divine Inspiration”

theowllady June 11, 2014 at 4:55 PM Reply

You’re very welcome Christa! @v@

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christawojo June 10, 2014 at 2:35 PM Reply

Thanks so much for reblogging my post, Viv. I just found out more about this lusty piece hidden in the garden of the Malecon 2000.

The name of this statue is El Fauno y La Bacante.

It was sculpted from marble in 1919 by Luis Veloz who had studied in Italy.

As you can imagine in those days, the sculpture created quite a scandal.

The allegory, according to the Enciclopedia de Ecuador, is that desires should not be repressed, but integrated wisely and transcended in life.

The young girl represents the human soul that is closing its eyes to the light of thought while being enfolded in a world of desire, which is represented by the faun.

So what do you think?
Can we get past our vices by repressing them?
Or must we embrace them in order to move past them and grow?

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- theowllady June 10, 2014 at 2:44 PM Reply
  
  You’re welcome! I’ll blog this, too! @v@
  
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  - christawojo June 11, 2014 at 4:39 PM
    
    Thank you Owl Lady 🙂
    
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