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Putti in Yellow Boots, colored pencil, 22x30”
Putti, those mythological infant, sometimes winged figures, traversing divine and earthly realms, have adorned Western art and architecture since Ancient times. I believe toddlers reside in a similar magical space, but only recently did I make the connection between real-life toddlers and the putti I love in ancient art.
In this multi-layered work, this “putto” whispers instructions to imaginary companions as they emerge from imagination. They struggle together into the bright yellow rain boots, to experience the joy of those first steps out into a fantasy of swirling leaves.
Putti in Yellow Boots was based on a video I took of my grandson Marley back in 2016. My daughter Gretchen Parlato, a vocalist, wrote What Does a Lion Say? as a lullaby during those early years and it became part of her Grammy nominated album, Flor.