Dreams and Nightmares
A few nights ago I dreamed that I found the ONLY image of Izannah Walker existing. There are no images of Izannah Walker that we know of, only her work is existing. The image had a little plate on the frame that said I. F. Walker, which is how she was identified in the Central Falls Directory of 1877.
In my dream I washed the Izannah Walker photo image in the washing machine. I'm not sure if it was a tintype, ambrotype or daguerrotype. But the washing erased the image. The type identifying the person was still there. What a bad dream! I was so glad when I woke up to find it wasn't true. Phew!
I've been studying Izannah Walker's folk art dolls for six years now. If I found something that important, I would hope I wouldn't wash it. Maybe there is a photograph out there somewhere of Izannah Walker. Please don't wash it in the washing machine!
3 comments:
What a strange and interesting dream/nightmare, Dixie. Do you remember after you woke up what she looked like in the picture?
Nope. Bummer, huh? I bet she looked something like her dolls in some way.
I think the dream is more about me feeling like I might be missing something important in life than Izannah per se. ;-) I'm kind of pulled in a lot of directions right now and it's interesting that laundry is the star and villain in the dream. ;-)
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