_Blood Water Paint_ by Joy McCullough

This is a gorgeous book, told in prose and poetry, about Artemisia Gentileschi. Hers is an amazing and tragic story.

Mentors/ Problems

Father babbles out
some useless nonsense
when I tried to ask him
how to fix the problem.
I don't think he understood
my question.
If he cannot see
the problem to begin with,
how could he ever solve it?
p26-27 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

Secrets
Writing Prompt?

                                        I'll tell you another secret.

What's that?

                                       There's a lot you can get away with
                                      when no one is watching.
p48 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

The world as a threat-- perspective

And you should realize, love, that even the simple act of a bath is potentially world-altering. but then, you never see the beast until he is upon you. p50 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

"These are my sins."
Except there is one more: Susana is a woman. p176 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

(Imagine that: a man who stands
up for a woman's truth.) p196 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough 

Advice- Life Lessons

The world will tell you not to be outraged, love. They will tell you to sit quietly, be kind. Be a lady.

And when they do? Be Judith instead. p78 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

(Sometimes that's all you need, my love-- another woman's faith in you.) p158 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

"You would have done whatever you had to do to survive the moment. And you would have received no judgement from me either way, do you understand?" p265 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

There will come a day,
when this horror is not the
only color on your palette.
p282 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough  

And a couple poems that I think are entirely beautiful or poignant

64. p199
78. p234-5

**Any mistakes in the quotes are my own. Let me know if you see them so I can fix them.**