Joanna Gilman Hyde

M(eye) 1st Commission Piece

is 2 be The Formalization

of a Wedding Dress

short, petite

from 1960:

faded chiffon of pink lemonade

w/ white crinoline petticoat satin-lined.

M(eye) Patron also gave Me supposed

accent colours of paint:

pink, grey blue & white

& She wants 2 remain anonymous

within The Process of filming

“M(eye) Creation”

(or is It Her’s?)

What She doesn’t know (yet?)

is that on September 1st of this year

Eye found a rusty chainsaw blade

@  The Recycling Depot in Oak Park

which Eye am very tempted

2 use as The Shadow Necklace

for a string of costume pearls

also entrusted 2 Me

AND what She doesn’t know

is that Eye found

a canvas painted in Autumn Reds

suitable for the juxtaposition

of dress, pearls

& chainsaw blade

perhaps symbolizing

the hazards of marriage

& Commission Pieces — HA!!

NOTE: The pearls are not necessary.

The Chainsaw Blade has become The Necklace –“a chain around your neck”