{176/366 | Texx} Faceless

When I saw this picture I instantly thought of the faceless dolls from the Dominican Republic. My father is from the DR and my parents have one of these symbolic faceless ceramic figurines (which I’ve admired my entire life). The stories from some people living in DR is that the dolls represent the women selling products door to door in their towns and cities.These ladies also called Machantas  (Merchant) knew each of the households and their usual purchases. They remain forever nameless and faceless to all the housewives who bought their products. To honor the Machantas they made these dolls. There are other stories of the faceless doll representing vast diversity of Dominicans and all the ethnic diversity. 

For me these dolls symbolize women. All the women from around the globe, whose stories have yet to be told. We are all connected  in this great universe. Those who came before and those who will come after, we all stand beneath these stars. Some of us share the same struggles & the same joys, but we all share this connection. So, I thought “how fitting” when this long exposure made me faceless. 

Today I was the guest blogger at the awesome BootsandTea.com  (click here to check out my post ).

My first attempt at using bulb, this photo was an 84 second exposure. The stars at night DO shine bright, deep in the heart of Texas! The little patch of white in the sky is the Milky Way.