Some people retire and decide to relax, but this artist proved that it is never too late to start something new. In the pre-retirement stage, she had a very tight schedule and her daily schedule was occupied with work and her family. She spent years in her career, child rearing, and tackling other real life responsibilities. But as she moved to her retirement, she found herself with a lot of free time than she used to have. Let’s know more about her in this article.
Old Lady Observations
She had been a storyteller all her life but she did not consider herself a painter. It was supposed to be just a one time thing, but that one time turned into many. Her early drawings became meaningful and funny cartoons representing her ideas about life. Her cartoons are different because she incorporates wit with knowledge. They are all stories, sometimes based on her life in retirement. She makes fun of common problems, from dealing with a slower schedule to dealing with the effects of aging. She always tries to bring some humor into her writing which makes it inspiring.
It also allowed for her to take time off work and truly express herself. For the first time in years she was free from the pressures of the job or having to live up to somebody’s else’s expectations. It also gave her the opportunity to do what she wanted without constraints of anyone else’s expectation of her. She realized that it is a way to express herself and to think and it became her form of healing and self-expression. If you would like to read her cartoons, then get yourself a cup of tea and head straight to the next part.
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#1. Trying to open a plastic bag
#2. You can learn a lot about someone
#3. Happy peaceful Sunday to you
#4. Raise your hand
#5. Do not ask
#6. All settled for the night
#7. Still in 1975
In her cartoons she brings out the message that, retirement is not the next big death but a new life. She portrays elders as enthusiastic, inquisitive and as having a lot of possibility. Her art is the appreciation of the later part of a person’s life, the pleasures and possibilities that are part of aging. She posted her cartoons to social media for her friends and family, and they urged her to become more popular. It didn’t take long before she began sharing her work on the internet, and people began to take notice.
#8. Things that feel like home
#9. In love with my simple life
#10. Never underestimate the value of pause
#11. Finding it again in the refrigerator
#12. Be good to yourself
#13. The best thing in the world
#14. No matter how old we get
She teaches us that retirement is what one makes of it. It’s a way to go back to who we are, experiment, and find happiness in the most unlikely of situations. She change the view of people about this stage of life that is not the end, but the new beginning full of new opportunities. Hopefully, you liked her journey. For more of such cartoons, please visit here and here. Before, leaving the blog, do not forget to share with others.
#15. It’s the little thing like coffee
#16. Squeeze the honey from your butt
#17. Please make a stop
#18. Love to sing in the shower
#19. I will grab you
#20. I thought you needed a friend
