#artistdeath – Paper Opera

Yes, this may be a grave post, but as a type 4 Enneagram, I think about death. I don’t think about death necessarily in a depressed or creepy way, just about the thing itself as well as the customs and rituals around it (Resources: Enneagram Institute and for an entertaining way to learn about the Enneagram, Joshua French does some great Enneagram type impressions on YouTube in his Happiness for Enneagram series).

I wanted to make my will and pick out my burial ground and headstone. The only thing I really have to leave to anyone is my art (paintings, drawings, prints, and books I’ve made with M). I think I would want a certain peoplesin my family to pick out what they want and the rest to be donated to Museums around the country – and of course to the Arkansas Arts Center.

I found family buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Paris, AR and thought that could be a good place – it would connect me to someone and somewhere from a historical perspective. Honestly, I don’t know anyone who actively visits gravesides, so I don’t think it really matters where I’m buried because I don’t think anyone will visit the place.

Here were some family headstones I found.