How Not to Lose an Eyebrow

Marie, River & Cash walking home along the Nile in Egypt.

Marie, River & Cash walking home along the Nile in Egypt.

I have two boys, River and Cash. In our family, if you declared something & someone said “eyebrow” while you were declaring, you HAD to go through with it. If you you didn’t, you agreed to have an eyebrow shaved off. For example, if I said, “I’m going write a book!” and someone said, “Eyebrow!” then I better write that book if I wanted to keep an eyebrow.

I have always been a private person – I joined Facebook only recently because I had to for an art class.  I was quickly convinced that I want to share my art and my journey.  I enjoy connection with people and projects, so I kept declaring that I was going to build an actual website.  Not surprisingly, my son Cash “eyebrowed” me.  We made a deal that if I didn’t have a website up & going by my birthday (April 10, 2020) that he could shave off an eyebrow. During this same time, I met an amazing group of women who became fans of my work & often pestered me that they couldn’t share my work without a website. They learned of my deal & thus, a plan was made to keep me on track.

My world was unexpectedly flipped when my son Cash was tragically killed in an accident on December 1, 2019. He was such a joy and “glue” to our family. He kept us all together with his light. I will miss him everyday of my life and will live my life celebrating him and living in a way that he would be proud. He would “send it” and smile. Cash will forever be in my heart. I kept the promise of this “eyebrow” and, thankfully, get to launch my website on time.

A shout out to Allison Kazmierski (Font & Figure.) She’s been instrumental in getting this project lifted and is great to work with. 

I dedicate this website and my journey to my boys, River and Cash Taylor.

Marie Taylor