According to wikipedia,the definition is: A suncatcher or light catcher is a small, reflective glass or mother of pearl piece that is hung indoors, so that it "catches the light" from a nearby source, usually hung at windows.
It is meant to catch the light around it, and it is see-through, although it usually has a certain shape or colors that make it beautiful and unique. The light intensifies the colors the sun-catcher already has.
A lot of us are not see-through. We've got colors and unique qualities about us, but we block the light from shining through us because we are afraid to show "our true colors." By doing so, you are literally blocking your beauty from shinning through. It is absolutely, positively, and definitely hard to show who you truly are and show your weaknesses at times. Mainly because of appearances, we don't want people to see how quirky, silly, or scatterbrained we really are.
Personally, it is really hard for me to hide the above mentioned qualities about myself. In most places, being quirky or scatterbrained, free spirited or somewhat hippie would probably not be the way to go, but I honestly can't help but do silly things.
I chose to let the sun shine right through me when just a few weeks ago I wore flip flops to work (to my day job working as a job coach)- I wore dress pants, make up and the full on work day deal, but I forgot to change my shoes and wore flip flops. The first thing I did was tell someone when I got to work. It took all the weight off my shoulders of feeling like I had messed up. It wasn't a secret, so I could laught about it. This isn't the first time I wear different shoes, by the way- the problem dates back to when I was in first grade and I literally wore two different shoes that day.
Not to mention the wall that got taken down from my studio to open up some space. The wall had light switches for the two corner lights in my studio. I was so excited to open up the space that I didn't think to tell the guys working on it that we needed to re-wire the lights. I didn't even think about the lights or light switches. So, we have a dark corner in our studio and everytime I think about it I just want to laugh at myself for being so scatter brained.
But here's the catch- if I were not the scatterbrained, free spirited, henna tattooish kinda girl that I know I am, I wouldn't own an art studio that welcomes quirkiness, silliness, free spirits and uplifiting to our guests. I've let the sun shine through my colors, and I like them.
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