Frida Kahlo

I must have been six years old
when I had an intense experience
of an imaginary friendship with a little girl .. roughly my own age.
On the window of
my old room,
facing Allende Street, I used to breathe on one of the top panes.
And with my finger I would draw
a “door”........
Through that “door”
I would come out, in my imagination,

Frida Fabric Doll by Quinn Knits

and hurriedly with immense happiness, I would
cross all the field I
could see until I reached…
a dairy store
called PINZON… Through
the “O” in PINZON I entered
and descended impetuously to the entrails
of the earth, where
“my imaginary friend” always waited for me. I don’t
remember her appearance or her
color [sic]. But I do remember her

Frida with Embroidery by Lily Grace Originals

joyfulness – she laughed a lot.
Soundlessly. She was agile
and danced as if she
were weightless. I
followed her in
every movement and while she
danced, I told her
my secxret problems, Which
ones? I can’t remember. But…
from my voice she knew all about my
affairs. When I came

Frida Creativity Doll by Awesome Art

back to the window, I would enter
through the same door I had
drawn on the glass. When?
How long had I been
with “her”? I don’t know. It could
have been a second or thousands of
years… I was happy. I would erase
the “door” with my
hand and it would “disappear”. I ran
with my secret and my
joy to the farthest corner
of the patio of my house, and

Frida Ooak Doll by Yalipaz

always to the same place, under a cedron
tree, I would shout and
laugh Amazed to be…
Alone with my great happiness
with the very vivid memory of
the little girl. It has been 34 years
since I lived that magical
friendship and every time
I remember it it comes alive and
grows more and more inside
my world. PINZON, 1950. Frida Kahlo.
‘Origin of the Two Fridas = Memory=’
From The Diary of Frida Kahlo: an intimate self-portrait

Frida Kahlo Snowglobe Doll by Buffalo Sisters

I enjoy the art and life story of the early twentieth century Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. I do get impatient with her adoration of Diego Riviera and the way she allowed him to inflict emotional pain on her - although I suppose this reinforces her/my/our humanity. We've probably all had some experience with a couple like this - two people as the main actors in a dramatic play with everybody else playing the bit parts...