Halloween

(C) 2015 Dale DiMauro

We greeted eighty-four trick-or-treaters last night to our Vermont front door. My wife finds it's odd that this one evening every year Americans feel entitled to bang on people's doors and demand candy and even money for Unicef, but she also finds it impressive that the community comes together to make it all happen. There were some great costumes that came to our house, including a Donald Trump. The little ones certainly were cute and had great outfits.

There is something appealing about dressing up for this Halloween tradition to change our identities and even spook people we know or don't know. Changing our perception of ourselves and others can be quite exciting. What we see is a reflection in part, of who we are, but it certainly is not the whole story. 

This is a detail of a drawing I did recently.  It is understood that our two eyes are separated approximately by one eye's width and that no two eyes look alike. From the above image can you imagine what the rest of the face looks like or what you would like it to be? Can you tell if this man is frowning or smiling? What is revealed in this small glimpse?