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Maira Kalman

Scroll down to see Maira Kalman’s drawing ofa delightful Egyptian tapestry

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Blue Ball Point Pen Art

Originally posted on Aletha Kuschan's Weblog:
Fellow blogger friend Bénédicte of Carnet de Dessins has been inspired by my recent postings to begin drawing with the famous blue ball point pen!  She’s posted two drawings she made using the fabulous…

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Outsiders As Insiders

Once again, I want to thank my friend, Janet Cooper, for sending me such a wonderful link: A Strange and Wonderful View of Outsider Art ! coat by Giuseppe Versino (1882 – 1963), an Italian asylum inmate who made clothing from braided … Continue reading

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Affirmation or wishful thinking?

The other day I began jotting down some affirmations.  The list kept getting longer and longer causing me to have some doubts—what’s the difference between affirmation and wishful thinking? And then I tranquillized myself. Every affirmation I made was true. … Continue reading

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Affirmations

It’s been raining a lot here in Rome and gray days invite gray thoughts. This morning gray led to black and I saw little hope for change.  Then, like magic, I remembered a childhood book entitled “The Little Engine That … Continue reading

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