Author Archives: Art for Housewives
Standing in the wind with a charm bracelet
Anna Akhmatova was a Russian modernist poet. Her work was condemned by Stalin but, nevertheless, she remained in Russia. This meant living in the shadows, experiencing the execution of her husband and grieving for her son forced to live years … Continue reading
Just another shoe in the wall
When Cinderella lost a shoe, the psychologists said: Ah, you know what that means! Because Freud claimed that the shoe is a symbol for female genitals (the foot that penetrates the shoe kind of thing). That’s why, when a couple … Continue reading
Matisse, Haiku and Muy Marcottage Etsy
Matisse sat in a boat and drew swans. He drew every detail of their forms just to carve them down into contour lines. That’s what I want to do– to get to the second swan. I sometimes overdose myself with … Continue reading
Broken beauty.
above: broom straw and chili to keep the thieves away Via my stats, I came across a post entitled “Is There an Aesthetics of Broken Things?” written by Tom Leddy, author of The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: The Aesthetics of Everyday Life . … Continue reading
Mending one’s faith in their fellowman
We are living in a time of great transition which often is very spOOKy. Watching TV news has become a source of anxiety because it’s an overdose of the Wierd and the Wicked. Being surrounded by so much negative energy … Continue reading



