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Barefoot College and beads

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Recently I saw a BBC program about the Barefoot College and believe it’s worth posting about. The program I saw showed women from different countries being trained to make solar panels so that they could take this know-how back home … Continue reading →

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Naked or Nude?

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Is there a difference between naked and nude? Kenneth Clark, in his classic, The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form, seems to think so. But what determines this difference? Could it be that nudity is conceptual whereas nakedness is not. … Continue reading →

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Thanks Trina!

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Art for Housewives banner 2007 My thanks to Trina is Artsy Fartsy!  As many of you may know, a couple of years ago my previous blog host unexpectedly closed causing ART FOR HOUSEWIVES to lose 8 years worth of research. … Continue reading →

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Tracy Stokes and working with bones.

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Art for Housewives

During the past 10 years, I’ve made contact with many incredible people via my blog. One such person is Tracy Stokes. Tracy is a mixed media artist living in Cape Town. We became blog buddies because we have something in … Continue reading →

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In Rome again….kinda

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Back in Rome but overwhelmed by the unexpected.  Hope to be posting soon!

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