Author Archives: Art for Housewives
A Book of Errors
On Market Street in Parikia, there’s a tiny little shop, PAWS, that raises money to feed stray animals by selling donated items. That’s where I bought “The Unknown Errors of Our Lives” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. (Divakaruni is better known for … Continue reading
Bob Marley and the Tamarisk Tree
On my way to the beach at Livadia, Bob Marley was singing to me “Could you be loved?” and I was bouncing my head up and down like a dancing Topo Gigio. Of course I could be loved! But the … Continue reading
Spicy Dreams on Paros
On my way to and from the beach at Livadia, I pass near a spice shop, με τη σεσουλα (“with the scoop”), which sells many spices and herbs predominately from the island. And, having a weakness for spices, I try to be … Continue reading
My Parian Meals
For lunch: figs (baked with cinnamon and sesame seeds), myzithra cheese (bought from a farmer on the way back from the beach) and local red wine. For dinner: hummus made by my neighbor, Connie, salad (shredded lettuce, green onion, dill) and … Continue reading
Mavis Ngallametta and Wonderful Weaving
Mavis Ngallametta Mavis is the leading elder for the Wik Women Weavers working in Aurukun (Aurukun is an Indigenous community in far North Queensland, Australia). She makes baskets from found fishing nets, raffia and marine rope. Before, her ancestors would … Continue reading



