Category Archives: Art Narratives

Evolution & Decadence 2

If you could really use a time machine to go back to the past, would you? Not me. Just how much would I have in common with someone, for example, from the 1800s? Just how out of place would I … Continue reading

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Mythological Makeovers

Just because a man needs you doesn’t mean that he loves you. Ariadne was the daughter of the Cretan king, Minos. Like most men of wealth and power, Minos was greedy. When sent a beautiful white bull from the sea … Continue reading

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Jane’s Rope No. 4

Swingers in the Jungle Marianne North (1830-1890), Jane’s friend, was a botanist and artist. But, when health problems prohibited her from travelling, Jane offered to swing around the jungle to collect plants specimens for her. In her haste to help … Continue reading

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Rope Story No. 3

How the Futurist used his Rope: Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) was only nine years old when his dad died. His mom now had to fight to survive. Nevertheless, she made her son’s education a priority. Monuments should be made world wide … Continue reading

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Janes’s Rope No. 2

The Climber After her mother’s death, Dorothy was separated from her siblings and sent to live with a second cousin. She was only seven years old. At 16, she was sent off to her grandparents where, for the first time … Continue reading

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