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Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
If I could step into a painting, it would be a painting by Berthe Morisot or Mary Cassatt. They are paintings that talk about women and their spaces. Plus they are very pretty. Mary Cassatt’s parents were not only wealthy, … Continue reading
Posted in art, Beauty
Tagged Abigail May Alcott, Degas, Impressionists, Mary Cassatt, painting, Paris, Petits Rats, small drawing, tea, women’s art
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A God for Everyone
Soot was the problem. It covered the Sistine Chapel’s affrescoes making the colors gloomy and obscuring the details. So in the early 1990s, the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel were subjected to various restorations. After hearing that the colors were … Continue reading
Posted in art, Beauty, female consciousness, Rome/Italy
Tagged affresco, Bible, Genesis, God, image, Jesus, Michelangelo, restoration, Richard Neave, Rome, Sistine Chapel
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The Twisted Tignon
Between the 1620s and the 1840s, more than one million Africans were trafficked from Africa to the Caribbean to be used as slaves in American colonies. The Portuguese, the Brits, and the French were the largest slave traders. Africans were … Continue reading
Posted in art, Beauty, Fashion, female consciousness, politics
Tagged Code Noir, drawing, painting, slaves, Tignon Law, Transformation, turbans, women’s art
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More Recycled Frames
Not too long ago I posted about making frames from old books. But, if you give yourself some time to play, you can make frames from just about anything. It’s lovely to receive postcards but often they get tossed away … Continue reading
Posted in art, Crafts
Tagged cardboard frames, plastic bag crochet, play, postcard frame, recycled frames
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Beauty is Medicine
Patrick Bringley worked at the NEW YORKER magazine. It was a flashy job that stopped shining when his brother became seriously ill and subsequently died. Grief rearranges one’s priorities. Patrick no longer felt the need for a glamorous job. He … Continue reading
Posted in art, Beauty, Books, female consciousness, Paris, PRETTY MEMORIES
Tagged Pere Lachaise Cemetery
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