Category Archives: Drawings & Paintings

bête noire

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Art for Housewives

Bête noire Bête noire means “black beast” in French. The term is often used in reference to something or someone representing a source of torment. Years ago, the bête noire was a leitmotif in my drawings and paintings that gradually … Continue reading →

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The danger of diaries

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Art for Housewives

Much has been said about the benefits of keeping a diary. For one, it helps articulate feelings and thus sharpens the blurs. Also, when we get that feeling ”it’s not easy for me to be me”, a diary can act … Continue reading →

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Happiness is motion

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Art for Housewives

dancing made her happy Today I’m alone and want to take advantage of the silence to organize my thoughts and to create a strategy for actualizing my New Year’s Resolutions. One resolution is that of finishing my graphic essay on transformation. Like … Continue reading →

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Why not make something?

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Art for Housewives

    foto by Chiara Pilar

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Blackboards and the aesthetics of the ephemeral

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Art for Housewives

My studio is in the San Lorenzo area of Rome and its acquisition was a major happening for me. From the very beginning I knew it needed a giant blackboard like the one I’d seen at Roscioli‘s wine bar. One of … Continue reading →

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