Category Archives: Ecofeminism

Vibrating With Plants

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Day 19 back on the path Since  1953, music worldwide has been tuned to 440 hertz as opposed to the previous 432 hertz. The idea to do so originated with Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels.  Apparently, this pitch goes against … Continue reading →

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Is art a necessity?

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Mandy Prowse recently posted on Facebook a link from one of my favorite blogs, MESSY NESSY CHIC, entitled The African Village where every House is a work of Art. The article evolves around Rita Willeart’s fotos of painted houses found in the village … Continue reading →

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Spider Woman

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on Journeying to the Goddess:
“Spider Woman’s themes are magical charms and growth.  Her symbols are spiders and woven items.  Spider Woman appears in the myths of the south-western Native Americans as a resourceful helper who spins magical…

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The Numbness

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Some time back, my mom sent me one of her books, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Set in Germany, it’s the story of an adolescent male, Michael, who has an affair with an older woman, Hanna. Years later, Michel learns … Continue reading →

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Umwelt and Ecofeminism

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Art for Housewives

“Umwelt” in German means “environment”. It is a word and a theory. Jakob von Uexküll (1864-1944) was a German biologist who believed that even though we share the same space, we do not share it in the same way. He … Continue reading →

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