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Solitude is Frugal
Tenby is a quiet seaside town in Wales, land of bards. It was here that, as a child, the artist Gwen John (1876-1939) combed the beaches looking for seashells to paint. Gwen’s mother died when Gwen was only eight. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Conditions of Possibility, Paris
Tagged Camille Claudel, Catholicism, frugality, Gwen John, Rodin, solitude
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Loïe & Taylor
TIME wrote that one of the reasons Tayor Swift was selected as person of the Year was because of the influence she’s had on others. 2023 was a difficult year but, according to TIME, “Taylor Swift found a way to … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, exploring the self, female consciousness, Music, Paris, Sound & Music
Tagged dance, interrelating, Loïe Fuller, serpentine dance, Taylor Swift, Time magazine, Vote
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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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Kiki de Montparnasse
It had been a while since we’d walked together in the moonlight. So, hand in hand, Hugh and I took a stroll around Montparnasse. We wound up at Le Jockey Bar where Kiki de Montparnasse was singing “La Haut Sur … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Paris
Tagged Kiki de Montparnasse, Lee Miller, Man Ray, Paris, photography, surrealism
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Dancing
It was 1926 and in Paris the autumn leaves were falling. For our weekend rendezvous, Hugh and I went to the Folies Bergère to see Josephine Baker dancing in her banana skirt. While she was naughtily dancing with her shadow, … Continue reading
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