Buoyant and Balanced

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Art for Housewives

All along the jagged Tuscan coast, they danced to keep their balance. They were weight shifters because that’s what balance is all about. When you feel like you’re falling in one direction, you balance yourself by shifting your weight in the opposite direction. It is a form of yin yang where opposites are meant to be complementary and interconnected. Only by the presence of both directions is balance possible.

The best way of practicing weight shifting is by dancing. So that’s why we dance, dance, dance.

Related: Dancing + The Age of Decadence + Chiara Pilar Photographer +

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Janet & the Frog Fountain

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Art for Housewives

My friend Janet, artist, world traveller, and age defier was in Rome not long ago. We had coffee at a bar on Regina Margherita before heading towards the whimsical and esoteric neighbourhood of Coppedé. Mystical & magical it is often included in the Esoteric Tours of Rome. Known locally as Quartiere Coppedé, the architecture is a mixture of Assyrian Babylonian, Baroque,Tuscan medieval, Gothic, Art Nouveau and much more. 

In the center of Coppedé is the recently restored Frog Fountain (Fontana delle Rane). Finalized in 1924, the fountain is a tiered basin. Frogs sit on the basin’s rim whereas four “mascheroni” (male figures) hold up four shell shaped basins while they simultaneously spit out water.

In 1965 the Frog Fountain gained recognition when the Beatles jumped into it after playing at the nearby Piper Club. In the same area lived Shelly Winters and her then husband Vittorio Gassman, Anita Eckberg, Dario Argento, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and many others.

Related: Janet Cooper Designs +  Fontana delle Rane (Roma) + Quartiere Coppedè + The Significance of Neighbourhood +  Shelley Winters, la diva inaspettata +

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Psychedelic Babes

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Art for Housewives

They knew that people are easily bored and constantly crave new stimulation. So they did their best to animate the world around them.

Since the eye likes to travel, they often wore dresses that put vision on the road. They were not afraid to be looked at. Because knowing how to get the attention of others is a power.

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Balcony Tomatoes

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Art for Housewives

It’s January and my balcony tomatoe plants are still blooming and producing. Strange, no?

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Cat Glow

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Several summers ago, while on Paros, a little kitty adopted us. We named him Volver (Spanish for “return”). Now, years later, it is difficult to imagine life without him.

Volver likes attention and has organized a schedule for us to go by. Generally he spends the afternoons with Pierluigi. But at naptime he is all mine. Once I’m lying down, Volver jumps onto the bed. And, after a brief tour of the mattress, he plops down next to me and begins to purr. His purring makes me happy so I caress him which only makes him purr even more. I can actually feel my facial expression change—it’s what I call the Cat Glow.

Happiness makes us radiant.

Related: The Remarkable Human-Animal Bond + Why humans and animals rely on social touch + Oxytocin, the “cuddle hormone”

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