Tag Archives: aesthetics of mending

The Mended Curb

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Art for Housewives

What is beauty if not that which gives our senses pleasure? In 1904, George Santayana wrote his mentor, William James, about the aesthetic experience and its need to be stimulated. But unfortunately, writes Santayana, “one gets so dry in America … Continue reading →

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A Mended Sidewalk

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on Narratives :
Mending is a philosophy. And a measurement of value. If something must be mended, it means it has been used, thus is useful. Unfortunately, we have a tendency to look at much of what we own…