Tag Archives: diary

Why Keep a Journal

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Art for Housewives

In “On Keeping a Notebook”, Joan Didion writes that she was just a child when she began keeping a journal. Her mother had given her a Big Chief tablet and told her, instead of whining, to amuse herself by writing … Continue reading →

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Freud’s Cat

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Nothing can be more overwhelming for self-image and self-esteem than a lousy love life—something I quickly learned after an abrupt break up. Unhappiness is very destructive and I began developing a series of quirks and tics For example, I draped … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings & Paintings, THE DIARY OF LUZ CORRAZZINI | Tagged ballpoint pen drawings, diary, Freud, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Narcissus, Nietzsche, Rainer Maria Rilke, THE DIARY OF LUZ CORAZZINI | Leave a comment

Walking with Thoreau

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Years ago, Lydia Jackson and I were pen pals and enjoyed sharing secrets. She confided that she’d met Ralph Waldo Emerson at a social gathering held after one of his lectures and, BOOM, immediately got stars in her eyes. A … Continue reading →

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Edith Holden (1871-1920)

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Born in the waxing Victorian era, biophile Edith Holden was an artist and teacher who liked getting on her bike and riding around the countryside to observe nature, the flora and fauna of the British countryside, and the changing season. … Continue reading →

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Why not write the unthinkable?

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Art for Housewives

A Capricorn like me, Lynda Barry grew up in a racially mixed neighborhood in Seattle. She herself was a blend of Irish, Norwegian and Filipino. Unfortunately, diversity only created conflict. Looking for distractions from her unhappy family life, Lynda started … Continue reading →