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Bitter Tea

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Hollywood, sunny and shallow, had welcomed us with its palms spread out like opened arms. Mona and I, thanks to one of her many suitors, were tinsel town tourists and on our way to the movie studios. We’d been invited … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Books | Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, cinema, drawing, Eleanor Perényi, Frank Capra, Grace Zaring Stone, graphic novel, Hollywood, Li Bai, prejudice, Robert Owen, The Bitter Tea of General Yen, women’s art | Leave a comment

Dodie Smiths’ Incipit

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Carmel-by-the-Sea is a small town on the Pacific Coast about 300 miles north of L.A. It was initially inhabited by the Esselens, a 4,000 year old culture that lived in caves and covered their walls with hand prints. Caves, said … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Books | Tagged 101 Dalmatians, Carmel-by-the-Sea, cave paintings, Cruella, Dalmatians, Dodie Smith, Esselens, first impression, graphic novel, I Captured the Castle, Jane Austin, narrative art, Tassajara Valley, Tuck box, women’s art | 3 Comments

Dancing

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Art for Housewives

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 →

Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Paris, People | Tagged Ann Pennington, Black Bottom dance, contrapposto, cool breeze, Dance Therapy, dancing, Fanny Brice, graphic novel, Josephine Baker, narrative art, weightshift, Whirling Sufi Dancers, women’s art, Ziegfeld Follies | 1 Comment

Let’s Get Physical (part 1)

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Marily and I were sitting on her balcony listening to the cicadas because, she said, it was a form of Zen. I was trying to translate the cicadas’ sound into onomatopoeia when I saw this striking woman walk by. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Art Narratives | Tagged Achilleion, Corfu, graphic novel, Luigi Lucheni, narrative art, Sissi of Bavaria, women’s art | 6 Comments

Breathing

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Text: Have you ever seen a West Coast Sunset? Well Hugh and I never had so we decided to make a road trip to California. I got in touch with my friend Beatrice Wood and asked if she knew of … Continue reading →