Tag Archives: Italo Calvino

Color Theories

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Art for Housewives

It was thanks to some oranges that I got to meet Elizabeth Taylor. I was handling some pears at Campo de Fiori’s outdoor market when the woman standing next to me asked what color fruit went best with blue walls. … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Books | Tagged Alain Robbe-Grillet, cinema, cool breeze, Elizabet Taylor, fascism, Hitchcock, Italo Calvino, Itten Color Theory, Muriel Spark, Rome, The Prime of Miss Jean Brody, women’s art | Leave a comment

Flash Fiction

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Art for Housewives

Literary myth claimed that Hemingway, at lunch with fellow writers, bet $10 that he could write a six word short story. He then wrote, the legend goes, “For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn” on a paper napkin then passed it … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books, storytelling | Tagged Agatha Christie, Angela Carter, Flash Fiction, Grace Pawley, Hemingway, Italo Calvino, Joyce Carol Oates, Lydia Davis, short stories | 2 Comments

Sand collection

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Cleaning out my studio means coming to terms with dormant objects—objects that are there but not used. In this category is my sand collection. I started it over 20 years ago when I lived in southern Tuscany and spent much … Continue reading →