Tag Archives: La Sussurrata

Drifters

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Art for Housewives

It’s nice to have a special place that can make you feel magical and safe. My special place is our terrace. Volver and Sasha are at ease here, too. Sasha helps care for the plants when we’re away whereas Volver, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Paros, Plants & Gardening | Tagged ; mixed media drawing, Charles Baudelaire, container garden, flâneur, Greek cat, Guy Dubord, Intended Memories, La Sussurrata, narrative art, Paros, place, psychogeography, terrace, Volver the cat, women’s art | 2 Comments

Parking Party

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Art for Housewives

A neighbor had a birthday party for his daughter in our parking niche. He didn’t ask to use it nor did he even bother to invite us. Initially it really irritated me. Then I watched the children playing and laughing … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Paros | Tagged children, Intended Memories, La Sussurrata, mixed media drawing, narrative art, women’s art | Leave a comment

Whatever Happened to Pitty Sing?

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Sometimes in the morning, on our terrace surrounded by plants and bees and butterflies, I look at our sleeping cat, Volver, and feel as if I am in a tableau vivant. Frida Kahlo lived in a tableau vivant of her … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books, Volver the cat | Tagged Andre Breton, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, cats, female gothic, Flannery O’Connor, Frida Kahlo, La Sussurrata, Mexico, paintings, Paros, Pitty Sing, short stories, Southern Gothic, surrealism, tableau vivant, terrace life, Victorian Gothic, Volver the cat, women’s art | 3 Comments

From My Neighbor’s Garden

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Posted in Paros, Plants & Gardening | Tagged La Sussurrata, melon, zucchini | 4 Comments

Mulberry Tree?

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Art for Housewives

Covid has kept us away from our lovely Sussurrata. Our little family of plants has felt our absence. Some old friends have died while we were away. But then there are the unexpected new entries. Such as that of a … Continue reading →