Tag Archives: narrative art

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 | Leave a 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 →

Posted in Age of Reconfiguration | Tagged Beatrice Wood, Diaphram breathing, graphic novel, Krishnamurti, narrative art, Ojai California, pranayama breathing, Theosophists, women’s art | Leave a comment

En plein air, Paris 1875

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Art for Housewives

Have you ever tried climbing the stairs of Montmartre wearing a long skirt? It’s so very stressful dragging meters and meters of fabric around wherever I go. For years I believed that skirts had no aesthetic merit as they impaired … Continue reading →