Tag Archives: narrative art

Playground

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Καλό Μήνα My brain won’t shut up. The world around me is making me scream and blah-blah-blah all day long. There’s only one way to get my brain to shut up and that’s to make something. Because the focused attention … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Books, Crafts | Tagged book frame, cardboard frames, Hands, imagination, make art not trash, meditation, narrative art, paperback books, picture frames, recycle, sustainable art, women’s art | 4 Comments

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

Morning Glory Momma

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Here’s my mom washing her 1959 Chevy. It must have been around 1968 and sometimes people would tease my mom because her car was so old and stylistically dated. And when they did, she would simply say “It’s what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Beauty, Toni O | Tagged 1959 Chevy, car wash, Chevy Impala, childhood, mixed media drawing, morning glory, narrative art, women’s art | Leave a comment

Psychedelic Babes

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Art for Housewives

They knew that people are easily bored and constantly crave new stimulation. So they did their best to animate the world around them. Since the eye likes to travel, they often wore dresses that put vision on the road. They … Continue reading →