Tag Archives: Toni O'Brien

Living on an Iceberg

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Art for Housewives

For her role in Fences, Viola Davis won the Oscar for best supporting actress. In her acceptance speech, she spoke of graveyards full of people who had stories yet to be told. Those stories—“the stories of the people who dreamed … Continue reading →

Posted in Conditions of Possibility, Ecofeminism, female consciousness | Tagged adaptation, Charles Darwin, climate change, Istituto Terra, Lelia Deluiz Wanick, PLANET OF THE APES, Puma in Patagonia, Scientific Warning, tipping point, Toni O'Brien, Viola Davis | 4 Comments

We Are Family

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Art for Housewives

My childhood was greatly influenced by Fela. I don’t know when exactly she came into our lives. All I know is that my parents separated when I was a baby and my mom had to work. And then one day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Conditions of Possibility, female consciousness | Tagged Fela, gender equality, ICE, Ruth Ginsburg, Toni O'Brien | Leave a comment

Johnny Jump Ups

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Art for Housewives

My mom and I lived far away from one another so we looked forward to our weekly telephone conversations. We talked about everything although lately much of what we said was about the Age of Decadence we’re living in and … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Art Narratives, Beauty, People | Tagged Daily Aesthetics, Johnny Jump Ups, Toni O'Brien | 4 Comments

Pillow Books and Lingering Lists

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Art for Housewives

My mother had a knack for collecting unusual acquaintances. One such acquaintances was an English Lord who’d fallen madly in love with her while in Texas buying mustangs for his stables. Bertie, as she called him, insisted that we visit … Continue reading →