Monthly Archives: August 2016

Art and The Eye of the Beholder and Art and Quilts

Early in the summer, Mom and I toodled over to the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown to see a fabulous visiting collection of paintings from the Prado. Here’s how it’s billed on their website: Splendor, Myth, and Vision “[It] might … Continue reading

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What’s A Sunset Photographer To Do…

…when not one but two planes fly through the scene and then, just as I was turning off the camera, a whole ‘nother type of flyer appeared.

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Yes, It’s That Day Again

There’s nothing like folding a whole lot of fat quarters to start a new day and year off right. To my eyes this is not color accurate but to give you an idea of my ironing board when I got … Continue reading

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Following the breadcrumbs

I had to go look up Ad Reinhardt and what he was all about. Found this recounting of “The Twelve Technical Rules (or How to Achieve the Twelve Things to Avoid)…” 12. No object, no subject, no matter. No symbols, … Continue reading

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TGIF and TG for Postcards

Caught pokemon. Came home and there, in the mailbox, two postcards! Two wonderful and most extremely appreciated cards and poems. Thank you two fabulous group one poets! Continue reading

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