Tag: art
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Daily Art Musings: Forest Walks and Local Colors
“entering the woods a hiking stick selects me to carry it” ― Cor van den Heuvel, Modern Haiku 44:1, Winter–Spring 2013 There was a time when I was incredibly active: soccer, track, gymnastics, martial arts, weight training, and swimming were all part of my life simultaneously and as easy to conduct as breathing. However, being an athlete…
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Daily Art Musings: Admiring Folk Art
“He stepped down, avoiding any long look at her as one avoids long looks at the sun, but seeing her as one sees the sun, without looking.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina It occurred to me just how much American culture has undergone a sort of “grayification,” “squarification,” and “boxification,” which has inevitably led to a…
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Daily Art Musings: I Really Needed to See This
“I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” ― Frida Kahlo Other than the brutal ice of the December cold, my own mind has been chilled, often wishing I existed in an alternate timeline. I drown the realities out with work and alcohol, and exist daily in a purgatory of action and denial. It occurred…
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Pattern: Knit Hogwarts House Scarf
“I solemnly swear I am up to no good.” ― Harry Potter I am one of many millennial Harry Potter fans that was mesmerized by the book’s mysterious and otherworldly setting, memorable characters, and themes of differentness, love, and bravery. I remember the day I got the book. I was in fifth grade―ten years old just like…
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Genuine Souls are Found at Horror Conventions
“Visions are worth fighting for. Why spend your life making someone else’s dreams?” ― Tim Burton Even though I find it obnoxious that Corporate America loves to showcase their Halloween goods around July 31st, I do adore Spooky Season. I can never devour enough autumnal colors, eat enough squash, corn, and beans, and drink enough apple…
The Alchemist Diaries 