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give the emperor some clothes, please

celebrating the art of paradox

Monday, June 30, 2008

am i the letters or the white space surrounding them?

Posted by anne artist at 8:45 AM 13 comments:

Friday, June 27, 2008

am i a sound or its echo?

Posted by anne artist at 8:35 AM 17 comments:

Thursday, June 26, 2008

do i need the lines in order to draw outside of them?

Posted by anne artist at 9:08 AM 2 comments:

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

if i were a drum, would i make my own music?

Posted by anne artist at 10:41 AM 16 comments:

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

when i am at home with my self, will you come over for cocoa and bring marshmallows?

Posted by anne artist at 8:16 AM 4 comments:

Monday, June 23, 2008

a bird walked across the street in front of my moving car. coming to a stop, i wondered, why didn't the bird use its wings to fly?

Posted by anne artist at 7:58 AM 2 comments:

Friday, June 20, 2008

am i that which i remember or that which i have forgotten?

Posted by anne artist at 10:45 AM 14 comments:

Thursday, June 19, 2008

i wonder, is life an impersonal personal experience or a personal impersonal one?

Posted by anne artist at 8:28 AM 4 comments:

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

if i were twilight, would i also be the sunrise on the other side of the world?

Posted by anne artist at 8:18 AM 2 comments:

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

when i am asleep, do my eyes adjust to the darkness?

Posted by anne artist at 8:42 AM 7 comments:

Monday, June 16, 2008

if i don't see you because i am focused on myself, will i see myself more clearly?

Posted by anne artist at 7:42 AM 8 comments:

Friday, June 13, 2008

if i put myself 1st, do i risk coming in second?

Posted by anne artist at 8:41 AM 18 comments:

Thursday, June 12, 2008

if i take what is yours, is it mine?

Posted by anne artist at 8:24 AM 18 comments:

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

if a meteor fell from space and landed on my head, would i ask, "is that all there is?"

Posted by anne artist at 9:14 AM 4 comments:

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

if i were a tree, would i release my leaves in the fall?

Posted by anne artist at 8:53 AM 6 comments:

Monday, June 9, 2008

if i were a river, who would i become in a drought?

Posted by anne artist at 8:00 AM 9 comments:

Friday, June 6, 2008

if i laugh more often, will i understand the joke?

Posted by anne artist at 8:25 AM 3 comments:

Thursday, June 5, 2008

if i were a bird, would i wish i were an airplane? if i were an airplane, would i wish to be a bird?

Posted by anne artist at 8:19 AM 6 comments:
Labels: paradox

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

if i were a fork in the road, which route would i choose?

Posted by anne artist at 8:02 AM 6 comments:
Labels: paradox

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

if i am a warrior, must i have an enemy to be who i am?

Posted by anne artist at 7:23 AM 10 comments:
Labels: paradox, warrior

Monday, June 2, 2008

if i touch the earth, hold it in my hand, am i touching the earth in your hand, too?

Posted by anne artist at 9:20 AM 12 comments:
Labels: paradox, quantum physics
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delving into the wisdom of absurdity in whimsical way

this blog is about paradox.

through my questions, i hope to encounter the paradox within belief, that place where there is not one answer but many contradictory ones.

each question, each drawing is an invitation to join me in allowing what appears absurd to take us to a wisdom beyond linear thinking.

as long as we question, we are free. free to see, to feel and to express who we are. and to connect collaboratively with one another.

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anne artist
i am a painter who began my career as a child coloring outside the lines of my coloring books. i am a writer who started out by composing adventure stories while riding my stick horse around the backyard. as a child, i got in trouble for asking too many questions...i question that.
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you can find my cartoons in this online magazine!

http://thoughtsonsale.com/

here is the link to my photography blog about simplicity:

  • before leaving the house

on a clear day she could see forever

on a clear day she could see forever
one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons

"the emperor's new clothes" by hans christian andersen

this fairy tale has been a companion to me as i have traveled through my life.

briefly, it is about an emperor who was deceived by two tailors who said they were making a set of clothing out of a "dream" fabric. in reality, they used no fabric at all. to make their scam complete, they announced that only those who were wise enough would be able to see the beautiful clothing. and so, no one, not even the emperor, admitted to being unable to see it.

wearing his new "clothing", the emperor paraded through his kingdom. no one questioned his appearance; no one wished to appear less than wise.

until a small child asked, "why is the emperor not wearing any clothes?"

so it is that i ask, if i question rather than believe i am wise, what will i see?

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      • a bird walked across the street in front of my mov...
      • am i that which i remember or that which i have fo...
      • i wonder, is life an impersonal personal experienc...
      • if i were twilight, would i also be the sunrise on...
      • when i am asleep, do my eyes adjust to the darkness?
      • if i don't see you because i am focused on myself,...
      • if i put myself 1st, do i risk coming in second?
      • if i take what is yours, is it mine?
      • if a meteor fell from space and landed on my head,...
      • if i were a tree, would i release my leaves in the...
      • if i were a river, who would i become in a drought?
      • if i laugh more often, will i understand the joke?
      • if i were a bird, would i wish i were an airplane?...
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