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give the emperor some clothes, please

celebrating the art of paradox

Thursday, July 31, 2008

if i were on top of the world, would i lose my footing as it turned?

Posted by anne artist at 9:02 AM 18 comments:

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

am i present in the past and in the future?

Posted by anne artist at 9:31 AM 10 comments:

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

would i rather be the letters on the sign or the board on which they are printed?

Posted by anne artist at 8:30 AM No comments:

Monday, July 28, 2008

if i were a potted plant, would a wildflower in an open field bloom within me?

Posted by anne artist at 7:59 AM No comments:

Friday, July 25, 2008

would i rather be the raindrops or the cloud?

Posted by anne artist at 8:45 AM 6 comments:

Thursday, July 24, 2008

would i rather be the drum or the hand drumming?

Posted by anne artist at 10:44 AM 6 comments:

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

if i swim upstream, could i go with the flow?

Posted by anne artist at 8:58 AM 6 comments:

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

if i were a flower garden, would i dream of being a forest?

Posted by anne artist at 8:32 AM 4 comments:

Monday, July 21, 2008

if i move too fast, do i slow down the process?

Posted by anne artist at 11:48 AM 2 comments:

Friday, July 18, 2008

would i rather be a fork in the road or two left feet?

Posted by anne artist at 11:22 AM 2 comments:

Thursday, July 17, 2008

would i rather be a forest or a tree?

Posted by anne artist at 8:31 AM 9 comments:

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

if i know who i am not, then do i know who i am?

Posted by anne artist at 8:43 AM 6 comments:

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

if i were to be self-contained, would i be gift wrapped?

Posted by anne artist at 8:02 AM 8 comments:

Monday, July 14, 2008

if i am not the answer, i am the question?

Posted by anne artist at 9:24 AM 10 comments:

Friday, July 11, 2008

i wonder, can i run away from high gas prices? or will i have to walk instead?

Posted by anne artist at 12:36 PM 2 comments:

Thursday, July 10, 2008

if i were a front door, would i have a dead bolt lock?

Posted by anne artist at 8:36 AM 8 comments:

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

if life is a balancing act, does that mean i'm part of a circus?

Posted by anne artist at 8:49 AM 7 comments:

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

if i were a clock, would one day be different from another?

Posted by anne artist at 8:55 AM No comments:

Monday, July 7, 2008

if i lose my head, will someone hand it back to me?

Posted by anne artist at 8:57 AM 7 comments:

Friday, July 4, 2008

if you don't see me move, does that mean i am standing still?

Posted by anne artist at 8:19 AM 20 comments:

Thursday, July 3, 2008

if i play with my own life, will it play with me?

Posted by anne artist at 7:54 AM 16 comments:

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

will i get hiccups if i don't laugh more often? if so, will i have to hold my breath to make them go away?

Posted by anne artist at 9:24 AM 5 comments:

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

is doing what appears to be unnecessary necessary?

Posted by anne artist at 9:29 AM 2 comments:
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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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      • if i move too fast, do i slow down the process?
      • would i rather be a fork in the road or two left f...
      • would i rather be a forest or a tree?
      • if i know who i am not, then do i know who i am?
      • if i were to be self-contained, would i be gift wr...
      • if i am not the answer, i am the question?
      • i wonder, can i run away from high gas prices? or ...
      • if i were a front door, would i have a dead bolt l...
      • if life is a balancing act, does that mean i'm par...
      • if i were a clock, would one day be different from...
      • if i lose my head, will someone hand it back to me?
      • if you don't see me move, does that mean i am stan...
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