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give the emperor some clothes, please

celebrating the art of paradox

Friday, August 29, 2008

if raindrops were like ice cubes and earth a round of daiquiris, would we be more likely to go "green"?

Posted by anne artist at 9:06 AM No comments:

Thursday, August 28, 2008

if i am my own dance partner, what is the melody i hear?

Posted by anne artist at 12:05 PM 12 comments:

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

if i could frame the future and look at it each day, would i?

Posted by anne artist at 11:26 AM 40 comments:

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

if i saw my reflection in a river, would i want to travel to the ocean?

Posted by anne artist at 8:11 AM 13 comments:

Monday, August 25, 2008

if i huff and puff, can i blow my own house down?

Posted by anne artist at 8:53 AM 2 comments:

Friday, August 22, 2008

if i were nowhere to be found, how would i know if i were lost?

Posted by anne artist at 1:00 PM 20 comments:

Thursday, August 21, 2008

if i can't tell up from down, does that mean i can be up when i'm down?

Posted by anne artist at 8:05 AM No comments:

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

if i climb the ladder of success, will that prevent me from being stuck in the elevator?

Posted by anne artist at 8:33 AM 4 comments:

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

if i look at myself close-up, will i see more or less of me?

Posted by anne artist at 8:12 AM 4 comments:

Monday, August 18, 2008

does a bird in the hand mean one less is flying in the sky?

Posted by anne artist at 8:55 AM 10 comments:

Friday, August 15, 2008

if life is a bowl of cherries, do i need a spoon?

Posted by anne artist at 8:26 AM 2 comments:

Thursday, August 14, 2008

if i were a hot air balloon, would i wish i were a lear jet?

Posted by anne artist at 8:48 AM 4 comments:

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

does "up" depend on the direction from which i am looking?

Posted by anne artist at 8:42 AM 2 comments:

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

if i hold onto myself, will i cut off the circulation?

Posted by anne artist at 8:26 AM 4 comments:

Monday, August 11, 2008

am i a line separating or that which can't be divided?

Posted by anne artist at 7:41 AM 4 comments:

Friday, August 8, 2008

if i ate an apple a day, would the doctor still send me a bill?

Posted by anne artist at 8:13 AM No comments:

Thursday, August 7, 2008

if i were to get ahead of myself, would i leave myself behind?

Posted by anne artist at 8:42 AM 2 comments:

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

are tears of happiness as salty as tears of sadness?

Posted by anne artist at 8:54 AM 2 comments:

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

if i were a clock, could i stop time?

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

Monday, August 4, 2008

would i rather be the door or the doorknob?

Posted by anne artist at 8:49 AM 4 comments:

Friday, August 1, 2008

if i were an hourglass, how would i feel about minutes?

Posted by anne artist at 11:59 AM 6 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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