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give the emperor some clothes, please

celebrating the art of paradox

Friday, February 27, 2009

if i were the last person on earth, would i leave a message in a bottle and drop it in a river?

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Monday, February 23, 2009

if i'm blowing in the wind, would i miss feeling self-propelled?

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Sunday, February 22, 2009

is it necessary to open my eyes in order to see?

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Friday, February 20, 2009

if Life and Death sat together at a dinner meal, who would eat the first bite?

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

can you hear me even when i am not speaking out loud?

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

is data different than knowledge?

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

if i say my heart is broken, then how is it that it still beats?

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Monday, February 16, 2009

if i fear the future, how will i feel about today?

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Friday, February 13, 2009

if i were in love with love, how would i feel about you?

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

if i go for a walk on a city street, can i bring the forest with me?

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

if i ask to be fed, will it be a meal i can get my teeth into?

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

each morning, am i a day-older body bent over an awakening life?

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Monday, February 9, 2009

if life is a bowl of cherries, will there be a cherry pit spitting contest?

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Friday, February 6, 2009

when i'm alone, am i not still a part of....?

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

if i stand up straight, can i bend in the wind?

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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

if i give you the shirt off my back, will you wear it or throw it away?

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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

without a game to win, would there be a cheerleader?

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Monday, February 2, 2009

if i put all my eggs in one basket, will they be too heavy to carry home?

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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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