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give the emperor some clothes, please

celebrating the art of paradox

Sunday, August 29, 2010

if i say you are my best friend, will you ask if we have met before?

Posted by anne artist at 8:45 AM 23 comments:
Labels: cartoon, interpersonal relationships, paradox

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

if i see myself everywhere i look, will my voice sound like an echo when i speak?

Posted by anne artist at 9:06 AM 44 comments:
Labels: cartoon, paradox

Sunday, August 22, 2010

if sandwiches were made of tranquility, what would the bologna be?

Posted by anne artist at 8:28 AM 43 comments:
Labels: cartoon, paradox

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

if i stand in the center of a circle, will i know which way to turn?

Posted by anne artist at 9:11 AM 53 comments:
Labels: cartoon, paradox

Sunday, August 15, 2010

if i sang "the long and winding road" would you give me a walking stick?

Posted by anne artist at 9:18 AM 42 comments:
Labels: cartoon, enigma, interpersonal relationships

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

if i were to "throw it all away," would i dress up for the occasion?

Posted by anne artist at 8:07 AM 53 comments:
Labels: cartoon, paradox

Sunday, August 8, 2010

if i were a ghost of my former self, would you turn out the lights so you could see me?

Posted by anne artist at 9:51 AM 38 comments:
Labels: cartoon, interpersonal relationships, paradox

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

when i fall, will my feet reach toward the sky?

Posted by anne artist at 11:42 AM 34 comments:
Labels: cartoon, paradox

Sunday, August 1, 2010

if i ask for a hug, would you say that you need longer arms in order to reach me?

Posted by anne artist at 9:41 AM 35 comments:
Labels: cartoon, interpersonal relationships
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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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