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one of my paintings done with watercolor crayons
celebrating the art of paradox
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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.
About Me
- 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.
you can find my cartoons in this online magazine!
http://thoughtsonsale.com/
here is the link to my photography blog about simplicity:
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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14 comments:
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A body isn't big enough to hold all the questions you want to ask. And the world isn't always big enough to hold the answers.
mvp, i love your comment! thanks.
If I say you wear your questions in your heart does that mean you wear your heart on your sleeve?
BH
bh, that is an interesting twist. both my heart and my questions might then be worn on my sleeve.....
the saying, as i interpret it, means that my heart is out there, visible to be seen.....
your forehead, so the person with the answers can see them right away and not miss you.
m, as the saying goes.....that's using your head!
It would hurt to sew a heart onto anything, theres a reason we have ribs and wear clothes, we need the armor.
Questions, on the other hand only need armor if you are a diplomat and are worried about wikileaks.
sir, i can wear armor over my heart, to protect it, but then my heart will not be free and it will lose its rhythm and forget the beat.
i am wondering what is an armored question.....it is an answer that no longer asks?
on your heart?
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Maybe ..wearing your heart on your sleeve is not protecting it,maybe heart should be keep safely in the inside of your body ....perhaps questions should be hang in the air....so that whoever come in touch with it ....and knows the answers can answer it ....or questions can be dropped from the wearing so that it can be answered :)
s.a., beautiful. thank you.
a heart is definitely something to be cherished.
you were your questions were your heart was and put your heart on your lips. that was you can only tell your heart to who you want to tell and keep your qestions for the ones you love. it seems backwards but going backwards is going forward.
fn.....how creative! thanks!
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