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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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8 comments:
If i spoke to you...do you concentrate on the silence in between my words ...that you would ask me to repeat it ?? I am not a person who enjoys silence ....although ...at times silence ....is really preferred :)....
yes, I would. I think silence often says more than the words between it.
stephanie
To your question:
"s, with what ears do we hear the silence?"
I think... only the silence as in absence of ideas or feelings to express, can be heard by ears.
All other silences are felt, not heard.
And, sometimes, conversations can be so empty they really are silence.
thanks stephanie. on my screen, it looks like i removed my own comment which was......the question......with what ears do i hear the silence?
so, stephanie, back to your comment, i really like it. thank you.
the distinction between the silences that can be heard rather than felt. that is huge.
an empty silence..........is that heard and felt both?
Empty...silence....hmmm...maybe in the emptiness ...the complete silence ....the feeling of words is in your mind and heart ....thus ...the silence is there ....becos you had control so much thus it is possible for me to ask you for the silence between your words .... becos what i really long for are those words that is full in your heart and mind :)
s.a., that is beautiful.
in the emptiness can be found the fullness. in the silence, the words i most want to hear....
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