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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:
Perhaps being a bowl may not be as interesting being a knife and fork :)....do you want to be a pair of knife and fork ?? Or being only a knife or a fork ??
a bowl is a container, though.......a vessel........i might like that.........
and if i were only a knife, would i feel incomplete with the balance of the fork?
what do you think?
But being a bowl couldn't experienced the adventure of cutting and placing the food into the mouth :)...but well, guess i get what you mean by saying being a vessel :)...well, guess ya ...a knife with a fork is more balanced ...then do you think a plate goes better for them or a bowl ??Guess, a bowl goes well smoothly with only a spoon :)...maybe a pair of chopsticks will complete it too :)
interesting....
although, i can drink out of a bowl or eat with my fingers from a bowl or plate, to eat from either usually involves tools.
so perhaps the question is....would i rather be the tool or the platform for the tool?
To you, which will play a more important role ??...Or perhaps,which do you think will let your talent be used to the best??....Maybe, which one would your preference be??
for me, tools can be replaced but a very simple bowl........now that is a thing of beauty........
what are your thoughts?
Interesting :),like your thoughts :) ....i choose to be versatile....when i need to be a bowl, i be a bowl....when the occasion arise for me to be tools ...then i tried to be the best tools :)...
i like this...the realization that within us is not only the bowl but the knife and fork....
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