Journal
To the kind soul who purchased a print of “Flight Home” : many thanks, and ENJOY! / Happy reading (or flying)! / - mmargot
Once upon a time, I painted. With oils. Linseed oil, fine brushes, all the accoutrements. And a “tutor,” no less. Lessons with my father, who could paint with a one-camel-hair brush in great detail. He did still life. / The pallet knife was my weapon of choice. I used it like a trowel slathering plaster. Semi-abstract and thick with texture. The tutor was aghast: she could ne…
If anyone follows the saga of The Cottage and life in The Valley of The Moon as reported here (and I would be delighted if you do), you may recall that The PhDilettante went into a major funk when our silence was shattered by the shooting of a spotted fawn earlier this Summer. / Oddly, or perhaps not so oddly, there have been no deer, quail, rabbit or even wild turkey seen about since the fawn in…
The iconic What? / A long long time ago, in another place and space before RedBubble, images of a white plastic chair began to appear and drew the attention of a certain group of the dadaist persuasion. / ~ ~ ~ ~ / Covertly, as design or in reflection, the images proliferated. Soon The White Plastic Chairs “came out,” so to speak, and gained what might be called cult sta…