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Three obstacles Art will take away

There are obstacles that get in the way of our art and life. Some are real.  But many of them? They only feel real because we keep thinking about them….

A NEW BEGINNING

I absolutely love the opportunity to start over, reinvent and begin fresh again. What makes a new beginning anyway? The ending of an arbitrary weird 12-month calendar? The blow out festivities of the Holidays? The coming of the cold and rain? I am not entirely sure but what does seem…

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YOU, ME AND THE GIFT CARD

Pablo Picasso, Tete de Taureau (Bull’s Head), Bicycle saddle and handlebars. 1942, Musée National Picasso, Paris This year it was decided that gift cards of a pre determined dollar amount would be exchanged between family members for Christmas. I actually had never purchased gift cards before. At first blush this dramatically simplifies Xmas gift purchasing, reducing hours…

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FOREST FOR THE TREES

Every Xmas tree lot looks the same. Most of the trees are around 6 ft. They all are triangular shaped and green. The prices are different depending upon certain looks and models of trees. I think the noble fir is the most expensive although you can’t see this difference unless…

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