tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post114788319604047793..comments2023-10-09T09:25:26.873-05:00Comments on f. pea: wednesday lunch breakf. peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155602459175649458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post-1148265073787589852006-05-21T21:31:00.000-05:002006-05-21T21:31:00.000-05:00I don't have any deep or insightful comments to co...I don't have any deep or insightful comments to contribute, but rather something a bit more mundane: I used to go out to lunch all the time too, but now bring my lunch in (usually ham and cheese sandwiches which I toast) and I eat it at my desk and then just duck out with a book to sit in the sun for about 15 minutes, or I troll the op shops. More money for things that matter (as opposed to sustaining my body... who cares about eating anyway!).Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769340725015584577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post-1148251470122645302006-05-21T17:44:00.000-05:002006-05-21T17:44:00.000-05:00Which leads me to ask the question " what is art?"...Which leads me to ask the question " what is art?" Yeah, I know, we've all heard that before. I personally know quite a few artist's who, while their lives have not always been a bed of roses,(who's is) they have not led a life of pain and deprevation and they are still managing to produce worthwhile, relevant "art". Art which is good enough to be shown in nationally recognized galleries. The one's that immediatly come to mind are women with children who are in happy, stable relationships. I think the myth of the angst ridden artist is perpetuated by those who feel that they ( and their pain) NEED to be recognised, and make so much noise doing it that eventually they are, Look at Kurt Cobain. Not that he was unworthy, but he sure made a hell of a lot of noise to be recognised. There are also the great tortured artist of our/Europe's past like Van Gogh. Or Mr. One Ear as he was sometimes known. Those who are often recognised are those squeeky wheels that make a lot of noise. Townes may have been a brilliant but tragic musician but have you ever heard of Jimmy Webb? I bet you have heard of some of his songs sung by some of the greats like Glen Campbell ( “By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston,” “Where’s The Playground, Susie”), Richard Harris (“MacArthur Park,” “Didn’t We”), the Fifth Dimension (“Up, Up and Away,” “This Is Your Life”), The Brooklyn Bridge (“Worst That Could Happen”), Art Garfunkel (“All I Know”), Linda Ronstadt (“Easy For You To Say”), Joe Cocker (“The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress”) He seems to be doing fine. I consider my self an artist and a crafts person. Right now I am a titch buzy raising a family and trying to keep body and soul together and don't have enough time to devote to "My Art". I shall not always be that way, and neither will you. Crafts take a lot less of your soul and time. I don't believe that means that crafts are any less valid. I still do art on a small scale, little collages, poems, drawings ect. Keep going, make enough noise and you too can be a recognised artist. <BR/><BR/>This has been ranting with Jackie. Thanks for tuning in.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11545713753520362397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post-1147912326603109952006-05-17T19:32:00.000-05:002006-05-17T19:32:00.000-05:00feminist mormons...i thought i had heard everythin...feminist mormons...<BR/>i thought i had heard everything...<BR/>actually when i briefly dated<BR/>a mormon artist<BR/>he gave me a book called<BR/><I>the simeon solution</I><BR/>about a woman's struggle <BR/>about women <BR/>in the mormon faith...<BR/>i wasn't impressed...<BR/>amazing what men<BR/>think would help <BR/>a woman deal<BR/>with the overwhelming<BR/>sexism in religion...<BR/>but on another note,<BR/>there are many amazing <BR/>artists who have lived<BR/><I>normal</I> lives<BR/>but i think we interpret<BR/>art differently <BR/>knowing about <BR/>the artist's difficult life...<BR/>how much of that is the artist<BR/>and how much of it is <BR/>your empathy<BR/>that draws you in...?bughearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18444369.post-1147889208701157272006-05-17T13:06:00.000-05:002006-05-17T13:06:00.000-05:00Some deep thinking, dear, on that lunch break of y...Some deep thinking, dear, on that lunch break of yours. Though the image of you cheerleading for art just might make me call into question your claims of being entirely sane...Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424879524023511785noreply@blogger.com