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I Have A Balloon
Owl has a balloon. Monkey does not. What will happen next? Hint: this is not a book about sharing.
Let's make a deal.
Owl has a bright beautiful shiny red balloon. Monkey does not—but oh, how he wants Owl's. Owl does not want to give it to Monkey. So he tries to find something that Owl wants: a teddy bear, a robot, a picture of TEN balloons. Owl does not want any of these things. But then, Monkey offers him…a sock!
Hmmmmm…Owl is intrigued thanks to Monkey's compelling sock sales pitch. Will Monkey strike his deal with Owl and will they make their trade?
I loved author Ariel Bernstein's fresh look at negotiation and compromise and I think you and your young readers will too.
Published by Paula Wiseman Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster), I Have A Balloon will also be available to read on iPad, Kindle and Nook apps and devices.
I Have a Balloon will be released on September 26, 2017. You can pre-order today.
★ Bernstein's debut featuring an owl holding a balloon begins with a spoiler alert on the jacket flap: "This is NOT a book about sharing."
It is, however, an honest, humorous depiction of how one might cling to or covet possessions—behaviors that both children and adults will recognize. The story starts simply. Sitting on a branch in the woods, Owl proclaims the titular sentence to a nearby monkey. As the primate offers observations, the owl incorporates the adjectives into longer declarations: "That is a shiny red balloon," says the monkey. "I have a shiny red balloon," Owl agrees. Desperate to have the object, Monkey zooms through the pages offering trades, but neither the teddy bear, sunflower, robot, ball, etc., do the trick. Magoon's digital caricatures provide the emotional content that will elicit identification and laughter. His funky monkey and staid owl are entertaining foils, and the would-be trader's pratfalls recall Warner Bros. cartoons. It is ultimately a star-studded sock with a hole in it that gives Owl pause. Here there is more text as each character imagines wearing the sock on different body parts and using it for puppet performances. Then it is Owl who turns on the charm to no avail. They are each left with the metaphorical shoe on the other foot, until a raccoon wielding an ice cream cone appears.
With an open-ended, wordless conclusion inviting predictions and possibilities, this tightly paced narrative soars above its message-driven counterparts. —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
- A Junior Library Guild selection for Fall 2017.
- We had a very cool cover reveal and an author/illustrator interview over at All the Wonders.
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Milford Sound was everything we had heard: massive, impressive, gorgeous. Formed thousands of years ago, the sound is really a fjord (which means its massive walls were cut by ice flows), but since it had been misnamed a sound, the New Zealanders decided to continue to keep the name. It is a nice two-hour drive from the nearest town and the only fjord out of a dozen that is accessible by car.
Depending on time of day and the seasons, the sound is hazy, cloudy, or bright. We arrived just before noon for our boat ride down the length of the sound.
Before we checked in for the boat ride, we looked over the nice dock.
One of the various styles of boats for taking tourists into the sound.
The boats for hire were large and clean and powerful. Only about a dozen passengers were on our trip down through the sound to the ocean.
A sign with models of Cannibal Flies was in the ticket area. Luckily, we didnt see any of these on our boat trip!
These guys ARE everywherebut lotion and boat movement made them bearable.
The cockpit for the boat we rode on was very modernI almost traded places with the captainwhat a nice place to sit!
As we left the dock, the first thing we saw along the sides of the fjord was a nice waterfall.
Soon, the fjord opened up and the view was amazing.
Below: in the huge sound, you can see the nice waterfall in the distanceas well as a plane overhead, giving tourists another look. Left: A close-up of the plane as it went overhead.
The top of our boat had the life rafts bundled up under covers that were pretty good for sitting. Judy is in the back with a nice Australian guy who wanted to see Milford Sound. On the journey, we would all walk around on the boat to take photos and see different views.
Some of the sides of the fjord had some growth on the rocks.
Some of the cliffs looked vertical, but when we passed, I could see that a jump off the top might not allow you to make the water!
Our guide said that many of these tall trees on the cliffs eventually fall into the sounderosion where their roots try to hold onto the mountain.
Deep into Milford Sound, one got the full effect of thousand-foot cliffs on the sides.
Top: Some kayakers have fun in the cold sounds waters. Bottom: A little tugboat passes our bigger tourist boat.
After about a 90-minute ride through the sound, we approached the ocean. Milford Sound sits on the southwest corner of the South Island of New Zealand and is the farthest north of all the fjords. We went around the bend to the right, then turned around and motored back through the sound to the dock.
Looking back into Milford Sound from the ocean turn- around. All afternoon, the clouds moved throughout the sound, never clearing but never fully obscuring the view.
A special area of the sound is home to some seals…and, on this day, some visiting kayakers.
Several shots of a great waterfall on the side of the sound.
As we pulled away from the waterfall, the full height of the mountain beyond the waterfall can be seen.
One peak even has snow on it year roundthis was summer in New Zealand.
I would have loved to have had the time to go up into the glacier area of the mountain on the north side of the sound.
One last view of a magnificent fjord on the South Island of New ZealandMilford Sound. It is well worth the time and effort to get there.
On the way out of the dock area, we saw this little guya rarity to see, we are told: a penguin.
The Russells enjoyed their time in the sound!
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Hi everyone - new here but thought I would jump right in...
After much debate I decided to paint my Wood Elves for my army in a winter theme - think Alaskan Wilderness - snow, ice, icicles, rugged terrain. There will be lots of clear resin, water effects, snow, etc. Apparently this is even fine with the fluff as there is a great forest north of the Kislev that works for this.
And to hopefully make them different from other winter themed armies, I am incorporating the Northern Lights aurora into it.
I have never used greenstuff to do anything other than fill gaps so this was a real experiment for me.
Looking at the glade guard bodies, I wanted to add a feeling of winter - instead of just painting them in a winter scheme. I looked at Eskimo and Icelandic people's clothing and found what I feel is a good compromise. And don't worry the blue blob is simply Blu-Tac - nothing to do with the basing. :rofl
I have added a fur lined parka type hood, fur lined boots, fur lining under the arm greaves, fur collar, hid the torso connection by widening the belt, and fur lined the cloak.
The cloak is only temporarily pinned in place to check the hood placement and I will be adding arrows to all the models with arms in this position which will pull the bow string tighter.
My greenstuff work will get better as I go, but for a prototype - I am pretty pleased with the result. I will be converting 20 of these for two units of 10.
I did a test scheme before starting any conversion to get a feel for the colours - using a heavy percentage of Foundation colours on this one. I kept the figures in muted tones, in comparison to the green/purple spring ones I tried before. I also used darker colours that would contrast well with the snowy bases. My goal is to attempt Best Painted Army at some of the NZ tournaments.
Don't worry - as test models - this is simply a colour test and the final result will be better blended and more defined.
Any and all C&C welcomed...
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Two things: i)That guy looks AWSOME!! ii) You called the book by its proper name, unlike those dastardly Americans
I can't wait to see you do more woodelves like this8Y I can assure you, with greenstuff the more you do the same things over and over the better you'll get at it, so keep up the good work! :happy: *reps*
I thought you meant Northern Lights as in an Aurora Borealis colour scheme...
It's not - but doesn't stop them from looking damn good :party2:
Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.
Then this, I cannot possibly wait to see :-D :-D :-D
Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.
Great Scheme and Greenstuff working. and imo your colour test models are already table worthy and compared to my crap skills you paint like a... ummm... like a good painter
Very nice fur sculpting in the first and great painting in the second... ;Y
Thanks to all the people showing faith in me
I sometimes feel that everyone will leave me and they will be on their own...
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Well I don't think I speak for only myself when I say that GG is one awesome model I like a lot. And your paintjobs looks stunning, too! I will be looking forward to seeing more of this army.
Hi guys! Thanks for making a girl feel welcome! Glad my first model is so well received. Do you think I should convert a whole unit first and then paint or do one whole model to get a feel for it first? Also I am thinking of how to bring the aurora theme into the front of the model - inside of the cloak? Uppermost tabard/loincloth area piece? Suggestions?
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When was the last time you heard about a university professor of physics visiting a local high school student on a recruiting trip? How about anyone from a college computer department looking for young programmers? How about anyone from any department except athletics doing anything to recruit and support young minds?
Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers is paid tens of millions of dollars because he is tall and can put a round ball in a slightly larger round hoop at least 50% of the time. Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49er's is also paid millions for his ability to run around on a field and catch an oblong ball throw to him. Dennis Rodman is idolized by people who somehow admire his meager ability to grab rebounds and kick cameramen and head butt referees, all while wearing the latest fashions in dyed hair. Baseball players are paid millions for hitting the ball one out of four times. Sylvester Stallone is paid millions per picture to pretend he's a war hero but, in reality, ran off to Switzerland to teach girl's gym in order to evade the draft during the Viet Nam War.
The problem, though, is that none of these people are doing anything whatsoever to improve life as we know it. They haven't discovered a cure for a disease or taught a child to read (except in the self-serving United Way ads that pro sports loves to run during commercial breaks) or wrote a book that influenced another's life or much of anything except scurry around playing grownup versions of children's games or standing in front of a camera reading the words and grunts that someone else wrote.
Now, look at the want ads in your local paper. Openings for the LAPD are offered, starting at about $25,000 a year. These people are actually accomplishing something while truly risking their lives but at a yearly rate that equals one catch or one rebound or one movie scene for these "celebrities".
The cast of the TV comedy "Friends" actually threatened to strike unless their trifling $40,000 per show contracts were increased to $100,000 per show or more. The reason that they felt so put upon? Well, the show was successful and they had such long hours and all. I mean, getting up at 5am and working till 5 or 6pm, for crying out loud!
Of course, teachers get up about at around 6am, prepare each day's class and then spend their evenings grading papers and beginning the next day's preparations. All this for less annually than these dilettantes get per episode and they get paid to do twenty two episodes a year. Plus, the teachers are allowed the privilege of buying classroom supplies out of their own salaries, as well.
Teachers salaries nationally average approximately $30,000 a year in the first couple years of employment. These folks mold the minds and futures of our children and shape the nation's hopes for a better tomorrow, yet their pay is ridiculous compared to athletes and actors. They are also have to stomach not only the brunt of any complaints our government wants to express during elections, or whenever educational achievements are not what the politician's polls show should be expect, but serve as the object of punitive school boards whenever they try to speak out on the issues, as well.
The point to this diatribe? It's quite simple, actually. Our priorities as a nation are completely screwed up. We value that which is only entertainment but ridicule and undervalue that which is absolutely necessary to our continued existence. Actors and athletes are idolized while those children who have the minds that will shape tomorrow are denegrated as "nerds" and "do-gooders" and "egg heads". Doesn't this strike you as just a bit asinine? Would you want a basketball player to perform open heart surgery on you? Would you want an actor to do your taxes come April? Do you want anyone but the absolutely most qualified individual holding that policeman's shotgun? Then why don't you want to pay for the best in these fields but you'll pay seven dollars per person to see a bunch of people move around and recite other people's words or twenty dollars for nose bleed seats to watch someone toss a ball into a hoop?
Here is a radical idea! How about if we demand that our teachers pass very strict exams, then pay them salaries equal to their abilities? In my opinion, teacher's salaries for the very best individuals should absolutely be in the hundred thousand dollar range and at least start in the $50,000-60,000 area. So should the police and firemen and anyone else who actually provides a service to their fellow citizens. When we offer the highest possible wages we can for any service positions then we can rightfully demand that the person holding that post be the best available.
As for mere athletes, perhaps they and the owners could share whatever revenues we give to watch them play (I love that word to describe what they do). If the team sucks, no one should attend unless the prices reflect the team's ability. If the team wins, they can raise the price of tickets. When they begin losing, again, down goes the prices.
In that same vein, I also think that pro sports should be required to pay for their own stadiums, their own security, their own advertising costs, their own parking real estate while paying the same taxes as all other businesses and citizens. Pro sports are a business, not a government program that we as taxpayers should provide Welfare for. If local governments refused to go begging and bribing sport franchises to come to their areas and, instead, told them to act like any other enterprise, the teams would soon find themselves going to cities with the available fans and offering inducements to the cities to allow the teams to play. Wouldn't that be cool?
Well, you probably won't see this article in the Advocate since it's way too long. Nevertheless, I feel better for having said what I felt so I, at least, am happy. Oh, well. See ya in a while.
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In a statement last month following Ferrer's death, "NCIS: Los Angeles" showrunner R. Scott Gemmill said, "Today, "NCIS: Los Angeles" lost a beloved family member".
In the March 5 episode, a cover of Bob Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door" will be played. Ferrer will sing and perform it along with his blues rock band called The Jenerators.
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Aside from Angeles, the actor had another project in line before had the throat cancer in January.
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U.S. employment gains slow, jobless rate drops
A sluggish U.S. economy added jobs at far slower pace than expected in March, keeping the door open for the Federal Reserve to provide further monetary support, even as the unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.2 percent.
Employers added 120,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, the smallest increase since October and way below the lowest estimate in a Reuters survey. Economists had expected an increase of 203,000 and the jobless rate to hold at 8.3 percent.
The retail sector shed jobs for the second straight month, pulling down job growth in the massive service sector. Manufacturing jobs picked up a little but hours worked slipped.
The weak employment growth likely reflected the fading boost from unseasonably warm winter weather and brings the jobs market more in line with a broader slowdown in the overall economy.
Given that the report reflects only one month of data and some of the underlying cyclical sectors registered payroll gains, we do not view it as conclusively signalling a shift to a lower trend rate of employment growth, said Michael Gapen, a senior economist at Barclays in New York.
The soft employment numbers certainly leave the door open for further accommodation and may shift the decision point to the June meeting as the Fed continues to monitor the incoming data.
U.S. stocks slipped on the disappointing data, with S&P 500 stock index futures shedding 1.2 percent. The New York Stock Exchange is closed today for the Good Friday holiday. U.S. Treasury debt prices turned sharply higher, lowering yields on expectations that the report increases chances for more Federal Reserve bond buying. The dollar turned lower versus euro.
The jobs report backs the caution expressed by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke last week that the labor market could sustain gains above the 200,000 mark when economic growth is tracking a sub-par rate. The economy is believed to have slowed in the first quarter to around a 2 percent annual rate from the 3 percent rate in the October-December period.
This is going to keep the Fed in easy policy mode. They're going to want to see a step toward 300,000 before they start to think about seeing a stronger outlook for the economy, said Sean Incremona, an economist at 4CAST in New York.
White House economic adviser Gene Sperling said the data showed the U.S. economy is making progress but still has a long way to go. Jobs are a key issue in President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
Mitt Romney, his likely Republican opponent, called the report very troubling.
It is increasingly clear the Obama economy is not working and that after three years in office the President's excuses have run out, he said.
US non-farm payrolls graphic: http://link.reuters.com/wej57s
Graphic on US unemployment: http://link.reuters.com/zej57s
While the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since January 2009, that was mainly because some people gave up the search for work. The separate household survey, from which the jobless rate is derived also showed a drop in employment.
The unemployment rate has fallen from 9.1 percent in August.
The weakness in hiring last month was concentrated in the vast private services sector, which added only 90,000 after increasing payrolls by 204,000 in February. Retail employment fell dropped 33,800 after falling 28,600 the prior month.
Construction hiring fell 7,000, the second straight monthly decline. Temporary help fell 7,500 after rising 54,900 in February.
However, manufacturing enjoyed another month of strong job gains, with factories adding 37,000 new positions, helped by carmakers trying to meet pent-up demand for motor vehicles. Factory jobs increased by 31,000 in February.
Government employment edged down 1,000 after rising 7,000 in February. Despite the weak employment gains last month, average hourly earnings rose 5 cents.
The workweek dipped to 34.5 hours from 34.6 hours in February.
(Reporting By Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Neil Stempleman)


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Armando Wunsch
Age: 25
Home Country: Brazil
Voting for the IVHQ Teach & Volunteer Abroad Scholarship has now closed. Congratulations to each of our 12 finalists, including Armando Wunsch and Hannah Pitts who have been awarded with a scholarship.
With over 4 years of experience teaching English in Brazil, Armando is currently studying to become a Spanish teacher to help further "inspire the new generation of Brazilians". He is also in the process of developing an online platform called Pop Culture ESL which is designed to stimulate his students' interest in learning English. Armando shares, "It's about bringing pop culture to my classroom, especially with teenagers. I felt the need to start developing it because my teenager students didn't feel motivated and engaged studying English with only the topics studied in the books, so I started working with celebrities, movies, songs, etc and they loved it." We were inspired by Armando's enthusiasm for teaching English as a second language and his desire to apply his international volunteering experience to raise cultural awareness among his students back home.
Why are you passionate about teaching English abroad?
I believe that knowledge should be international and free. All people, no matter where they come from or how much money they make a year, should have access to information and knowledge. Knowledge change people's minds, it is that powerful, so knowing that I have the power to make someone think for themselves and discover new ways of living, exploring and developing their sense of citizenship in this world is just amazing.
What experience/skills can you apply to teaching English abroad?
I have been teaching English for 4 years. During this period of time I had the opportunity to know and develop my teaching skills in different teaching methods that allowed my creativity to adapt into different environments. Teaching for projects like "Projeto Pescar" where I didn't have much resources to work with, I had to manage and make the most of what I had; and teaching for private schools I had the opportunity to really dig deep in the technological world, exploring in numerous resources to develop new and challenging activities that the new generation crave for. I am also in college to be a Spanish teacher because I really want to know the foundation of teaching, understand it better and know how I can apply my knowledge. I really want to work for government schools and inspire the new generation of Brazilians to want more, using the knowledge I share with them to search for better ways of living and help society. I am also working on a new project called PopCultureESL.com, it's about bringing pop culture to my classroom, specially with teenagers. I felt the need to start developing it because my teenager students didn't feel motivated and engaged studying English with only the topics studied in the books, so I started working with celebrities, movies, songs, etc and they loved it.
Why do you believe you will be effective in teaching English abroad?
I believe that the most important thing about these two weeks is to use English to inspire the students, let them know that it's possible for them to dream big and want more. Creating a good accountability for this knowledge and giving them resourcers and opportunities so they can continue developing their skills is the key of it all.
What are you looking to gain from the experience?
I always look for opportunities that allow me to experience new things, for my personal growth and also to share it with my students. Knowing that this program will not only impact the lives of the children involved in the program but all my students and people around the world who will be following everything we do on the internet is just amazing, it's definitely more I could ever ask for.


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Recipe by pattikay in L.A.
This is a light-tasting, not-too-sweet dessert from Every Night Italian by Guiliano and Marcella Hazan.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- 1 red apple (such as fuji, gala or rome beauty)
- 1 ripe pear (anjou or barlett)
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 325. Butter the sides and bottom of a 9-inch baking dish that is at least 2 inches deep, or a 9-inch springform pan.
- Put the eggs and egg yolks and the sugar in the bowl of a mixer. Beat at a high speed till you see pale yellow ribbons form.
- Mix in the rum and vanilla. Add the flour and mix well. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
- In a clean mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream to firm peaks, then fold it carefully into the egg mixture with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the buttered dish.
- Peel and core the apple and pear and slice them crosswise into thin half moons. Arrange over the batter in the baking dish, alternating the apple and pear slices.
- Do not be concerned if they sink into the mixture - they will all eventually be embedded in it.
- Place in the preheated oven and bke till the top has turned golden brown, about 45 minutes.
- Serve warm or chilled.


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Spending time in art museums always refills my soul in ways I struggle to verbalize. Seeing paint on canvas, the aging of marble, the intricate woodwork of gilded frames; it all feels somehow, though often centuries old, like a breath of fresh air.
Details from Judith Beheading Holofernes, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
I love Judith and Holofernes paintings quite a bit. Lots of artists have done their interpretations of the scene- and most of them have been men.
The way that men typically paint Judith is either as she's about to cut off Holoferne's head or after, or if she's shown actually beheading him she's very flimsy about it. Her grip on the sword seems less than realistic, and she usually looks calm and beautiful (you know, for that pesky thing called the male gaze).
Here, we have Artemisia Gentileschi, an Italian Baroque painter, giving us her version. While I don't think it's been substantiated, this is seen as something of a revenge painting. Artemisia was supposed to have been raped at some point as a young woman and it could be said that this painting is her version of getting back. It certainly is a bloody scene, and much darker than many paintings.
I love how intensely Judith is in the process of beheading him (realistically decapitation is no piece of cake- you've got muscles, sinew, ligaments, a spine, etc. to get through) because it feels real. You can see her hand gripping the hilt of the sword while one hand is tangled in Holofernes hair so as to get a better grip. Her assistant holds him down, and his massive form is shown writhing, desperately trying to avoid the inevitable. His blood streams down the edge of the mattress and sprays un-elegantly out of the side of his neck (those arteries!). This feels legitimate. It wasn't painted for some man to stare at as some gorgeous, poised Judith delicately saws through Holoferne's body passively- it was created by a woman who imagines if she were actaully given the task to get Holofernes drunk and then dispatch of him. If you were a female assassin, what would you do? This.
This painting is magnificent. I wish I had known about Artemisia when I was at the Uffizi in 2009- I was much more obsessed with seeing Botticelli and Michelangelo at the time. Someday I will go and honor this wondrous woman's creation in person properly. Until then, she has all my respect.
Details of Pieter Bruegel's Massacre of the Innocents.
When I was making these I realized all the fantastic things I miss when I just see it. The way the horse's tail is tied in a bow, the way that Bruegel frames the bodies of animals and men alike. The lack of outright blood and gore, but still omnipresent violence and the threat of it everywhere, hemmed in with the most lovely, peaceful looking rooftops and skyline. The sky alone could be looked at for quite some time, in my opinion. The delicate hues of pink, the richness of his browns, the touches of blue, the harshness of the green against the winter village setting, even the cold glint of armor- a wonderful whirlwind.
Sato Kanae, a female freelance illustrator, makes the most curious, whimsical, and often creepy-cool illustrations.
I find them simple but not wanting for anything. They are entirely whole- there is nothing missing, nothing I want more of. Except for her to do more animals and monsters, as a lot of her illustrations are of people! For some reason how she interprets non-human forms just delights me.
All images hyperlinked to her gallery, go check it out!
I am an atheist, but I'll be damned if religious imagery doesn't get me every time. You can't not sigh in front of Giotto or be mesmerized by Grunewald (which I will do a post on soon, he's so fantastical) or just sort of wonder how Michelangelo did what he did (research suggests he had autism or Asbergers, which may have affected the way that he created how he did).
I didin't know that Italian sculptor Giuseppe Sanmartino existed until recently. I saw Cristo Velato (Veiled Christ) and immediately wanted to know more.
There fact that this guy was able to make this out of MARBLE?! Blows my mind up to where space and earth combine. I can't handle thinking about how he created such a masterpiece. The crown of thorns at Christ's feet, the nails used to keep Him on the Cross- there is an emotional connection here that even those of us who don't believe in anything "after" that means something.
This is High Baroque marble sculpture, so no doubt Sanmartino was influenced by people like Bernini, but he holds his own in making us really believe that the marble is cloth.
The Dance of Life (showing Munch accosted by Lust while Love waits and decays on either side)
The Scream- considered a possible drawing of a human soul, inspired by a bloody sunset on a bridge, also a culmination of anxiety and fear.
Seperation- a lithograph where the memory of one of his lovers pervades as hair over his shoulder on the shore of his summering place in Norway, probably.
The Kiss- his response to a kiss with an early lover, all-encompassing, overwhelming, but gloriously so.
Ashes- Edvard often felt "used" by women, drained by them (this inspires his "Vampyr" series, where life force is taken by various lovers, particularly Tulla, an obsessive wealthy girl who stalked him all over Europe).
Self Portrait with Skeleton Arm- Edvard would put fetuses, skeletons, and corpses in the borders of some of his prints, which I love.
Growing up in Kristiania, which is now Oslo, to a fiercely religious father and a sickly mother, Edvard Munch watched his family succumb to sickness, death, and insanity. His mother slowly wasted away, his best friend and dear sister Sophie died (he kept the chair she expired in for the rest of her life), and his sister Laura descended into madness and schizophrenia. His Aunt Karen, his father, and his youngest brother and sister lived on but forever in debt, living in more and more decrepit apartments.
Edvard was a master drawer, and very creative, but plagued with depression and bouts of extreme sickness. Because of his father's religious beliefs, he from an early age recalls thinking about how he would surely perish and end up in Hell. He also never managed to escape the idea of love/intimacy with being sinful- making every relationship with women he ever had doomed.
He would starve for days to afford paint, and in the papers he was known as Norway's most infamous artist, hated and feared. He "disgraced" his family and eventually moved between Oslo, Berlin, and Paris, borrowing money and drinking all day, creating gorgeous paintings laced with his common experiences with death, sickness, poverty, and emotional twists and turns that we could only barely portray.
Munch was a genius in how he showed his ideas- they are universally understood. Where other artists followed symbols and color ideas, Munch just painted how he felt. And it's so easy to feel exactly that- grief, exhaustion, terror, anxiety.
The intense psychology and the influence he exerted later on the Die Brucke movement in German Expressionism has spawned some of my favorite art- free of "rules" and expectations, but uninhibited, active, and gorgeous, in oft unsettling ways.
He is the ultimate master of manipulation. I feel loss of innocence, terrible guilt and immense sadness when I look at his things.
Only a few short months until I will be in New York to stand in front of The Scream, where I am totally sure I will weep a bit- Munch's things are so saturated, I don't believe I could help myself (I've only cried in front of Guernica, Picasso's huge canvas, and Seurat's Bathers before. The list will grow).
Dull Gret
Dutch Proverbs
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
Massacre of the Innocents
Tower of Babel
I love it when an artist has clearly staked out a niche, and then makes it entirely their own. The works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder are fantastic in this way- he has a formula, and he has made it near perfection, but flexible enough that he can warp the typical scene- a landscape with many figures and lots of action and perspective- into whatever surreal experience he wants us to feel.
He was a "Flemish Renaissance" artist. What that means is that he lived somewhere in the Southern Netherlands or Northern Belgium and spoke a dialect of Dutch particular to the area. Flanders was a big trading city and usually occupied by the Spanish or other invaders. This meant, however, that it was possible for many artists and forms of art to trickle in because of the outside influences as well as a result of their trading status.
Regardless, Bruegel is a badass. I love his scenes- they're like Hieronymous Bosch with their creepy vibes trickling into our blood and sort of making us wonder what was going on in his mind. I love his attention to detail, and while it can be exhausting going through his paintings it's because everything is vibrant and pulsating with energy. Even the peasants painted far off ice-skating on a winter day make you want to be there.
All images courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
What sort of night full of spooks, thrills, screams, (or for some of us, exams and sleep) would be complete without some supremely creepy details from The Garden of Earthly Delights? Hieronymous Bosch's triptych has its right and final panel descending into the depths of Hell, a rather dark and sulfuric place that is full of torture, inevitable death, and the surreal.
Also, just on a side note, I'm drinking one of those giant obnoxious cans of tea or lemonade or whatever. I only bought it because I am in a cafe with wicked fast internet and unfortunately this is the only thing that remotely tempted me. And now i have this ridiculously large tin of tea/lemonade/whatever and I feel rather silly. Who needs 24 oz. of this stuff all at once?!
There's something so terrifying and gorgeous about Klimt's work.
All of it has these seeping tones of sensuality, but The Kiss is still an ultimate favorite. People all over the world know this painting, and it is one of the most popular images from art history anywhere.
What I love about it is the uncertainty of what's going on. Is he kissing her, about to push her off the precipice her feet so delicately grip? Is he saving her, comforting her, or forcing her into this embrace? What happens to the characters Klimt paints is really up to the viewer. Right now, as it goes in my life, the precipice is the future. It's the next step, and these gorgeously painted creatures know no more about it than I do.
Edvard Munch doesn't really circumvent anything. He goes right for what he's feeling- betrayal, heartbreak, being misunderstood, isolation, narcissism. His art speaks volumes and it's full of mysticism and outright feeling. The Kiss has been one of my favorite works of his for a very long time- it's right up there with his The Dance of Life.
There's something so brooding about Munch's work that I relate to. The simplicity of what he's feeling is so obvious, but there are also many layers one can look for in this blatent display of emotions. What was the catalyst? What are the consequences? What are the implications of looking at this work this way?
The Kiss can be interpreted in many different ways to me. It shows how a kiss can momentarily combine two anatomies into one, or it can show, if you want to be dark, how emotions and expressions of such can feel imprisoning and claustrophobic- this kiss has implications beyond just the shared embrace. The Kiss can also be looked at in the two ways Munch showed it- a moment of being bare to the person you are kissing, or a moment of modesty and false promises. A clothed person could be hiding more.
In this way, Munch's obvious emotions really just create more questions than answers. I love his works more than words could ever try and express.
Flowers on the Windowsill
St. Ives from the Cemetery
St. Ives from Fernlea Terrace
One of my Art History professors in Switzerland, Dr. Brian Stanford, taught a class on how art and the brain work together. We studied people who end up with unorthodox circumstances and how their art is different from classical ideas of "art" and accomplished art.
Bryan Pearce, a Cornwall native, was born with Phenylketonuria, which resulted in his brain not developing normally. As a result, his art has amazing perspectives, use of color, and the most naive, gorgeous landscapes I've ever seen. I haven't been lucky enough to personally see his work (I didn't make it to the Tate when I was in London) but emotionally it is somewhat unsettling in a wonderful way.
What's amazing about Mr. Pearce is that he began exhibiting regularly and remained an artist his entire life. He was England's most famous naive artist, and with his disease he lived to the age of 77– something almost unheard of! Luckily, because he started working and exhibiting in his 30's, there are many prints and paintings of his that exist (prolific artists are the best- they have so much to show).
Yesterday at Sotheby's, Edvard Munch's pastel on board "The Scream" sold for a whopping $119,900,00.00 dollars, to an anonymous phone bidder.
At the most expensive art work ever sold at auction, what does this mean? Why is "The Scream" worth so much? I know that many (superior) websites and blogs have already written about this, but as a vehement fan of everything Edvard Munch, "The Scream" especially draws my attention.
1. It's the last copy of "The Scream" available !
There are four editions of Munch's "Scream"- three are in Norweigan museums. Rumors that a family in Qatar purchased the final pastel and board "Scream" are of course, just rumors, but it means that possibly the final "Scream" will be available to those outside Norway. (Unless the anonymous phone bidder was another Norwegian!) Basically, once this "Scream" is gone, there won't be another coming up for bid unless the Norwegian museums become extraordinarily strapped for cash, which I doubt will occur.
2. This piece is iconic.
This doesn't really need to be said, but it needs to be emphasized. "The Scream" ranks up with Da Vinci's "The Mona Lisa" as far as pop culture influence goes. Everybody knows it. Too bad that Munch didn't live to see his piece become so wonderful. Munch himself was a depressed man who died alone just before Norway was liberated in World War II. His life is punctuated by death, tragedy, and general melancholy. It's a rare masterpiece by a fantastic Expressionist artist, something to be treasured more for it's breakthrough technique and feeling rather than just for it's popularity in our culture.
3. The name says it all.
Artists are a brandthese days. "I own a Matisse still life", or "Yes, well this is a rare Goya that we have here!" are things that people like saying. Paintings by well known artists, especially good paintings, are harder and harder to come by, as they've been mostly snatched up by museums or private collectors. The opportunity to own a Rothko, a Picasso, or even a Munch is not one to be missed. Most of the masterpieces, from the Renaissance onward, are gone, and with them the chance to own a priceless piece of art. Every chance that is there must be seized, so to say.
4. Art is an investment (and a status symbol).
Since the 1990's, art has been a solid investment of capital. Art prices have not been dipping, and while sometimes at the annual auctions with Christie's and Sotheby's the estimates end up being more than the final bid, art has been a winner for a solid 20+ years now. If you have the money, and you want the prestige, art is a perfect place to go. Corporations these days are even beginning to invest in art- notably Deutsche Bank, which has amassed an impressive collection and even gives tours of it's collection.
5. Money doesn't really seem to matter to some.
If you can pay $120 million for a piece of art, what can't you buy? The art market in the last 20 years has underlined the fabulously wealthy and their want for some legitimacy in the world. Russia's explosion into the art market, Middle Eastern money, and South American and Asian dealers and elite are all vying for the few pieces that are worth buying, because the price is worth the class that comes with it. If you own eight homes, drive whatever car you fancy, and money is no object, picking up a fabulous piece at an auction seems almost compulsory.
My take on the auction: Money doesn't matter, clearly, but I hope that whoever purchased "The Scream" makes it available to the public for at least a little while before it becomes cloistered in a private collection. If the bidder were to even let it tour a few major museums first, well, that would be most excellent!
I feel that the significance of "The Scream" was missed a bit, that perhaps sensationalism and rarity drove the price upward rather than the sheer talent that Munch possessed. "The Scream" was first created in 1892- an incredibly early date for such a modern, non-representational piece. It's pure Expressionism, and much more abstract for it's time than anything produced in the 19th century. Decades ahead, Munch's "The Scream" has given the art world a look into his brilliant, tormented mind. I really hope that the significance of the piece isn't lost on the bidder.
Writing a paper, studying for an exam, listening to Eurotrash, consuming Red Bull.
I leave you with a detail from The Descent from the Cross, by Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden. This piece is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid- seeing it at the time I didn't understand how gorgeous this painting is. Even though I'm an atheist, I can appreciate the emotion, and the haptic feelings here in this piece.
Also, look at that blue! Egads! For being painted in 1435, this work sure blows my mind.
Ciao, I'm off to write about Miriam Schapiro and feminist art!
Any chance to be close to art is a chance I'll take. I'm an Art History major who loves art to the point that I have cried in front of a painting. Yup.
The Seattle Art Museum has a rather brilliant collection of art, and they had an ENORMOUS retrospect of Paul Gauguin, the French badass, asshole, and artistic genius. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take photographs in the Gauguin exhibit, but trust me: it was awesome! However, it was:
-Very crowded
-Full of babies (WHATTTT?)
-Really really dark
The rest of the museum was super quiet as a result, which was fantastic for me! I was able to take lots of pictures from weird angles and not get judged- I tend to take pictures from the floor, or sit on benches and balance the camera on my head because my hands aren't stable enough.
My favorite part is the old Italian wing, where they have lots of Byzantine paintings with amazing gold gilding, mostly on wood. The Baroque room is ostentatious and ridiculous, but nonetheless entertaining. The museum has a really great collection of objects and is laid out in a really great way so that you don't feel crowded by other people or feel like you've seen the art before- I always go back and find something new every time I visit.
My sophomore year of college, I took an Art History course focused on one of art's most fascinating figures: Pablo Picasso. It was taught by Professor Stanford, a brilliant and witty professor from Cornwall.
He taught the class as a personal view into Picasso's mentality as he was creating his works, and he illuminated so much about Picasso for me. I had always wondered why this guy who drew portraits like an insane person was so famous.
Picasso was a born genius, a bad ass, an insanely intelligent and talented man who was extraordinarily prodigious- I think he produced over 30,000 pieces in his life. However, the more I learned about Picasso the artist and Picasso the man, the more I was disgusted by the man.
Picasso, for all his brilliance, was an ass. He was a womanizer who never remained faithful to his lovers, and he loved babies and children. However, as soon as his children were grown, he didn't want them anymore- the naivete of children did something to him, but as adults they were more nuisances than anything. Paloma Picasso had to fight to keep her father's last name. He left behind chaos with the various lovers he had, and he seemed to feed off of the drama he created himself.
When people quote Picasso and worship the man rather than the art he produced, I have a problem with that. Morally, he was twisted at best. There is nothing wrong with finding melody and poetry in paintings of his or any of his work at all. However, people should know that the man who created these pieces was a rather cruel person prone to creating heart break, disappointment, and destruction, along with emotional abuse.
To speak personally, when I visited the Reina Sofia in Madrid, I saw Guernica, his amazing masterpiece- and I was emotionally overcome by the violence and pain writhing within the painting. I was touched by this work, utterly entranced, and could have spent hours in front of the painting. However, I was not entranced by the man the more I learned about him.


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If Wayne Gretzky is credited with growing the sport in the state of California and into the Sunbelt in the southern United States, James and Granato are responsible for growing the sport in two entire countries. Name one player currently in the Hockey Hall of Fame that has had that kind of effect on the game of hockey.I was rather disappointed by the commentary on Twitter yesterday about the Hockey Hall of Fame selections. As expected, no one really agreed on the selections. But about a third of the total men on there were making excuses for why the women should've been left off for more "worthy" men - particularly NHLers.
Bobby Orr? Wayne Gretzky? Gordie Howe? Maurice Richard?
If those four men grew the sport of hockey in North America through their skill, scoring, and charisma, then Cammi Granato and Angela James are long overdue for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Regardless of their scoring prowess, these two retired hockey players had more impact on their sport than 99% of the men currently in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
And they weren't prefacing it with, "the women deserve it but..." sort of commentary, either. It wasn't flat-out disrespectful, but between the lines it was. I'm not being overly sensitive when I say this, because it takes quite a lot to offend me, but it was obvious that there are a lot of men who don't consider women to be good enough to compete directly with men in that kind of setting.
So it was a nice surprise to read this post from Teebz. There were quite a few men who were thrilled by women being included in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and were disappointed with the other selections. But even some of them were saying that the women ought to have their own category. I was, too, but I was saying that because it'd avoid things like this. Don't get me wrong, I certainly do not think all men are troglodytes. But there still is a large segment of society who are.
I've asked other women about whether they've faced this kind of thing before - blatant sexism in sports. About half have and half haven't. It usually runs along an age divide, but not always. Some of it has to do with location. But people - both men and women - get so surprised by my stories of sexist comments that I've received over the years. It leaves me scratching my head; I don't know why they're so surprised.
And frankly, they shouldn't be. From what I saw yesterday on Twitter, there are still plenty of men who view women as sub-human. They just don't voice it now; they talk their way around it so that it's not so obvious. Implication thru omission is a very passive-aggressive way to go about things, if you ask me.