Speaking of Art....

Thanks so much for your comment, and sorry for the...

2012-04-10T19:03:33.123+02:00

Thanks so much for your comment, and sorry for the very delayed response! Your information about visiting museums and admission prices is a very interesting subject. As a native New Yorker, I don't mind about paying museum entry fees, as I feel it is a positive action in maintaining museums and keeping art available to society. However, when considering that in the UK where museums are mostly without entry fees (except in the case of special traveling exhibits) it seems the government thinks enough of art to keep museums open to anyone who walks in, despite economics. There is something comforting in this. Something that says a society values the arts. Wish there was more of that!

Hi Maria, saw this link from a post you had on Don...

2012-01-15T20:21:56.902+01:00

Hi Maria, saw this link from a post you had on Donna Beech's facebook wall. It is a thought provoking subject, art. On many counts! I cannot even begin to pontificate on it! I do feel quite fortunate to be able to take advantage of the museumcaart here in The Netherlands. I don't think I would frequent the museums as much as I do if not for the yearly pass. 2 things I want to add. 1- the people buy up a lot of the highly prized art from the auctions houses, Christies and Sotheby's are mostly in it for the prestige and status. Oh well. 2 - New York City offers a suggested donation at many of it's museums, my sister notes the native NYers pay the full price, European tourists know this policy and pay whatever. Therre are also many free days at designated times and days. Here is a link http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2010/05/free_museum_hou_2.php

Did enjoy the post! Keep well.

Maria, I am such a big fan of your writing and I&#...

2011-06-27T06:56:17.014+02:00

Maria, I am such a big fan of your writing and I'm so glad you are back sharing your thoughts. You have such a great style - the way you invite the reader into your story, I feel like I was there with you. I can identify with so many things, they way that when we grew up, you just went "out" all day, on your bike or scooter and "played", and had the freedom to just explore, think and wonder, as you so eloquently put it. I watched the TED talk with Maira Kalman and smiled the whole way through - She gets it, right? She really can connect with her audience on such an authentic level. I am really looking forward to your next post!

Wow Maria, that is a great post. I wish I knew Hel...

2011-06-26T13:05:37.482+02:00

Wow Maria, that is a great post. I wish I knew Helen when I worked at 20 as well, she seems like a great person. She was an angel to you and I'm glad she looked after you b/c when I met you, you were all sorted out and ready for overseas life.

Electra has started her own blog! She is entering...

2011-02-06T21:39:53.477+01:00

Electra has started her own blog! She is entering installments... Please follow the link to read more....

Vita Sackville-West's mother was not the Spani...

2011-01-27T02:30:57.027+01:00

Vita Sackville-West's mother was not the Spanish dancer named Pepita - that was her maternal grandmother. Vita's mother was Lady Victoria Sackville-West (half-spanish, half English) who married her first cousin Lord Sackville-West.
- Laura

Thanks, it's so true, I made the photo larger,...

2010-09-29T15:11:22.046+02:00

Thanks, it's so true, I made the photo larger, but it still does no justice - you must catch a show sometime!

seems really something - his art. but the pic is a...

2010-09-29T15:05:11.582+02:00

seems really something - his art. but the pic is a bit small in size one can't make out the finer details.

Thank you for sharing these with us... and for sha...

2010-07-30T21:46:22.771+02:00

Thank you for sharing these with us... and for sharing yourself.

2010-07-30T21:44:19.330+02:00

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So very awesome. O Shakespeare In lov...

2010-07-23T18:21:10.397+02:00

So very awesome.
O Shakespeare
In love--
how exciting, so wish I could have been there

pouring out in cups of rain dripping acid rain tea...

2010-07-23T18:16:46.306+02:00

pouring out in cups of rain
dripping acid rain tears
tortured
torn
tear

Language arts. The walls on caves the story told t...

2010-07-23T18:13:48.846+02:00

Language arts.
The walls on caves
the story told
the emotions that go
beyond
time
through
a timeless language
that is the HUMAN EXPERIENCE, Elecetera

Exactly!

2010-07-23T18:11:44.358+02:00

Exactly!

Sure you can, just send me an email (roel@jottem-a...

2010-07-21T11:32:21.263+02:00

Sure you can, just send me an email (roel@jottem-amsterdam.nl) and ill you send some pictures!

Roel.

Nice, Maria! I agree with you about everything...I...

2010-07-18T01:56:28.607+02:00

Nice, Maria! I agree with you about everything...It is surprising how much of the film has remained with me today.

Hey Thanks Roel, No worries, I have added your lin...

2010-07-12T16:17:52.102+02:00

Hey Thanks Roel,
No worries, I have added your link to my list of friends webpages. Can we see an update of the final creation that was started that day?
Thanks,
Maria McCabe

Hi Maria, Great to read that you had such a good ...

2010-07-12T07:59:18.433+02:00

Hi Maria,

Great to read that you had such a good time! Hope you dont mind that I inform your visitors about our guerrilla marketing agency that came up with the idea and did the production of this event:

www.jottem-amsterdam.nl

Roel Stevens
Founder of Jottem!

Norbert, let's get some of your stuff on here ...

2010-06-06T09:34:33.623+02:00

Norbert, let's get some of your stuff on here too.. It's too good to be kept hidden from the world...

These pics are sweet. I love them.

2010-06-06T03:04:48.186+02:00

These pics are sweet. I love them.

I absolutely loved this post. I didn't know ab...

2010-05-25T10:12:51.879+02:00

I absolutely loved this post. I didn't know about the existence of "the pieta of our generation", it was a momentous revelation for me.

I will probably link to this particular post in my next post.

PS I went through some of your posts too. Very interesting pieces of art being discussed. Nice.

My darling Maria, my Ego, my Id I am deaf dumb and...

2010-05-25T01:35:32.342+02:00

My darling Maria, my Ego, my Id
I am deaf dumb and blind
without you
you make me exist
my Annie Sullivan
you give me voice
maria, my Ego, My Id
forever yours..... Electra

Fun Ma!

2010-05-23T14:07:47.029+02:00

Fun Ma!

Excellent stuff, Maria, really engrossing. I just ...

2010-05-19T20:14:00.693+02:00

Excellent stuff, Maria, really engrossing. I just wrote a whole long comment and Blogger managed to erase it, so I'll sum up: our comic was about a boy named Snitafool, his friend Carnaderf, a tiny boy named Poppy Doodles, and countless others. Even after tiring of drawing the comic, we kept on creating characters, most with punny names such as Sue Baru. None of this stuff survived, for better or worse...

Art is romance in tangible form. You see a soulles...

2010-05-17T22:29:06.460+02:00

Art is romance in tangible form. You see a soulless representation of a woman sleeping. I see a woman who inspired a man to draw a woman sleeping and coming from a "drawer" that means a lot. Be proud you got into his soul enough to get him to do this. He doesn't deserve any more.