I can not wait until I have the means to leave my mother and her abusive home and her love that she dangles in front of me like some sort of consolation prize. I am afraid of her.

in lighter news, it is almost spring...and tomorrow, it will rise as high as 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Utopian ideals aside--the final point I'd like to make about Tamayo, and about painting in general, is that once you get used to it, it's the relationships between colors and forms that make them beautiful, rather than the colors and forms themselves. Radical contrast breeds excitement, complex harmony, and a beauty that is rich, deep and all- ( Read more... )

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The dearth of readily accessible female role models for young women (not based solely on their sexuality) seems to be ever decreasing. I could name hundreds of popular cultural icons that do virtually nothing but denigrate the image of women, and very few popular, mass-media and/or "hip"/"cool" (also known as: not marketed as alternative, aka at ( Read more... )

Be resourceful. You can use pots and pans as musical instruments. You can draw on xerox paper for starters with ink, crayons, thick markers, or fine pens. You don't need a stage to dance on, you can dance in the driveway ( Read more... )

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What is the purpose of art?
Is there a reason to create?
Is everyone an artist?
Why make art?

I hate the holiday season, I hate everything that Christmas is besides the fact that tonight I am finally spending the Eve with people whom I feel close to and happy to be around. The Beta Band is playing on the radio, the puppies are fighting, Joe is on his laptop as usual, Steve is disappearing in and out of rooms. There is wine and food. The ( Read more... )