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Archive for December, 2007

On drawing half an orange

Somehow, I wrote this back in October and never published it.  Maybe it makes the whole orange make more sense. 
My koan for the last few years: if an artist doesn’t ever pick up a pen, is she still an artist?
I have always loved to draw, and paint, and all the rest of it.  The less [...]

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Good Housekeeping

I went on retreat at the SSJE monastery in Cambridge over the last few days.  Most of that is the sort of private stuff that does stay private, but the first night deserves to be shared.
Monday is the brothers’ sabbath, so guests are on their own for dinner.  At first, I relished the idea of [...]

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the orange, complete

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Great Light

Lucy’s bedtime at our house has become an hour of solemn ritual, culminating in the final walk to the bedroom.  First farewell to the toys, then undressing, then bath and toothbrushing and a scramble to sit, wrapped in a towel, on Mommy and Daddy’s bed.  Lucy and her father have story time in our bedroom, while [...]

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