Posts in the “ART” category
Ortolan Honey
by angeliska on April 26, 2010
(Painting by Remedios Varo) Are you ready for a journey through the wilds of my brain, via l’internet? Let’s go! Oh, but first — I can’t stop singing this song: There Goes a Tenner (Tara got it stuck there!) It (…)
Magic Windows #12
by angeliska on April 20, 2010
Hooray, it’s Magic Windows time! It’s been the most gorgeous, luscious spring here – the last few days have been stormy and sullen (in a really enticing way!) Normally, I’m not a fan of gray and gloomy weather, but the (…)
Magic Windows #11
by angeliska on April 6, 2010
A miraculous thing happened the other day – my sweetheart found a magical dumpster filled with all sorts of wonderful things. The very best was this killer cotton candy maker: As you can see, it works very well indeed. The (…)
Serpentine Honey
by angeliska on March 11, 2010
(Photograph by Muhammed Muheisen) A street performer uses a snake in his act on a road near Islamabad, Pakistan. I do not know the provenance of this photo, unfortunately. I tried using TinEye, to no avail. Anyhow, it makes me (…)
Autumnal Perfumes
by angeliska on December 1, 2009
Due to the seasonal lag caused by my propinquity to the equator and global warming, it’s really just barely beginning to feel like a true autumn. The leaves here do change color a bit, though nothing so stunning as what (…)
Huexoloti Honey
by angeliska on November 26, 2009
(Photo by Red-Star) Turkeys are such strange birds. Ugly-beautiful, and regal-ridiculous. Have you ever seen one flying wild? It’s like a giant feathered cannonball shot through the woods. Hilarious and shocking. We saw wild turkeys in Osyka Springs, Mississippi when (…)
Midnight Honey
by angeliska on October 22, 2009
“Gypsy Interiors is a series of portraits capturing the private world of these outwardly loud, vivacious people. Here he finds a rich and profound intimacy, hidden but exhibited among antique furniture, tapestries, paintings, religious images, china, staircases and mirrors, set (…)
Magic Windows #4
by angeliska on October 9, 2009
Summer’s dwindling has brought the storms: this one was coming for me before I began my journey. I outran it in high-heeled boots, the wind lashing at my leftover locks, head newly half-shorn, walking through the drive-through at the bank. (…)
Laudanum Honey
by angeliska on September 9, 2009
This past weekend, we made a quick jaunt to San Antonio to see Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey at the McNay Museum. It was truly everything I could have wished for and more- completely worth the trip. I (…)
Voyages: Chicago
by angeliska on September 1, 2009
So, remember when I went to Chicago? I’m just now finding a minute to write about all that, so forgive the vast rewind- as per usual, I create my own time-space continuum and all that. I find myself in a (…)
