In this conversation, Ruth and Shari discuss Beatrice Godwin Whistler, Peach Blossoms and Sandro Botticelli’s Venus, enhance by a portion of John Clare’s poem, I am. The conversation covers the challenges of women artists, and how women are portrayed, a common theme we often return to, because the mysteries are never ending. We hope you…
Month: August 2024
Finding Your Inner Curator
We talk a lot about Arting As Conversation, as a way of using art to connect to ourselves, to each other and to the world around us. And this is one of the reasons we knew we had to share our experiences with it. The process of Arting, of looking for art and putting pieces…
Our Many Selves: An Arting Conversation
In this conversation, we discuss Stanley William Hayter, Centerausse and Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas, complemented by John Clare’s poem, I am. The conversation is rich in imagery and in our discussion on how we manage the multiple selves that share our body – how our internal contradictions are challenges yet gifts that make us…
It’s All About Perspective
There is no question that society is in a state of turmoil. Whatever you think about social media and the fracturing of our media infrastructure, it has elevated the truth that perspective matters. Where you stand, how you see and hear, the history you bring to an issue, the way your body processes senses, the…