Art

80/100 Mary Blair

I love Mary Blair’s art. She uses color in the most brilliant way that sets off my joy meter like the zing of harp strings. Her characters and motifs are just the best. I know many people deride the “It’s A Small World” ride as the worst two minutes of their lives, but I could …

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79/100 Museums

When someone suggests that you “go to your happy place” it seems like many people think of a beach. My happy place isn’t somewhere sunny, (see the previous red faced post about my pasty skin & you’ll know it’s true!) it’s an art museum. Really, I’ll take ANY museum. They are my favorite places. I …

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78/100 Auntie Mame

I was lucky enough to have been born with a whole bunch of amazing Aunties. Each one of them taught me so many wonderful things & like Auntie Mame says to Patrick, they “opened doors for me I never even knew existed.” I wouldn’t be the person I am without my Aunties. I love Auntie …

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77/100 Maira Kalman

Nobody paints pinks the way that Maira Kalman does. I hope one day I can reach her level of mastery over the color pink. Every time I look at her work I think THAT’S IT! That’s the perfect pink. Then I turn the page and she has done it again. Her words are conversational & …

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76/100 Dancing

A year ago today I had surgery to repair my torn ACL. Which is to say, my busted knee. I messed it up dancing at my cousin Jessica’s wedding. You know that saying, “Dance like no one is watching?” That has never been a problem for me. Since I was a little girl mesmerized by …

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75/100 Bill Withers

Today was a hard one. I was so tired after chaperoning a 5th grade field trip to the Natural History Museum. Then everything that could go wrong with my painting did. Some nights are like that. I think I am understanding the medium better and then, I can’t get my paint to mix right, or …

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74/100 Yayoi Kasuma

Yayoi Kasuma is a Japanese artist whom I greatly admire. She has struggled with her mental health for most of her life. I’m sure that this is why she has such an interesting take on our world. I believe she is best known for her polka dot installations, but she does a lot of different …

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73/100 Frazey Ford

I first heard Frazey Ford’s voice when she sang with the Be Good Tanyas. It’s such a compelling sound. I was very excited when she released her first solo album, because it had organs and a touch of soul music. It was like the best of all worlds. I love her second album even more! …

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72/100 Patty Duke

Thanks to Nick at Nite & little to no curbing of my voracious appetite for television by my parents, I was introduced to “The Patty Duke Show” in elementary school. I looooooved it. I was so in love with Patty Duke that I read her autobiography in fifth grade. I was pretty obsessed. Then I …

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71/100 Blythe

Oh, Blythe dolls! How I love them. The ultimate holy grail of Blythe dolls is the Kenner doll released in the 1970’s. When I was collecting them in early 2001, they were already super sought after and in high demand. I don’t have myself a Kenner, but I do have a bunch of the released …

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