Cut these words and they would bleed; they are vascular and alive; they walk and run.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer & philosopher (1803-1882)
Plumb Bob & Haiku Islands - Oil, liquin & pastel on paper - CB 2009
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Dripping script, an archipelago. Elegant, Claire!
ReplyDelete"I was simmering, simmering, simmering; Emerson brought me to a boil." -- Walt Whitman
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ReplyDeleteEmerson and Whitman, eh?
A potent combination if ever there was one.
L, C
Thanks for your comment, Mim - and I love the word 'archipelago'... it brings to mind an ancient, dreaming island where dodos might still be found huddling an egg between their feet.
ReplyDeleteOh my god you are a wonder. Such delicacy and strength. Wow and wow.
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Your art makes me feel physically better.
Dear Rebecca - your comment made me teary. What more to say, but thank you xx.
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