tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post1610308708265502832..comments2023-12-16T23:54:45.620+13:00Comments on . . . All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude . . . : Lemon Meringue Phi, blistered toes & the oceanClaire Beynonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-76859401198509821852010-08-09T10:47:20.838+12:002010-08-09T10:47:20.838+12:00Hello Melissa
I've been like a bag of Liquori...Hello Melissa<br /><br />I've been like a bag of Liquorice Allsorts lately - here, there and everywhere. (Do have Liquorice Allsorts in the US? They are black & brightly coloured stripe-y, dotty, solid, stretchy liquorice sweets? They come in all shapes and sizes and you don't how much you like them until you pop the first one into your mouth and then you can't stop eating them till the whole bag's gone?) Life's been like this... all or nothing. Coming and Going . Arthur and Martha. Child and old woman. . Anyway, thank you for saying you enjoyed this post. I've worried in case I'm coming across as a bit of a fruit loop these days, or like someone who's losing her marbles. Then again, we all lose our marbles from time to time, don't we? And then we get it all together again, yes? <br /><br />I wish I could invite you over to paint a poem on my wall on my 50th birthday! <br /><br />Be well.<br />Love to you<br />ClaireClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-9549027534868345762010-08-09T02:02:13.816+12:002010-08-09T02:02:13.816+12:00oh, Claire,
this is a wonderful posting...
the pai...oh, Claire,<br />this is a wonderful posting...<br />the painting, pie, the buckles and straps and seat belt tightening...<br />thanks..<br />happy 50...melissashookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-50599844051013803882010-08-08T10:01:06.826+12:002010-08-08T10:01:06.826+12:00Dear Map. I love your way of seeing things; what&#...Dear Map. I love your way of seeing things; what's there and what's not yet there. The weather's been apt, yes, for where I'm going in this work, but it's been testing too. Dear old no. 22 does not do well when it rains for days... I've had to call both an electrician and a builder up here to check the wiring and roofing... Seems there's a fault along the roofline, damp in the ceiling space above my bed. Ah me. It hasn't been altogether comforting rain, I must admit. But everything will be rinsed clean come Tuesday. <br /><br />I'm happy to think you'll be enjoying the LMPhi today! L, C xClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-58861612361790337182010-08-08T08:37:56.197+12:002010-08-08T08:37:56.197+12:00How apt dear cb that the skies have opened and rai...How apt dear cb that the skies have opened and rain has been unceasing, seemingly for days, as you explore and give shape to 'waters you have known'. I'm intrigued by the small windows - those with images that are already sounding, as well as those that are not yet filled. Like eyes that are yet to open and reveal their way of seeing. <br />Today I am making LMPhi. <br />PxPam Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422149903301168261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-57125235287259234212010-08-07T10:40:16.599+12:002010-08-07T10:40:16.599+12:00Dear T. I always see you as an artist, someone who...Dear T. I always see you as an artist, someone who's been engaged in the process of image-making your whole life. How exciting that you're contemplating taking up painting classes... yes, yes, yes! <br /><br />I'm using oils at the moment - Senelier, fast-drying oils, often combined with Liquin (a delicious, viscous medium that extends the oils, enabling one to achieve layers of transparent colour.). Your experience with water-based oils on glass is bound to enhance anything new you take on. Best of luck - and shout out any time you'd like to know about materials, etc... I will happily pass on whatever I know (although what I know is mostly like my cooking - a case of intuitive, hit & miss!)<br /><br />Have a great weekend - <br />Love<br />ClaireClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-88279712579873491622010-08-07T10:31:48.957+12:002010-08-07T10:31:48.957+12:00Ah, Rachel... you know this path where nothing is ...Ah, Rachel... you know this path where nothing is incidental and we are constantly making choices. How odd it is that we still find ourselves startled by the unsurprising surprise of it all, the way we stumble blinking into sunlight. It's so very good to know you're out there, Rachel. Thanks for the poetry of your words and for the way you've focused in on 'awe'. L, CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-20683585357806883582010-08-07T10:26:08.457+12:002010-08-07T10:26:08.457+12:00Dear Susan - hello! Yes, we have Advent calendars ...Dear Susan - hello! Yes, we have Advent calendars here, too. I also loved them as a child for all the reasons you did. They taught us children great patience, I think! How hard it was not to peel back those unopened windows to take a peek! And how could you could possibly resist the chocolate once you'd broken through the perforated seal, opened the window that was supposed to bar entry till such-and-such-a date?! I loved the game of it. The sense of mystery. The idea of exercising control, indulgence and restraint all at the same time! <br /><br />Thank you for your generous comments re; the new painting. And for making these associations. L, CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-58377293912078105752010-08-07T10:17:06.284+12:002010-08-07T10:17:06.284+12:00Dear Elisabeth - change is definitely in the air, ...Dear Elisabeth - change is definitely in the air, yes. Despite its haranguing, it is exciting and will (we trust) be ultimately empowering. <br /><br />I suppose it's not entirely surprising that things should choose 'now' to come so thick and fast. What was your 'on the cusp of fifty' year like, Elisabeth? We are all so different and yet so very like each other... <br /> <br />You are someone who understands change, I think - the disruption it can cause and the necessity for it. Paradox. Paradox. Always paradox?! <br /><br />The word lemon gets me salivating, too. There's just about nothing a lemon can't add life to.<br /><br />Thank you, Elisabeth. L, CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-77937014382644199062010-08-07T03:03:31.652+12:002010-08-07T03:03:31.652+12:00Claire, your apparent energy leaves me gasping at ...Claire, your apparent energy leaves me gasping at times -- no wonder your toes are blistered!<br /><br />I've been contemplating taking up oil painting, something I've never EVER considered before I began using water-mixable oils on glass at my job. What kind of paint do you use? <br /><br />Your work is an inspiration!T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-45377574004694459342010-08-07T02:25:52.760+12:002010-08-07T02:25:52.760+12:00I think you're doing exactly what you are supp...I think you're doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing. You have already lead yourself there, unknowingly and now knowing and seeing will make the transition and the change that much more awesome - emphasis on the awe.RachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-18675800764469008452010-08-07T01:09:46.268+12:002010-08-07T01:09:46.268+12:00there's something so enticing about these smal...there's something so enticing about these small windows into another world, especially worlds of water, which for me resonates hugely. as a child, i loved advent calendars at Christmas--do you have those in your part of the world? where you get to open a little window each day of advent, ending on Christmas Eve. that's what this wonderful art made me think of... lovely, claire!susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100640878581081403.post-75306813926658501392010-08-07T00:33:48.756+12:002010-08-07T00:33:48.756+12:00You're an artist, a writer and a mathematician...You're an artist, a writer and a mathematician on the cusp of fifty years. How exciting. Change is in the air. <br /><br />Sixteen windows onto weather and water, wonderful.<br /><br />And my mouth is salivating at the thought of all those lemons in the pie. The mention of the word lemon and I salivate.<br /><br />Thanks, Claire.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com