Amusements
HUMAN ENDEAVORS…
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In Sunday’s NYTimes, an article about the translated Hamilton soon to appear in Hamburg. The article is interesting in itself, but I wanted to particularly share how some uniquely difficult lyrics got translated.
P.S. Did you know that, after New York and London, Hamburg is the largest musical theatre venue in the world?! I surely did not know this before reading this.
“I have always been a fiber artist, but have also been a writer/illustrator, painter, wearable art maker, costume designer, muralist, print-maker, and a mother. My work is the fusion of traditional needlework (skills given to me by my mother and grandmother), with the fine arts: drawing, painting, printing, and printmaking, along with a lot of mixed media. I tend to work in series; one of my ongoing series is the celebration of women’s lives, portraits and "herstories."
I work intuitively. Each work is made using multilayered processes: exploring "what if" and experimenting with what might happen if I mix and match whatever medium I’m utilizing at the moment. I draw, paint, dye, and print onto fabric, paper, or both, which are then quilted, beaded, hand- or machine-embroidered, and embellished with things from "my collections." I also do collages with the same kind of embellishments. “
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Way back when the pandemic started, several artists, authors, celebrities jumped board the Zoom train and created some pretty interesting respites for our weary, quaranteed souls. Among them was a series that Mo Willems created, especially for the young-at-heart. (Mo is the author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny, and many more favorites of the young (and me). I shared a bit on my blog here.
A series of making art and doodling with author Mo Willems while we were all isolated. Still a good idea.
Well, Mo was interviewed on the NYTimes Book Review recently. It’s here. Among other things, he believes the Peanuts collection should be read - again and again.
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