Author Archives: Victoria

The Barackulus effect

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Victoria

This is too much fun not to post. My sis sent me a blog called Obamafoodorama. You’ll get a kick out of the site. Once there, check out HIS recent trip to Ottawa and the cookie shop, Le Moulin de … Continue reading →

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Neoteric Art

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Victoria

I recently discovered Neoteric Art, a blog out of Chicago written by two painters, William Dolan and Norbert Marszalek. They conduct thoughtful online interviews on their site. This one is excerpted from one with the painter and printmaker Diane Thodos, … Continue reading →

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It must schwing

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Victoria

A pal gave me the stunning DVD- BlueNote, A Story of Modern Jazz – guaranteed to make you jump up and schwing, to put it in Alfred Lion terms. Lion and his childhood friend Francis Wolff, built BlueNote into what it became … Continue reading →

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Snows of March

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Victoria

The blizzard, which is now nothing but melting snow and cerulean skies. A couple of paintings started and early morning sunrises. I hate to see winter go, but it’s time to plant.  It’s very flattering to see one of my … Continue reading →

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Grow yer own

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Victoria

We’re in the middle of a winter storm with predictions of up to 10″ of snow….but that probably won’t happen. It’s blowing white outside and feels like one of those old-time blizzards in Nova Scotia  – with drifts that used … Continue reading →

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New York and Jack Sals Re/Vision

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Victoria

I finally got into NY yesterday to see my friend Jack Sal’s exhibit at Zone Contemporary, a new gallery on 57th St that opened with his show this January. It was a whirlwind trip that ended with a very brief … Continue reading →

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Open space in Chester County

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Victoria

This past Saturday, I went to a well attended and inspiring meeting at the Chester County Historical Society, ‘The Future of Open Space in Chester County’. Anne Pickering of the Daily Local Newspaper moderated a panel discussion between members of the … Continue reading →

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You gotta dance

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Victoria

I love all types of dance and lately, haven’t seen enough live performances. I watched ‘Something to Dance About‘ last night on PBS, a biography about Jerome Robbins. The choreographer who partnered with Leonard Bernstein on West Side Story, directed … Continue reading →

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Promoting the arts

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Victoria

I’m promoting the new online shop of my work at 1000Markets. They have a beautiful interface, and maybe 1/8th of the traffic that Etsy has. But they’ve already had some great press on Real Simple. You can read it here.

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A Poet and the ‘planet of antiquity’

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Victoria

I’m reading the 2006 Poet Laureate Donald Hall’s ‘Unpacking the boxes’, that I had gotten recently, a belated Xmas gift. It’s almost unthinkable to remember the days when milk was delivered to the front or back doors of residences, (Charlie Chips … Continue reading →

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