Month: May 2021
Din isprăvile lui Iepurilă Colorilă – cartea D (3)
… Adică, în continuare, paginile următoare ale cărții de colorat pe care am primit-o de la Dede de Crăciun. Mulțumesc, Dede, deși ai mai văzut și pe Instagram ce am făcut din ea!
În curând, restul din agenda de colorat și noi semne de carte cu flori, până să termin și să pozez oceanul dispărut…
Giannoulis Chalepas, Greece’s Mad Sculptor
An artist’s pained life and his masterpieces.
Late last year, an article of mine was published by John Maberry’s Eagle Peak Annual on the life of one of Greece’s best-known sculptors, Giannoulis (“Little John”) Chalepas. I’m sharing here with John’s kind permission.
Chalepas translates into “hardship” in Greek and I think you’ll agree that the man’s life lived up to his surname. And yet, Chalepas is widely considered the best sculptor in his native Greece, where he’s called “the Greek Rodin.”
An early talent
Chalepas was born in Tinos, an island considered the center of modern Greek sculpture. Walking on its picturesque cobbled streets, you meet at every point the signs of art and artistic creation or expression.
He grew up in an environment of dust, marble, and clay. His father was one of the greatest craftsmen of the island, whose artistic and business endeavors brought him all the way to Smyrna…
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Una de piratas…
Yannick and the Golden Apple II
Second part of Yannick’s story – Bretagne has beautiful legends!
The Workers Who Tricked the Devil
Nikolas’ stories, always interesting!
I came across a delightful story on Atlas Obscura the other day and wanted to share with you.
When the Gothic-style St. Mary Church (Marienkirche) was being built in Lübeck in the mid-13th century, local legend has it that none other than Satan himself stopped by the construction site to see what was afoot. The workers, scared to tell him the truth, told the devil they were building a magnificent wine bar. The devil was so excited to have some more souls come his way, he began to lend a hand with the construction.
It was only when the basilica was nearly finished that the prince of darkness realized he had been tricked. In his rage, he picked up a large slab to destroy the church, but a quick-thinking laborer promised him that they would build a wine bar in the same neighborhood. This pacified the devil, who dropped the…
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Medieval Matresses
Maybe you didn’t know. ..
First of all, let me apologize for the week-long delay in posting. I had my first vaccine (Astra) and it had quite the kick. Then, Electra had it and she was even worse than me. Between taking care of her and the wee one, I had precious free time in my hands for the other things I love such as blogging.
I’m back with an attempt to dispel two common myths about sleeping conditions in the Middle Ages. Some people think that everyone slept on straw, as you may do in a stable. Others imagine everyone sleeping on mattresses, albeit of a more, ahem, organic variety than we’re used to nowadays. Both of these are wrong, as Alice Twain explains on Quora.
Straw Matting
When we think of reeds on the floor, we tend to imagine something similar to what is done in stables, whose floor is covered with straw…
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Din isprăvile lui Iepurilă Colorilă – cartea D (2)
Adică, în continuare, paginile următoare ale cărții de colorat pe care am primit-o de la Dede de Crăciun. Mulțumesc, Dede, deși ai mai văzut și pe Instagram ce am făcut din ea!
Iar voi, dacă nu ați mai văzut cum arată un păun, un elefant, un motan și un pește tatuați, vedeți acum….
The Beauty and Power of Woman
You know already the image from the cover of my short stories collection on mermaids…
I’m sure many of you have seen the painting of a beautiful mermaid combing her hair with a dreamy look on her face. Mermaids have fascinated artists and writers for centuries. John William Waterhouse is no exception.
Mythology and tales have had a great impact on his work. He was a renowned and notable English painter and draftsman. His paintings were characterized by an intense appreciation of natural light and setting, and a deep inspiration from bold, strong, and beautiful female figures.
He had an eye for natural beauty and beautiful female figures. He painted several portraits of some of the era’s most famous women. One of my personal favorites is his fascinating portrayal of Cleopatra, a woman of mystery in the Western imagination. It’s never been completely agreed upon whether Cleopatra was more alluring due to her beauty or her brilliance. Waterhouse has managed to intertwine the two traits…
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Din isprăvile lui Iepurilă Colorilă – cartea D (1)
În primul rând, să vi-l prezint pe adevăratul Iepurilă Colorilă, care a devenit și un avatar al meu. Era pe coperta unei cărți de colorat când eram eu mică. Nu-i așa că semănăm? (Minus uneltele de colorat – ale mele sunt markere, carioci subțiri, pixuri cu gel și creioane colorate).
Acum, să vă prezint cartea de colorat pe care am primit-o de la Dede de Crăciun (împreună cu creioane colorate, alte cărți și dulciuri, a fost un pachet surpriză, care m-a bucurat mult!) și ce a făcut din ea Iepurilă Colorilă (că a terminat-o și urmează la colorat alta primită de Moș Nicolae, Oceanul Dispărut). Desigur, v-o prezint în trei episoade…
Corabia cu gânduri a Marinei Costa - Marina Costa s shipload of thoughts 
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