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Some Healing in Haiti
The earthquake in Haiti rocked everyone. It was so tragic and still is because there has not been much relief for this already poor and downtrodden country. The process for recovery is so slow. However, when I saw this story about art helping business in Haiti it brought a little bright spot of hope for some progression. The Haitian people are familiar with these brightly painted buses and to see them back again signals some sign of recovery with the business of painting buses, as small and as mundane as that seems in comparison to other dire necessities needed. Since Easter is about rebirth, I see a little bit of…
Health Care
“I lived in a time in which there was liberty in America…” This is what I’ll be telling my grand kids. I normally don’t offer political commentary in my blog. There is a time and a place and with the recent Obama health care bill passage, now is the time. If there is one issue that I have felt strongly about (as so many others do), this is it. I can see the writing on the wall of what is to come. Actually, this post has an art mention. This is the email that I sent out recently to those who care about this health care issue. If you don’t…
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Gaman
I was unfamiliar with the arts that came out of the Japanese American Internment Camps. This is the theme of The Renwick exhibit, The Art of Gaman, Arts and Creafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942 – 1946. There are more than 120 pieces that were produced by the prisoners to lessen the grimness of their camp life. These include musical instruments, household ornaments, teapots and craft objects. Gaman in Japanese means “to bear the seemingly unbearable with dignity and patience.” I’ve just added a new word to my vocabulary. This new discovery, new word of the day and these birds are very inspirational for one of my new…
