Category Archives: Art in the world

The Purpose of Art

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity. — Glenn Gould

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NaPoWriMo – Day Fourteen

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Busy day doing not much of anything and I’m trying to work with the NaPoWriMo prompt and now I’ve forgotten what it was really all about… You’ve taken that quiz: what x number of people living or dead would you … Continue reading →

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Ah HA! The Job of the Artist

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

I started reading “No Time to Spare” by Ursula K. LeGuin and what a read it is. A blurb on the back by New York Times Book Reviewer Melissa Febos promised “The pages sparkle with lines that make a reader … Continue reading →

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Keeping Pete’s Light Alive

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Thanks to John McCutcheon and the fine folks at the Eighth Step for giving us all a welcome shot in the arm by remembering and letting us all sing along to some great songs of hope and resistance. Well May … Continue reading →

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Cold January Hath Arriveth

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

Last night the howling wind continued but it blew away all the Farenheits and this morning it was 15F. I toodled off to Williamstown for an hour of drawing from selections in the Manton Collection at the Clark. An hour … Continue reading →

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