Sunday, June 10, 2012
"Intuitive Efforts"
5:42pm
After adding many new photos to both the Metropolitan and the Brooklyn Egyptian art photo galleries, I felt in the mood for an intuitive effort. I got a nice big 11x14 sheet of bristol board, and waited to see what would come. Words came first: |
In the beginning, the force of intention propelling forward, pushes us from comfortable hesitation. |
After waiting quite a while for the right ending word, I then 'heard' a loud voice, "Why haven't you?" As in "Why haven't you started drawing?" I drew: |
(P.S. I note that exactly one year ago, I was refurbishing the Egyptian museum photo galleries and moving them to joanannlansberry.com. Last year, I'd updated the old ones at joanlansberry.com, as well. So far, I'm not that motivated this year. If you want the latest and 'greatest', it's at joanannlansberry.com.)
Thursday, June 14, 2012
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Bowl decorated with hippopotami Predynastic Period, Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.E. Mesaid, Egypt, excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, 1911; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt. Pottery (Nile silt ware), Height x diameter: 6.8 x 19.4 cm (2 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, #11.312, see info card for more info
Piece in background is Unidentified God with Was Scepter |
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