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NaBloPoMo X: Remembrance Sunday

Posted on November 10, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

“We’re in a new world,” Jem says, “and we’ve got to make it a better one than the old. That isn’t done yet, though some folks seem to think it ought to be. The job isn’t finished – it isn’t really begun. The old world is destroyed and we must build up the new one. It will be the task of years. I’ve seen enough of war to realize that we’ve got to make a world where wars can’t happen. … It isn’t enough to drive out the old spirit – we’ve got to bring in the new.” Continue reading →

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What I’m reading right now: or, Ann of Adam’s Garden

Posted on August 20, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

“I’d like to add some beauty to life,” said Anne dreamily. “I don’t exactly want to make people know more … though I know that is the noblest ambition … but I’d love to make them have a pleasanter time … Continue reading →

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Art in Progress

Posted on October 14, 2012 by AnnIsikArts

I’ve started a suite of mixed media works on canvas, using my newly-renovated garden as subject matter and outdoor studio. Here’s a section of the first.

I’m using a technique I developed while doing work for Arthouse Co-op’s Sketchbook Projects. Continue reading →

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