tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post3722902551926089592..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Zorach Family ArtUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-22375520621006677072017-07-31T21:52:38.915-04:002017-07-31T21:52:38.915-04:00Thank you for this new form: cherita...I like it. ...Thank you for this new form: cherita...I like it. What a beautiful sculpture and the cherita honors it.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-44729821278505157512017-07-29T13:01:39.997-04:002017-07-29T13:01:39.997-04:00Haiku and cherita, in their brevity, allow the rea...Haiku and cherita, in their brevity, allow the reader to put one's own spin on it. Someone else might not find this cherita haunting, or they may, but for completely different reasons than you have found.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-58467935668719909592017-07-29T12:59:13.256-04:002017-07-29T12:59:13.256-04:00"Art that moves us to our core deserves to ma..."Art that moves us to our core deserves to make more art." This is a fine definition of ekphrasis, Mary Lee!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-35974349300356472972017-07-29T12:57:53.540-04:002017-07-29T12:57:53.540-04:00And there much to celebrate!And there much to celebrate!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-5028885142245565732017-07-29T12:32:39.204-04:002017-07-29T12:32:39.204-04:00Thanks for the link, Donna!
One rarely apprecia...Thanks for the link, Donna! <br /><br />One rarely appreciates the gifts we receive when we are young.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-61630114693680958542017-07-29T12:30:43.288-04:002017-07-29T12:30:43.288-04:00Same here, Keri. Neither of my parents had any ar...Same here, Keri. Neither of my parents had any artistic inclinations.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-47409916809138555802017-07-29T12:29:53.616-04:002017-07-29T12:29:53.616-04:00It could be his daughter since she was born in 191...It could be his daughter since she was born in 1918. In 1933 she would have been 15, but he probably had memories and sketches of her to draw from in creating the statue.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-77017978019750139302017-07-29T12:27:37.186-04:002017-07-29T12:27:37.186-04:00Cherita, like haiku, is both singular and plural. ...Cherita, like haiku, is both singular and plural. I think you'll like writing cherita, Linda.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-52492407396050829172017-07-29T12:26:12.747-04:002017-07-29T12:26:12.747-04:00The Wonderful Egg looks familiar, but I can't ...The Wonderful Egg looks familiar, but I can't really say that I've read it. I will try to order a copy for the Library, since it has me intrigued.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-36693095119493942822017-07-29T12:24:35.449-04:002017-07-29T12:24:35.449-04:00Thanks, Tabatha. The fact that it was bronze, a w...Thanks, Tabatha. The fact that it was bronze, a warm, metal (if there is such a thing as a warm metal) intensified the feeling of affection found in the piece.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-32981427157416255582017-07-29T08:24:47.963-04:002017-07-29T08:24:47.963-04:00Thank you for sharing such lovely art--and your ch...Thank you for sharing such lovely art--and your cherita to go with it is haunting. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-10680041363686662812017-07-29T08:05:08.690-04:002017-07-29T08:05:08.690-04:00Sometimes I wish I could get around to the roundup...Sometimes I wish I could get around to the roundup on Fridays, but then I would miss out on the amazing conversations and connections!<br /><br />Diane, your poem made tears jump into MY eyes, too. Art that moves us to our core deserves to make more art.<br /><br />Donna, what a small world. How lucky you were to make the connection before it was too late.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41249750916930149562017-07-28T17:38:15.679-04:002017-07-28T17:38:15.679-04:00What a rich post of art and poetry. Thanks, Donna...What a rich post of art and poetry. Thanks, Donna, for the article and further information. Communities that celebrate art together, stay together. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-1859247713715395642017-07-28T16:55:47.403-04:002017-07-28T16:55:47.403-04:00Zorach lived in Georgetown, the town I live in. H...Zorach lived in Georgetown, the town I live in. His "Spirit of the Sea" is in Bath, my home during high school and older years, and where I taught until I retired. Last summer I was privileged to get his daughter, Dahlov Ipcar, to sign her books for me. We visited her in her home when I was in high school. I did not have adequate appreciation for this when I was young.<br />The Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-68560732080962819772017-07-28T10:37:25.329-04:002017-07-28T10:37:25.329-04:00I've always been a wee bit jealous of artistic...I've always been a wee bit jealous of artistic families. It would seem an easier path to pursue if one's parents were already invested & interested. Makes me ever thankful for my PF family & their encouragement!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-69894755632625639092017-07-28T10:32:11.635-04:002017-07-28T10:32:11.635-04:00Aw, that is a wonderful statue. I wonder if it'...Aw, that is a wonderful statue. I wonder if it's of his daughter, who went on to illustrate kids lit. Lovely cherita.Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-51198325788782227382017-07-28T10:23:04.398-04:002017-07-28T10:23:04.398-04:00Ooooooooh, I've seen cherita(s) ? from you bef...Ooooooooh, I've seen cherita(s) ? from you before. I like the idea of writing one. I'm taking the idea of a cherita as our swap today. Thanks! And, I'm kinda wowed that this piece is the only piece of art you photographed. I was recently at a museum and took lots of photographs but a bronze bust has haunted me since.....time to start thinking of a cherita to go with it.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-45903195727590473382017-07-28T08:43:38.988-04:002017-07-28T08:43:38.988-04:00It is a lovely piece, and sharing the feelings whe...It is a lovely piece, and sharing the feelings when viewing it is a new and wonderful idea, Diane. I have The Wonderful Egg, glad to know about the artists' connection. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-43251688632435331322017-07-28T05:57:35.850-04:002017-07-28T05:57:35.850-04:00Cool family artistry connection, Diane!
Sometimes...Cool family artistry connection, Diane! <br />Sometimes we do have to move on to stem the tears, don't we? I can see why that piece was your favorite. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com