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through our vesselsa vaccine

Rootman — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:15:53 +0000

In reply to Life In Avalon. With Camus, The Kennedys, Emily Carr & Brumus Redux.

through our vessels

a vaccine against forgetting

I have found I can see

EmmaZahn — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:06:35 +0000

In reply to Not sure if the pics will

I have found I can see missing pictures by right clicking on them and selecting open in new tab.

Chrome is my browser.

On my IE, three are Xed out,

we are stardust — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:48:38 +0000

In reply to Well, I wanted to see how

On my IE, three are Xed out, and I see the beach and the tree painting. On Firefox, only the two seem to be there with no indication anything's missing. Odd.

How did you try to import them? From your own flickr or Photobucket? The painting I assume was on wiki, so that should have been easier, and must have been.

Oh--and they hang together really well, IMO. And your presentation of them is so elegant, too.

Well, I wanted to see how

quinn esq — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:21:19 +0000

In reply to All of them made my forearms

Well, I wanted to see how some of them looked as a group, ones that slightly hang together, especially if given a bit of context. To date, they've only ever gone out as one-offs, stand-alones. Feels a bit different this way.

By the way, can you see all 5 pics/paintings? I can't seem to get this batch right. Aggro.

Thanks though, for dropping by!

The painting is an Emily

quinn esq — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:17:49 +0000

In reply to Awesome as usual (and I don't

The painting is an Emily Carr, the great original artist of Canada's West Coast. Travelled up and down the BC coast, and focussed her painting and writing on the forests - and the native peoples - of that area. Her most famous stuff was done late in life, she really geared up in her mid-50's. If you don't know her stuff, I suspect you'd love her. Some great links at Wiki. Thanks again, Ramona.

Tnx. Fxd!

quinn esq — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:12:25 +0000

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Tnx. Fxd!

All of them made my forearms

we are stardust — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:09:01 +0000

In reply to Life In Avalon. With Camus, The Kennedys, Emily Carr & Brumus Redux.

All of them made my forearms quiver a bit, along with other visceral reactions. The story of your dogs was even better to read today somehow.

Sure would love to kknow the story behind Camus the Canuck.

Your writing does shut of a person's internal dialogue; we get to listen to your versions and visions. Pretty amazing, Q.

I always feel a bit reluctant

SleepinJeezus — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:39:47 +0000

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I always feel a bit reluctant to remark on another person's art. I will leave professional critique to the professionals. Meanwhile, who am I to second guess word choices and phrasings from one who is so closely attuned to their muse as you?

But dammit, quinn. I sure love reading your work. You tell stories as you drive. I see them. And I always enjoy finding my head cocked just a little bit sideways, first this way and then that, as I go along with you for the ride. Thanks for these. I love it!

P.S: The link to your

Ramona — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:42:24 +0000

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P.S: The link to your Posterous blog doesn't work.

Awesome as usual (and I don't

Ramona — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 12:39:58 +0000

In reply to Life In Avalon. With Camus, The Kennedys, Emily Carr & Brumus Redux.

Awesome as usual (and I don't use that word often). It's quiet this morning and I read it over twice before I backed out slowly in order to savor it. (Is the painting a Joe Wood?)

This spoke to me as much as any other line, but more, I think, because it tells me why we fight so hard in battles it becomes increasingly clear we're likely not to win:

I remember...

what the world will never know again.

Let that be said.