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By: Patrick Girouard,
on 8/23/2016
Blog: drawboy's cigar box (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Claudette Young,
on 5/2/2012
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By: Patrick Girouard,
on 8/23/2016
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By: Claudette Young,
on 5/2/2012
Blog: Claudsy's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Aztec mask of Xiuhtecuhtli, c. 1500, of Mixtec-Aztec provenance (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I’m using this poem of mine to lead into my subject of the day.
Window to the Soul
My presence acts as a window
To the human known as me.
Through that window you
Can see masks I wear eternally.
This mask reflects where I’ve been,
Still more show what I do with time.
Another suggests secrets held within;
Each mask a new persona.
Feathers, sequins, jewels, glitter
Before the beholder’s eyes,
Dropping hints about who I am,
Yet leaving me secured, invisible.
Each of us has gone through cycles within our lives. The practice is normal and human. We start as children learning all the lessons that will take us to an age where driving and dances are the norm. Some of us also take a path, somewhere along the way, that forces us to grow up all the sooner.
Once we have the ticket to responsibility called “a license,” we move on to planning the next decade of our lives; college or a job, singlehood or marriage, childless or not. They all make it into the mix of aspirations and goal lists.
Rules guard these bastions of normal living in our world. Each culture has its own signposts and traffic tickets. Once in a while, cultures crossover into each other, and create mutual signposts and tickets. It’s up to the average human to learn all of these and navigate the highways of modern living.
For all of the meandering we do in our lives, how much of ourselves do we really put out there for others to see or know?
“Plenty,” you say. But, do we really? The internet has made a public forum of many of our lives’ aspects. We blog, comment, dole out pieces of ourselves on Facebook on a daily basis and think nothing of it. It seems expected of web users to be “Transparent.”
The question remains. How much of our true selves do we reveal to the public?
Are we not merely shedding our masks, one at a time; those masks that protect us from revealing too much of the one who resides within the core of self?
I am a writer. I write about many things for many types of readers. My public image reveals those aspects of my writer’s mask. I’m female. Enough said on that score. I’m opinionated because I was taught to be so. Education will do that when it isn’t stifled by arbitrary bureaucratic controls.
Yet, within all I’ve revealed about who I am, few really know me, and I prefer it that way. Our deeds reveal more about us than anything we can say about ourselves.
My poem says a bit more in its way. It intimates that masks are all we see of each other. We all do it, and we do it because the world isn’t always the safest place to live.
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By: Claudette Young,
on 5/2/2012
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Aztec mask of Xiuhtecuhtli, c. 1500, of Mixtec-Aztec provenance (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I’m using this poem of mine to lead into my subject of the day.
Window to the Soul
My presence acts as a window
To the human known as me.
Through that window you
Can see masks I wear eternally.
This mask reflects where I’ve been,
Still more show what I do with time.
Another suggests secrets held within;
Each mask a new persona.
Feathers, sequins, jewels, glitter
Before the beholder’s eyes,
Dropping hints about who I am,
Yet leaving me secured, invisible.
Each of us has gone through cycles within our lives. The practice is normal and human. We start as children learning all the lessons that will take us to an age where driving and dances are the norm. Some of us also take a path, somewhere along the way, that forces us to grow up all the sooner.
Once we have the ticket to responsibility called “a license,” we move on to planning the next decade of our lives; college or a job, singlehood or marriage, childless or not. They all make it into the mix of aspirations and goal lists.
Rules guard these bastions of normal living in our world. Each culture has its own signposts and traffic tickets. Once in a while, cultures crossover into each other, and create mutual signposts and tickets. It’s up to the average human to learn all of these and navigate the highways of modern living.
For all of the meandering we do in our lives, how much of ourselves do we really put out there for others to see or know?
“Plenty,” you say. But, do we really? The internet has made a public forum of many of our lives’ aspects. We blog, comment, dole out pieces of ourselves on Facebook on a daily basis and think nothing of it. It seems expected of web users to be “Transparent.”
The question remains. How much of our true selves do we reveal to the public?
Are we not merely shedding our masks, one at a time; those masks that protect us from revealing too much of the one who resides within the core of self?
I am a writer. I write about many things for many types of readers. My public image reveals those aspects of my writer’s mask. I’m female. Enough said on that score. I’m opinionated because I was taught to be so. Education will do that when it isn’t stifled by arbitrary bureaucratic controls.
Yet, within all I’ve revealed about who I am, few really know me, and I prefer it that way. Our deeds reveal more about us than anything we can say about ourselves.
My poem says a bit more in its way. It intimates that masks are all we see of each other. We all do it, and we do it because the world isn’t always the safest place to live.
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By: Sara Burrier,
on 9/14/2011
Blog: warrior princess dream (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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She has stunned me.
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| "The quiet midnight warrior, without a sound, brings glory to her King ." |
One: it is rare for my paintings to appear looking at the viewer. "Lusinga", "Roseilee", and "Mourning" are the only ones....recently...that look at you. "Lusinga" and "Mourning" are some of my top sellers.
Two: The movement feels like a quiet moment, paused or in slow motion, as she passes by me while I'm on a night walk.
Three: Her wisdom and strength just presses upon my chest and makes me hold my breath....in a good way. The only thing I can compare that to is when I've seen a buck in our front yard during the winter. It's such a serene and heavenly moment that you want to last forever because of the majesty it represents.
Four: I see God in her eyes and in her breath. I'm astounded by that.
It's hard to believe she's only 4x6 inches, and the piece took me less than 48 hours. This is truly a piece by me from God. And I am in awe of his Majesty.
She is, of course, available on Etsy as a 6.5x10 inch print:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/81823852/print-fairy-in-golden-owl-mask-halloweenv
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By: Laurel Gaylord,
on 11/1/2010
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And by "hangover" I mean this image is hung over from last year!
I thought he deserved an encore.
I hope everyone had a fun, safe, spooktacular Halloween!!
Oh, and Happy Cactus Monday :)
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By: Chad W. Beckerman,
on 6/22/2010
Blog: Mishaps and Adventures (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Listen up ya knuckleheads! Here's your chance to look like a real life space bunny!
Mask by DAN SANTAT
Other Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies blog enteries
1. Cover Evolution
2. Interior Sneak Peak
Mask by DAN SANTAT
Other Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies blog enteries
1. Cover Evolution
2. Interior Sneak Peak
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By: sandybau,
on 8/9/2009
Blog: Monday Artday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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This is my first submission for Monday Artday before finishing this week's challenge. Madame Cupcake. Porcelain face and ice-cream hair. A living doll, ready for her next masquerade ball. By Sandra Vargas.
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By: Ink & Mess,
on 2/11/2009
Blog: Sugar Frosted Goodness (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Quite a long interview but it's fun. There's some of my mask work down the bottom too. Any feedback appreciated!
Click the mask below to get to the interview:
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By: Pati @-;--,
on 6/24/2007
Blog: Monday Artday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: psychopooch,
on 6/22/2007
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For this week's challenge-Glass. I've got fish on my mind lately. Maybe it's cuz the Mermaid Parade is coming up this weekend over at Coney Island.
Btw, I'm really liking the way illustrator and photoshop work together these days. This started out in illustrator. It was then imported into photoshop as vector so the reflection could be fine tuned.
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By: DaisyB,
on 6/21/2007
Blog: Monday Artday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I realized I had a couple of pieces related to this weeks topic. The first one is a stained glass lamp I did few years ago, from one of my drawings. So it's unique. I named it sailing on troubled waters.
The second is a painting I'm not quite done with. It's acrylics on canvas, inspired by italy, good food and good wine. It's work in progress, but I thought I could share it with you guys.
And the last is a sketch I did while waiting for my train home this week. I went out with friends (for a stay at home mom, it's a big deal!). So I started it thinking about my evening and the time I spent with friends. The wait seemed long and an hourglass came to mind. I worked it in Photoshop after scanning it. Here it is.
http://bidulecompagnie.blogspot.com/
http://entrepotbidulecompagnie.blogspot.com/
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By: Tracy,
on 6/21/2007
Blog: Monday Artday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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A second and still cartoony illo.
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By: Die Hohe Dame,
on 6/21/2007
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collage on acrylic painted book board....
this was hard... i had an awsome drawing that i did of a glass figurine but i cant find it for the life of me.
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By: zari.ZHM,
on 6/21/2007
Blog: Monday Artday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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For my entry for GLASS I had thought of a completely different thing; a spider + spider glass, but this character began posing with his glasses, between glass panels, even offered me a flower (in a glass vase off course) ….I couldn’t resist his charms…and once again he became the protagonist of my illustration…Hope you like him!
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By: Diane Duda,
on 6/20/2007
Blog: Monday Artday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Little Princess Primp-a-lot...
her best friend was her looking glass.
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By: Pequete,
on 6/20/2007
Blog: Monday Artday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Here's my post for this week's topic. This is a page from my journal, dated some days ago. I sketched my glass with a "caffé frappé", the best thing to take on hot days like that one (with some cookies, it tastes even better). Today, I just gave it a light cartoon look with the aid of Gimp before posting.
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By: Maria,
on 6/20/2007
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My lil' girl character somehow trapped herself into a bottle! God knows where she is right now! Well those of you who'd seen her please lemme know!!
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By: josh pincus is crying,
on 6/19/2007
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By: Maria,
on 6/19/2007
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By: Janice,
on 6/18/2007
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These warm and wonderful days, that are ahead of us, and that we currently share ,bring to mind, the wonder, of a large glass, of something cool and refreshing. 
two Images and two different meanings... 
This is a combination print, and digital work.
Let me know what you think...
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She is so beautiful, especially the expression on her face.
Stunning indeed. And thank you for professing your faith through your work.
She is truly amazing!!! I think I will need this one. :))