Welcome to Poetry Play Thursday!
Do you enjoy haiku and other short forms of poetry the way I do? Does your heart beat a little faster when thinking about editing a poem down, cutting here and chopping there until every single word is absolutely essential? Like me, do you sometimes believe that bright, shiny, [...]
Some time ago, while surfing through blogs and looking at links for artists, writers and other creatives, I came across a link to the website of artist Camille Boggs. I’m so thankful I decided to check it out because it was definitely a treat! Camille’s work is simply breathtaking and her ability to [...]
Some people think I am silly. But usually, I don’t care. I love silly songs. I love singing anytime. Anywhere. And I really do mean anywhere. I was standing in line at cafeteria singing songs in Portuguese from my Capoeira class. Yeah, I get funny looks. But I feel good.
I can’t dance, but I wish [...]
The book I’ve been reading this week is Julia Cameron’s “The Sound of Paper: Starting from Scratch.” Julia Cameron is, I think, most famous for her book “The Artist’s Way.” I had been planning to read “The Sound of Paper” at some point, so when I found the hardcover at Half [...]
Anita Davison and the amazing authors at Hoydens and Firebrands have awarded Texty Ladies with the “Premio Dardas Award.” Hoydens and Firebrands is an awesome site dedicated to 17th Century writings.
The Premio Dardas Award:
“acknowledges the values that every Blogger displays in their effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values with each message they [...]
Last week, I said I’d like to catch up with some of the artists we’ve featured here at Texty Ladies. Kathy Ostman-Magnusen was featured here on May 26, 2008. Kathy paints and sculpts primarily women: in their daily lives, in lives they might be afraid of, and in lives they wish [...]
A week ago, my husband, son and I attended a reading by author Neil Gaiman. He is listed in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers, and is a prolific creator of works of comics, prose, poetry, film, journalism, drama, and song lyrics.
The reading was held in a church, as were [...]
This past August, I wrote here about art being used as therapy to help kids with behavioral issues and learning disabilities. I also talked about how it can help all of us and become our sanctuary. Today, I am very pleased to bring you an interview with the wonderful artist and writer, F. Magdalene Austin of Sundrip [...]
Mornin’ all! Pamela here.
Jane, BB and I would like to welcome you to join us at our new social community and sister site, Texty Ladies Community.
We hope TLC will be a fun place for you to talk with other members about writing, reading, art, music and more.
Some of the features include the ability to [...]
We hear and read so much about the “evil” doings over at MySpace so I wanted to flip the page and talk about something good to be gained from visiting there. I have met some amazing people through MySpace, my dear and “whatever did I do without her” friend, Jane E. Jones, included! I’ve also [...]
