#j m woodman

[earlypalaeoart]

"Dinornis giganteus, Plesiosaurus, Ichthyosaurus" from God in nature and revelation by J. M. Woodman, 1875

https://archive.org/details/godinnaturerevel00wood/

[nonsensology]

This was supposed to just be a rough sketch, but then I started getting really invested in it.

I hadn't initially intended to include so many picture book characters, but the nostalgia was overwhelming. Does anyone remember the animated short films produced by Weston Woods? My local library used to have a bunch of them on the Scholastic VHS tapes from the late 90s. (I know some shorts were released on the Children's Circle VHS tapes back in the 80s (🎶 Come on along! Come on along! Join the caravan!), and some were packaged in Sammy's Story Shop in 2008.)

Characters:

Max, from Where the Wild Things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Peter, from The Snowy Day, written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

Brother Bear and Sister Bear, from The Berenstain Bears series, written and illustrated by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Pooh and Piglet, from the Winnie-the-Pooh books, by A. A. Milne, illustrated by E. H. Shepard

Owen, from Owen, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes.

Mouse, from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

Louis, from The Trumpet of the Swan, by E. B. White

Mr. Toad, from The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, based on the illustrations by E. H. Shepard

Mr. Tumnus, from The Chronicles of Narnia series, by C. S. Lewis

Pippi and Mr. Nilsson, from the Pippi Longstocking books, by Astrid Lindgren

Willy Wonka, from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl, based on the illustrations by Quentin Blake

Matilda, from Matilda, by Roald Dahl, based on the illustrations by Quentin Blake (with an homage to the Mara Wilson movie)

Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, from Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie

Merlin and Archimedes, from The Sword in the Stone, by T. H. White, based on the illustrations by Dennis Nolan

Pinocchio, from Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi, based on the illustrations by Enrico Mazzanti

Alice, White Rabbit, and Cheshire Cat, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel

Rupert Bear, from the Rupert stories, created by Mary Tourtel and continued by Alfred Bestall, John Harrold, Stuart Trotter, and others.

Arthur Read, from the Arthur series, written and illustrated by Marc Brown

Tin Woodman and Scarecrow, from the Land of Oz series, by L. Frank Baum, based on the illustrations by W. W. Denslow and John R. Neill

The Cat in the Hat, from The Cat in the Hat, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss

a frog on a flying lily pad, from Tuesday, written and illustrated by David Wiesner

Charlotte, from Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White

[ltwilliammowett]

Hello! I adore your page. Can I ask just where you've learned so much about the age of sail and in such fine detail? I dream of reaching a similar level of expertise, but have struggled to pin down a really good book/site/archive for such references. Thank you!

Hi, thanks for the compliment. There really isn't much of a secret, apart from reading and going to the relevant museums. Museums often have archives where you can get lots of books to read. But many people don't know exactly where to start. So I've put together a little list here to make it easier.

 B. Lavery, Nelson’s Navy. The Ships, Men and Organisation. 1793-1815 New Edition    (London 2012)    B. Ireland, Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail. War at Sea 1756-1815 ( London 2000)    N. Tracy, Nelson’s Battles. The Art of Victory in the Age of Sail (London 1996)    D.Davies, A brief history of Figthing Ships (London 1996)    A. Lambert, War at Sea in the Age of Sail 1650- 1850 (London 2000)    G. Wells, Naval Customs and traditions (London 1930)    P. Goodwin, HMS Victory, Pocket Manuel 1805 (London 2015)    J. Eastland a. I. Ballantyne, HMS Victory. First Rate 1765 (London 2011)    J. Bennett, Sailing into the Past. Learning from replica Ships (London 2009)    M. P. Smith, Terror at Sea. True Tales of shipwrecks, cannibalism, pirates, fire at sea & otherdire disasters in the 18th& 19th centuries (Maine, 1995)    J. Lowry, Fiddlers and whores. the candid memoirs of a surgeon in Nelson’s fleet, James Lowry, 1798 (London 2006)    B. Lavery, Royal Tars. The lower deck of the royal navy, 875-1850 (London 2010)    R. and L. Adkins, Jack Tar. Life in Nelson’s Navy (London 2008)   A. Bruce, Encyclopedia of Naval History (London 1998)   J. Black, Naval Power: A History of Warfare and the Sea from 1500 (London 2009)   N.A. M Rodger, The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain 660-1649 (London 1997) C. L. Symonds, The U.S. Navy: A Concise History (New York 2015)

https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ C. G. Davis, American Sailing Ships: Their Plans and History (University of Michigan 1984) B. Greenhill, The Evolution of the Wooden Ship (1988) R. Woodman, The History of the Ship: The Comprehensive Story of Seafaring from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1998)

Admiral W. E. Smith, The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms (England 1867)

And believe me, the more you read, the more little things you notice and the deeper you dig and compile lists and other notes that will help you a lot later on.

[compneuropapers]

Interesting Papers for Week 50, 2023

Visual search as effortful work. Anderson, B. A., & Lee, D. S. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 152(6), 1580–1597.

Waves traveling over a map of visual space can ignite short-term predictions of sensory input. Benigno, G. B., Budzinski, R. C., Davis, Z. W., Reynolds, J. H., & Muller, L. (2023). Nature Communications, 14, 3409.

The role of memory in counterfactual valuation. Biderman, N., Gershman, S. J., & Shohamy, D. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 152(6), 1754–1767.

Not so smart? “Smart��� drugs increase the level but decrease the quality of cognitive effort. Bowman, E., Coghill, D., Murawski, C., & Bossaerts, P. (2023). Science Advances, 9(24).

Rhythmic Information Sampling in the Brain during Visual Recognition. Caplette, L., Jerbi, K., & Gosselin, F. (2023). Journal of Neuroscience, 43(24), 4487–4497.

Proprioceptive uncertainty promotes the rubber hand illusion. Chancel, M., & Ehrsson, H. H. (2023). Cortex, 165, 70–85.

A matter of availability: sharper tuning for memorized than for perceived stimulus features. Chota, S., Gayet, S., Kenemans, J. L., Olivers, C. N. L., & Van der Stigchel, S. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(12), 7608–7618.

Astrocyte activities in the external globus pallidus regulate action-selection strategies in reward-seeking behaviors. Kang, S., Hong, S.-I., Kang, S., Song, M., Yang, M. A., Essa, H., … Choi, D.-S. (2023). Science Advances, 9(24).

Outliers may not be automatically removed. Karch, J. D. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 152(6), 1735–1753.

Copy rats: Learning by observation during a foraging task by rats. Keshen, C., Cole, M., Buck, S., & Khouri, P. (2023). Learning & Behavior, 51(2), 179–190.

Neuronal responses to omitted tones in the auditory brain: A neuronal correlate for predictive coding. Lao-Rodríguez, A. B., Przewrocki, K., Pérez-González, D., Alishbayli, A., Yilmaz, E., Malmierca, M. S., & Englitz, B. (2023). Science Advances, 9(24).

Coherent mapping of position and head direction across auditory and visual cortex. Mertens, P. E. C., Marchesi, P., Ruikes, T. R., Oude Lohuis, M., Krijger, Q., Pennartz, C. M. A., & Lansink, C. S. (2023). Cerebral Cortex, 33(12), 7369–7385.

Accumbens cholinergic interneurons dynamically promote dopamine release and enable motivation. Mohebi, A., Collins, V. L., & Berke, J. D. (2023). eLife, 12, e85011.

Geometric constraints on human brain function. Pang, J. C., Aquino, K. M., Oldehinkel, M., Robinson, P. A., Fulcher, B. D., Breakspear, M., & Fornito, A. (2023). Nature, 618(7965), 566–574.

Agency as a bridge to form associative memories. Ruiz, N. A., DuBrow, S., & Murty, V. P. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 152(6), 1797–1813.

Teleporting into walls? The irrelevance of the physical world in embodied perspective-taking. Samuel, S., Salo, S., Ladvelin, T., Cole, G. G., & Eacott, M. J. (2023). Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 30(3), 1011–1019.

Distinct neural mechanisms construct classical versus extraclassical inhibitory surrounds in an inhibitory nucleus in the midbrain attention network. Schryver, H. M., & Mysore, S. P. (2023). Nature Communications, 14, 3400.

Eccentricity advances arrival to visual perception. Upadhyayula, A., Phillips, I., & Flombaum, J. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 152(6), 1527–1538.

Statistical learning speeds visual search: More efficient selection, or faster response? Wang, S., Cong, S. H., & Woodman, G. F. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 152(6), 1723–1734.

Collaborative decision making is grounded in representations of other people’s competence and effort. Xiang, Y., Vélez, N., & Gershman, S. J. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 152(6), 1565–1579.

[wangwill66]

伊索寓言

H：少時買伊索寓言英文版，想藉讀伊索提昇英文能力，結果讀幾篇即放棄。想像與實際有很長的距離。「《伊索寓言》相傳為公元前六世紀被釋放的古希臘奴隸伊索所著的寓言集，並加入印度、阿拉伯及基督教故事，共357篇。」故事很多，只能一點一點讀，貪多不易消化。20230608W4

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伊索寓言目錄

2015.10.19起

A

The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion 驢、狐狸與獅子

； 

The Ass and His Burdens 驢子與所馱貨物；

The Ass and the Grasshopper驢子與蚱蜢；

The Ants and the Grasshopper 螞蟻與蚱蜢

B

The Bat and the Weasels 蝙蝠與黃鼠狼

 

；

The Bee and Jupiter 蜜蜂與宙斯

；

The Bear and the Travelers 熊與旅行的人；

The Blind Man and the Cub 盲人與幼獸；

The Boy Hunting Locusts 捕蝗蟲的男孩；

The Bear and the Fox 熊和狐狸

C

The Cat and the Mice 貓與鼠；

The Cat and the Birds 貓與鳥；

The Crow and the Pitcher 烏鴉與瓶子；

The Cock and the Jewel 公雞和寶石；

The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller 燒炭夫與漂布夫

D

The Dog and the Shadow 狗與影子

E

　

F

The Fir-Tree and the Bramble 冷杉與荊棘；

The Flea and the Man 跳蚤與人

； 

The Frogs Asking for a King 祈求有一個國王的青蛙們；

The Fox and the Monkey 狐狸與猴子；

The Fox and the Grapes 狐狸與葡萄；

The Father and His Sons 父親與孩子們；

The Father and His Two Daughters 父親與他的兩個女兒；

The Fisherman Piping 吹笛的漁夫；

The Fawn and His Mother 小鹿與牠的母親；

The Farmer and the Snake 農夫與蛇；

The Farmer and the Stork 農夫與鸛；

The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail 失掉尾巴的狐狸；

The Fox and the Goat 狐狸和山羊

The Gnat and the Bull 蚊子與公牛；

The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs 下金蛋的鵝

H

Hercules and the Wagoner 大力士神和車夫；

The Hare and the Tortoise 兔和龜；

The Herdsman and the Lost Bull 牧人與失去的牛

I

　

J

　

K

The Kingdom of the Lion 獅子的王國

L

The Lion and the Mouse 獅子與老鼠；

The Lioness 母獅

M

The Man and His Two Wives 男人與他的兩個老婆；

Mercury and the Woodman 水神與樵夫

；

The Milkmaid and Her Pail 擠牛奶姑娘與她的牛奶桶；

The Mischievous Dog 惡犬；

The Mole and His Mother 錢鼠與牠的母親；

The Mountain in Labor 大山分娩；

The Man and the Lion 人與獅子

N

The North Wind and the Sun 北風與太陽

O

The Oxen and the Axle-Trees 牛和車軸

P

The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble 石榴樹、蘋果樹、與黑莓

Q

　

R

The Raven and the Swan 烏鴉與天鵝　

S

The Spendthrift and the Swallow 敗家子與燕子；

The Swallow and the Crow 燕子和烏鴉

T

The Traveler and His Dog 旅行者與他的狗　

U

　

V

　

W

The Widow and Her Little Maidens 寡婦與小丫頭們；

The Widow and the Sheep 寡婦與綿羊；

The Wolf and the Lamb 狼與小羊；

The Wolf and the Crane狼與鶴

 

X

　

Y

　

Z

　伊索寓言

目錄列表

Contents

我們，其實都是伊索

前言

伊索寓言(上)

鷹和狐狸

鷹、穴鳥和牧人

鷹和糞金龜

夜鶯和雀鷹

負債人

野山羊和牧人

貓和母雞

伊索在船塢裡

狐狸和山羊

狐狸和獅子

漁夫

狐狸和豹

漁夫們

狐狸和猴子

狐狸和葡萄

貓和公雞

失掉尾巴的狐狸

漁夫和鰮魚

狐狸和荊棘

狐狸和鱷魚

漁夫

狐狸和伐木人

公雞和松雞

肚脹的狐狸

翠鳥

漁夫

狐狸和面具

撒謊的人

燒炭人和漂布人

沉船落難的人

頭髮斑白的人和情婦們

殺人凶手

好自我吹噓的��項運動員

許空願的人

人和羊人

好惡作劇的人

盲人

農夫和狼

燕���和鳥類

占星師

狐狸和狗

農夫和他的孩子們（之一）

兩隻青蛙

青蛙要國王

牛和車軸

北風和太陽

嘔吐內臟的小孩

未名鳥

牧牛人

黃鼠狼和愛神

農夫和蛇（之一）

農夫和狗

農夫和他的孩子們（之二）

蝸牛

女主人和女奴們

巫婆

老太婆和醫生

寡婦和母雞

黃鼠狼和銼刀

老人和死神

農夫和幸運女神

農夫和蛇（之二）

演說家德馬德斯

被狗咬了的人

旅途中的第歐根尼

行路人和熊

年輕人和屠戶

兩個行路人

兩個仇人

兩隻青蛙

橡樹和蘆葦

發現金獅子的膽小鬼

海豚和白楊魚

養蜂人

海豚和猴子

鹿和獅子（之一）

鹿

鹿和獅子（之二）

鹿和葡萄樹

航海者

貓和老鼠

蒼蠅

狐狸和猴子

驢、公雞和獅子

猴子和駱駝

兩隻糞金龜

豬和羊

鶇鳥

生金蛋的雞

赫爾墨斯和雕塑匠

赫爾墨斯和特瑞西阿斯

蝮蛇和水蛇

狗和主人

兩隻狗

蝮蛇和銼刀

母親和她的女兒們

丈夫和妻子

蝮蛇和狐狸

小山羊和狼

狼和小山羊

賣神像的人

穴鳥和鳥類

赫爾墨斯和地

赫爾墨斯

宙斯和阿波羅

馬、牛、狗和人

宙斯和烏龜

宙斯和狐狸

宙斯和人

宙斯和羞恥

守護神

赫拉克勒斯和普路托斯

螞蟻和蟬

伊索寓言(下)

金槍魚和海豚

醫生和病人

捕鳥人和眼鏡蛇

螃蟹和狐狸

駱駝和宙斯

河狸

種菜人

種菜人和狗

彈唱歌手

小偷和公雞

穴鳥和渡鴉

渡鴉和狐狸

冠鳥和渡鴉

穴鳥和狐狸

冠鳥和狗

渡鴉和蛇

穴鳥和鴿子

胃和腳

逃走的穴鳥

狗和廚師

獵狗和狐狸

銜肉的狗

狗和狼

飢餓的狗

獵狗和野兔

蚊子和公牛

核桃樹

駱駝

兔子和青蛙

海鷗和雀鷹

獅子和農夫（之一）

獅子和青蛙

獅子和狐狸

獅子和公牛

獅子和農夫（之二）

獅子和海豚

怕老鼠的獅子

獅子和熊

獅子和兔子

獅子、驢和狐狸

獅子和老鼠

獅子和驢

強盜和桑樹

狼和羊（之一）

狼和馬

狼和小羊

狼和鷺鷥

狼和山羊

狼和老太婆

狼和綿羊

狼和牧人

狼和羊（之二）

獅子和狐狸

狼和小山羊

兔子和狐狸

賣卜者

嬰兒和渡鴉

蜜蜂和宙斯

化緣僧

老鼠和黃鼠狼

螞蟻

螞蟻和鴿子

蒼蠅

沉船落難的人和海

年輕的浪子和燕子

病人和醫生

蝙蝠、荊棘和潛水鳥

蝙蝠和黃鼠狼

樵夫和赫爾墨斯

行人和幸運女神

行路人和梧桐樹

行人和蝮蛇

行人和枯樹枝

行人和赫爾墨斯

小豬和狐狸

驢和園丁

馱鹽的驢

驢和騾子（之一）

馱神像的驢

野驢

驢和蟬

驢和宙斯

驢和趕驢人

驢和狼（之一）

驢和獅子皮

買驢

驢和青蛙

驢、渡鴉和狼

驢、狐狸和獅子

驢和騾子（之二）

捕鳥人和山雞

母雞和燕子

捕鳥人和���雀

捕鳥人和鸛鳥

野鴿和家鴿

駱駝

蛇和蟹

蛇、黃鼠狼和老鼠

被踐踏的蛇

代存財物的人和霍爾科斯

捉蟋蟀的小孩

偷東西的小孩

口渴的鴿子

鴿子和烏鴉

猴子和漁夫

富人和鞣皮匠

富人和哭喪女

牧人和狗

牧人和大海

牧人和羊

牧人和小狼

好開玩笑的牧人

行路人和渡鴉

普羅米修斯和人

兩只口袋

游泳的小男孩

邁安德洛斯河邊的狐狸

被剪毛的綿羊

石榴樹、蘋果樹和荊棘

鼴鼠

黃蜂、鷓鴣和農夫

黃蜂和蛇

蚯蚓和蟒蛇

野豬、馬和獵人

大樹和蘆葦

鬣狗

鬣狗和狐狸

公牛和野山羊

兩隻小猴

孔雀和穴鳥

蟬和狐狸

駱駝、大象和猴子

天鵝

宙斯和蛇

孔雀和鶴

狗和豬

豬和狗

野豬和狐狸

愛錢的人

烏龜和兔子

燕子和蛇

鵝和鶴

野驢和狼

燕子和冠鳥

烏龜和老鷹

跳蚤和競技者

鸚鵡和貓

劈橡樹的人和橡樹

松樹和荊棘

人和同行的獅子

狗和海螺

兩隻公雞和鷹

蚊子和獅子

狗、狐狸和公雞

獅子、狼和狐狸

小牛和公牛

冠雀

驢和馬

鷹

黑人

小鹿和鹿

牧人和狼

天鵝

女人和酗酒的丈夫

兒子、父親和畫中的獅子

河流和皮革

射手和獅子

禿子

做客的狗

摔破神像的人

騾子

馬和驢

蚯蚓和狐狸

生病的渡鴉

號兵

戰士和渡鴉

蛇的尾巴和身體

獅子、普羅米修斯和大象

樹木和油橄欖

狼和狗

驢和狗

牆壁和木釘

冬天和春天

人和蟈蟈

女人和農夫

情人和女人

小偷和旅店老闆

青蛙和老鼠

農夫和毛驢

父親和女兒

傻女兒和母親

水手和兒子

小狗和青蛙

主人和船夫們

貓和雞

庸醫

口渴的冠鳥

老鼠和青蛙

病驢和狼

田鼠和家鼠

雀鷹和天鵝

捕鳥人和蟬

牧人和山羊

驢和狼（之二）

小蟹和母蟹

馬

公牛和獅子

小鹿和母鹿

狐狸和獅子

油橄欖樹和無花果樹

蜜蜂和牧人

蛇和鷹

葡萄樹和山羊

農夫和狐狸

渡鴉

河流和大海

獵人和狼

公牛、母獅和獵人

狗和鐵匠們

狐狸和獅子

狗和狐狸

病鹿

小偷和狗

野驢和家驢

人和種園人

狗和母狼

人、馬和小駒

人和庫克洛普斯

獵人和騎者

狼和獅子

年輕人和老婦

牧人和狼

附錄一《費德魯斯寓言》（選譯）

〔代引言〕

狼和小羊

請求有國王的青蛙

寒鴉和孔雀

銜肉過河的狗

母牛、山羊、綿羊和獅子

青蛙和太陽

狐狸和悲劇面具

狼和鷺鷥

責備兔子的家雀

狼和狐狸受猴子審判

驢和獅子打獵

鹿在泉水邊

狐狸和烏鴉

冒名醫生

驢子和老牧人

綿羊、鹿和狼

臨產的狗

飢餓的狗

年老的獅子、野豬、牛和驢

黃鼠狼和人

忠心的狗

脹破自己的青蛙和牛

狗和鱷魚

狐狸和鸛鳥

狐狸和老鷹

害怕牛爭鬥的青蛙

雀鷹和鴿子

人和狗

老鷹、野貓和野豬

老鷹和烏鴉

兩隻騾子和強盜

鹿和牛

老太婆和酒罈

雪豹和牧人

伊索和農夫

賣肉人和猴子

伊索和尋釁者

蒼蠅和騾子

狼和狗

姊妹和兄弟

公雞和珍珠

工蜂、雄蜂和黃蜂

緊張和鬆弛

蟬和貓頭鷹

神明選樹

孔雀和朱諾

伊索和饒舌者

驢和祭司

[fossilisedflowers]

a) Francesca Woodman - Space 2 (“You cannot see me from where I look at myself”)

b) John Berger - Ways of Seeing

c) Jenny Holzer - Lustmord

d) Clarissa Pinkola Estés - Women who Run with the Wolves

e) Zanele Muholi’s Isilumo siyaluma series depict the notion of ‘painful periods’ in a decorative pattern using her own menstrual blood.  As representations of flowers, these images symbolise a de-flowering of women, and a brutalisation of their sexual rights. This idea of de-flowering continues through as what Muholi refers to as South African men intending to ‘cure’ lesbian women by means of rape. (@muholizanele)

f) Jess Zimmerman - Hunger Makes Me (This entire article is so wonderful)

g) Louise Bourgeois - Spiral Woman

h) Anne Boyer - A Woman Shopping

i) Floris M. Neusüssb- Das Baumgesicht (“few women ever experience themselves as real”)

j) Louise Glück - Poems 1962-2012: Descending Figure, ‘Dedication to Hunger’

[ao3feed-thehobbit]

Between the water and the wood

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/38AoSqb

by Morcondil

The Fell Winter: blizzards sweep the plains, wolves attack settlements of Men, and Mirkwood burns. Cast from their home, the survivors of a woodcutters' colony seek refuge with a stranger named Beorn. One of the exiles, a widow with three children, finds herself drawn to this enigmatic savior. Yet though they are safe within the wild man's hall, the winter is long and treacherous.

Words: 536, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, Gen

Characters: Beorn (Tolkien), Beornings, Grimbeorn the Old, Radagast | Aiwendil, Woodman | Woodmen (Tolkien), Original Characters

Relationships: Beorn/Beorn's Wife

Additional Tags: Fell Winter, Third Age, Gap Filler, Novel, Wilderness Survival, Romance, Eventual Romance, Origin Story, Snow, lots of snow, Drama, Dogs walking on two legs and other weird stuff, (It's canon!), POV Third Person, Present Tense, Vales of the Anduin, Mirkwood

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/38AoSqb

[tinabritton-photography]

National Portrait Gallery and Stills Gallery . . . Not Finished!

Edinburgh Exhibition Trip!

On Wednesday 25th September we travelled by bus to Edinburgh to vistit the National Portrait Gallery and the Stills Gallery. We visited the exhibition titled ‘Artist Rooms: Self Evidence/Woodman,Arbus,Mapplethorpe.

When entering the gallery, the first photographer I encountered at the exhibition is one I have researched before; Francesca Woodman (April 3, 1958 – January 19, 1981) an American photographer. I have long since admired her work. Below is the first ever image I researched of Francesca Woodman, however, due to Tumblr rules, I cannot show it in its entirety.

(AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes, 2019) (Image above)

I was always particularly interested in the image above. Francesca is sitting in a chair, nude, her hands between her knees. She is far away from the camera. White paper has been nailed up behind her, possibly to prevent prying eyes from viewing her nakedness, or it could be to help diffuse the light, which I believe is most probable. A shadow image of a body is burned into the floor. Is it meant to be her? Some have deduced that she is portending her demise - that the image on the floor is her ‘chalk outline’ like would be seen at the scene of a crime. When I first saw this image, I found the burnt image in the floor distracting. Was this her intention? I believe so. Morbidity outweighs the nude woman in the corner. Death and darkness interest us more that the beautiful woman aglow in the diffuse light from the window. This is how I read this image.

Francesca Woodman was April 3rd 1958 in Denver, Colorado and took her own life, passing away on 19th January, 1981 in New York.

I fell in love with Woodman’s work, before I ever heard her story. And her story, broke my heart. As I write these words, and let’s get this over with, you are all thinking the words that seem to have meaning for everyone who views her images, “But didn’t she kill herself jumping from a window?” I find I am struck with anger each time someone has to mention this fact when speaking of her work. I can speak of Van Gogh’s paintings without first saying, ‘oh, but did you know he cut off his ear?’ Somehow in this crazy screwed up world, someone deems that her work is more viable by mentioning her death, instead of her life. Sad really. There are many, and by many I mean hundreds of amateur and professional psychologists that have analysed her life and death through her works. I prefer to take the link between her death and her work out of the equation.

It was on her 13th birthday when her father, a painter, and mother, a potter, gave Francesca her very first camera; it was a Yashica 24. She used this medium format camera until her passing. Woodman attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. It is said that she was influenced heavily by fashion photography and Surrealism. I really do believe that her imagery is more centered on self-discovery and identity as I have discovered through my research of her work. Her ethereal and ghost-like depictions are intriguing.

Below is Woodman’s first self-portrait taken at the age of 13 and also one of her first with her new camera.

Is she feeling connected, or tethered. Is she saying she has no identity by turning her head away? Or is the connection of the rope an extension of her cable knit sweater, as it appears to unravel? I love all the questions this image elicits.

(Victoria Miro, 2019)

Another favourite image of mine was this one below, again depicting Woodman herself. Sadly, I felt compelled to cover her exposed skin due to Tumblr rules. She had travelled to Italy to study. While she was there she printed several different poses with eels. Her body is nude as she cups her body around the bowl of eels.I find it striking that the colour of her skin is tied with the colour of the eels. This reduces her and the eels to shape and form. It’s absolutely beautiful. The lighting is perfection.

The second Photographer I encountered when turning the next corner was American photographer, Diane Arbus (14 March 1923, New York, New York - 26 July 1971, Artist Housing, New York). I have seen these images before, but it was fantastic to see them again up close and personal. The first image that I have always loved was ‘A Jewish Giant at Home with his Parents in the Bronx, N.Y. 1970′.

It was Allan Arbus who gifted her first camera to her. They worked together, husband and wife, he a photographer and she an art director and stylist. She spent her life focusing her lens on the people who populated the fringe of society, including transgender, circus people and the mentally ill. This interests me greatly, as I too have a strong affinity for people on the ‘outside-looking-in’. My own artwork has depicted the mentally ill and dementia. It has long since been thought that Diane was bipolar, I think this is why her photography interests me, as I am too. It is important to not just take a pretty picture. Her images invoke viewers to build stories in their minds of the people whose essences she has captured. (Searle, 2019)

Diane Arbus

Robert Mapplethorpe

Snapchats

As an artist I wanted to take in the ‘Long Look’ - The making of a Portrait which explores the relationship that blooms between the artist and his sitter.

Stills Gallery - Cindy Sherman

Last, but NEVER least . . . The Great Cindy Sherman . . .

Cindy Sherman’s work has always centered around identity. She has spent her career trying on the ‘clothes’ of other personalities and photographing herself in different settings. Her untitled film stills are world famous.

After attending the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, the group I was with, walked to the Stills Gallery after we had lunch. It was about a 10-15 minute walk.

(Adams, 2019)

Cindy Sherman, Murder Mystery, 1976

Cindy Sherman, Murder Mystery, 1976

Mystery Actress Side View

Cindy Sherman, Murder Mystery, 1976

Steinhauer, J. (2019). Finding Francesca Woodman. [online] The Paris Review. Available at: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/05/23/finding-francesca-woodman/ [Accessed 29 Sep. 2019]. (Steinhauer, 2019)

AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. (2019). Francesca Woodman — AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. [online] Available at: https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/francesca-woodman/ [Accessed 29 Sep. 2019]. (leading image) (AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes, 2019)

Victoria Miro. (2019). Self Portrait at 13, Antella, Italy, 1972 (E.1). [online] Available at: https://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/7-francesca-woodman/works/artworks13614/ [Accessed 26 Sep. 2019].

Friedewald, B. (2018). Women photographers. 2nd ed. Munich, London, New York: Prestel Publishing Ltd. (Friedewald, 2018, pgs 222-225)

Kieffer, M. (2019). Haunted Genius: The Tragic Life and Death of Francesca Woodman. [online] Culture Trip. Available at: https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/new-york/articles/haunted-genius-the-tragic-life-and-death-of-francesca-woodman/ [Accessed 28 Sep. 2019]. (Kieffer, 2019)

Iris Veysey. (2019). On Mental Illness, Suicide and Misreading Francesca Woodman. [online] Available at: https://irisveysey.com/2014/09/04/on-mental-illness-suicide-and-misreading-francesca-woodman/ [Accessed 28 Sep. 2019]. (Iris Veysey, 2019)

Stills.org. (2019). Cindy Sherman: Early Works, 1975-80 | Stills Gallery. [online] Available at: http://www.stills.org/exhibition/current-exhibition/cindy-sherman-early-works-1975-80 [Accessed 28 Sep. 2019]. (Stills.org, 2019)

Britishphotohistory.ning.com. (2019). Exhibition: Cindy Sherman: Early Works, 1975-80 / Edinburgh, from 28 June 2019. [online] Available at: https://britishphotohistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/exhibition-cindy-sherman-early-works-1975-80-edinburgh-from-28-ju [Accessed 28 Sep. 2019]. (Britishphotohistory.ning.com, 2019)

Searle, A. (2019). Diane Arbus: In the Beginning review – a genius who made every picture a story. [online] the Guardian. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/feb/12/diane-arbus-in-the-beginning-review-a-genius-who-made-every-picture-a-story [Accessed 29 Sep. 2019]. (Searle, 2019)

Adams, T. (2019). Cindy Sherman: ‘Why am I in these photos?’. [online] the Guardian. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jul/03/cindy-sherman-interview-retrospective-motivation [Accessed 19 Oct. 2019].  (Adams, 2019)

The Museum of Modern Art. (2019). Cindy Sherman. Untitled Film Still #58. 1980 | MoMA. [online] Available at: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/57196 [Accessed 29 Sep. 2019]. (The Museum of Modern Art, 2019)

The Museum of Modern Art. (2019). Cindy Sherman | MoMA. [online] Available at: https://www.moma.org/artists/5392?locale=en [Accessed 19 Oct. 2019]. (The Museum of Modern Art, 2019)

Palumbo, J. (2019). Six Women Artists Furthering Cindy Sherman’s Pioneering Vision. [online] Artsy. Available at: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-six-women-artists-furthering-cindy-shermans-pioneering-vision [Accessed 21 Oct. 2019]. (Palumbo, 2019)

[thelookofeagles]

Breeders’ Cup Fields 2018

FRIDAY

JUVENILE TURF SPRINT: 3:21pm - $1,000,000 - 5.5f, turf, 2yo

Strike Silver - 2-year-old dark bay colt - Violence x Frank's Hope (Pulpit) - J. Leparoux - M. Casse (4-1)

Soldier's Call (GB) - 2-year-old bay colt - Showcasing (GB) x Dijarvo (GB) (Iceman (GB)) - O. Murphy - A. Watson (9-2)

Well Done Fox (GB) - 2-year-old bay colt - Acclamation (GB) x Excelette (IRE) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) - W. Buick - R. Hannon (12-1)

Stillwater Cove - 2-year-old bay filly - Quality Road x Celibataire (Broken Vow) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - W. Ward (20-1)

Bulletin - 2-year-old chestnut colt - City Zip x Sue's Good News (Woodman) - J. Castellano - T. Pletcher (10-1)

Moonlight Romance - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Liaison x Envious Moon (Malibu Moon) - J. Ortiz - W. Ward (12-1)

Shang Shang Shang - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Shanghai Bobby x Yankee Victoria (Yankee Victor) - J. Velazquez - W. Ward (5-1)

Sergei Prokofiev - 2-year-old dark bay colt - Scat Daddy x Orchard Beach (Tapit) - R. Moore - A. O'Brien (6-1)

Chelsea Cloisters - 2-year-old bay filly - First Samurai x Postulant (Pulpit) - T. Gaffalione - W. Ward (8-1)

So Perfect - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Scat Daddy x Hopeoverexperience (Songandaprayer) - W. Lordan - A. O'Brien (12-1)

Queen of Bermuda (IRE) - 2-year-old bay filly - Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Imperialistic Diva (IRE) (Haafhd (GB)) - F. Prat - W. Haggas (20-1)

Pocket Dynamo - 2-year-old dark bay colt - Dialed In x Little Bit Tiny (Cuvee) - J. Rosario - R. Cowell (20-1)

AE1 - Big Drink of Water - 2-year-old bay gelding - Soldat x Vindi Princess (Vindication) - L. Rivelli

AE2 - Comedy (IRE) - 2-year-old bay filly - Dandy Man (IRE) x Dubaya (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) - K. Burke

AE3 - Van Beethoven - 2-year-old dark bay colt - Scat Daddy x My Sister Sandy (Montbrook) - A. O'Brien

AE4 - Legends of War - 2-year-old bay colt - Scat Daddy x Madera Dancer (Rahy) - J. Gosden

JUVENILE FILLIES TURF: 4:00pm - $1,000,000 - 8f, turf, 2yo fillies

Concrete Rose - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Twirling Candy x Solerina (Powerscourt (GB)) - J. Lezcano - G. Arnold, II (6-1)

The Mackem Bullet (IRE) - 2-year-old bay filly - Society Rock (IRE) x Elkmait (GB) (Trade Fair (GB)) - O. Murphy - B. Ellison (15-1)

Lily's Candle (FR) - 2-year-old gray filly - Style Vendome (FR) x Golden Lily (FR) (Dolphin Street (FR)) - P. Boudot - F. Vermeulen (8-1)

Just Wonderful - 2-year-old bay filly - Dansili (GB) x Wading (IRE) (Montjeu (IRE)) - R. Moore - A. O'Brien (6-1)

La Pelosa (IRE) - 2-year-old bay filly - Dandy Man (IRE) x Lauren's Girl (IRE) (Bushranger (IRE)) - W. Buick - C. Appleby (15-1)

Newspaperofrecord (IRE) - 2-year-old bay filly - Lope de Vega (IRE) x Sunday Times (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - C. Brown (2-1)

Stellar Agent - 2-year-old bay filly - More Than Ready x Lawn Party (Medaglia d'Oro) - M. Franco - J. Abreu (30-1)

Belle Laura - 2-year-old bay filly - Mucho Macho Man x Belle Chaussee (Giant's Causeway) - J. Leparoux - N. Casse (20-1)

Varenka - 2-year-old bay filly - Ghostzapper x Dynamic Cat (Dynaformer) - J. Ortiz - G. Motion (20-1)

Pakhet - 2-year-old bay filly - Cairo Prince x Hunting Hill (Hard Spun) - J. Velazquez - T. Pletcher (12-1)

Lady Prancealot (IRE) - 2-year-old bay filly - Sir Prancealot (IRE) x Naqrah (IRE) (Haatef) - J. Talamo - R. Baltas (30-1)

Summering - 2-year-old bay filly - War Front x Wishing Gate (Indian Charlie) - D. Van Dyke - T. Proctor (15-1)

My Gal Betty - 2-year-old bay filly - Point of Entry x Gal of Mine (Mining) - J. Castellano - R. Attfield (20-1)

East (GB) - 2-year-old chestnut filly - Frankel (GB) x Vital Statistics (GB) (Indian Ridge (IRE)) - J. Spencer - K. Ryan (20-1)

AE1 - Pivottina (FR) - 2-year-old bay filly - Vision d'Etat (FR) x Pixy (GB) (Pivotal (GB)) - G. Motion

Winning Envelope - 2-year-old chestnut filly - More Than Ready x Granby Girl (Badge of Silver) - C. Block

JUVENILE FILLIES: 4:40pm - $2,000,000 - 8.5f, dirt, 2yo fillies

Reflect - 2-year-old chestnut filly - Trappe Shot x Scat Patty (Scat Daddy) - J. Ortiz - K. Desormeaux (15-1)

Serengeti Empress - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Alternation x Havisham (Bernardini) - C. Lanerie - T. Amoss (7-2)

Vibrance - 2-year-old bay filly - Violence x Block (Dynaformer) - J. Velazquez - M. McCarthy (10-1)

Restless Rider - 2-year-old gray filly - Distorted Humor x Silky Serenade (Unbridled's Song) - B. Hernandez, Jr. - K. McPeek (9-2)

Cassies Dreamer - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Flatter x Chilbolton (War Front) - M. Franco - B. Tagg (30-1)

Baby Nina - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Flatter x Whitelacenpromises (More Than Ready) - T. Gaffalione - A. Quartarolo (30-1)

Jaywalk - 2-year-old gray filly - Cross Traffic x Lady Pewitt (Orientate) - J. Rosario - J. Servis (7-2)

Sippican Harbor - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Orb x Blossomed (Deputy Minister) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - G. Contessa (12-1)

Splashy Kisses - 2-year-old dark bay filly - Blame x Indian Valley (Cherokee Run) - D. Van Dyke - D. O'Neill (20-1)

Bellafina - 2-year-old bay filly - Quality Road x Akron Moon (Malibu Moon) - F. Prat - S. Callaghan (2-1)

JUVENILE TURF: 5:22pm - $1,000,000 - 8f, turf, 2yo

Arthur Kitt (GB) - 2-year-old bay colt - Camelot (GB) x Ceiling Kitty (GB) (Red Clubs (IRE)) - R. Kingscote - T. Dascombe (20-1)

Uncle Benny - 2-year-old bay colt - Declaration of War x Celebrity Cat (Storm Cat) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - J. Servis (15-1)

Much Better - 2-year-old dark bay ridgling - Pioneerof the Nile x Dust and Diamonds (Vindication) - D. Van Dyke - B. Baffert (10-1)

Forty Under - 2-year-old gray colt - Uncle Mo x Argent Affair (Black Tie Affair (IRE)) - M. Franco - J. Englehart (5-1)

Line of Duty (IRE) - 2-year-old chestnut colt - Galileo (IRE) x Jacqueline Quest (IRE) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) - W. Buick - C. Appleby (10-1)

Henley's Joy - 2-year-old chestnut colt - Kitten's Joy x Blue Grass Music (Bluegrass Cat) - T. Gaffalione - M. Maker (8-1)

Somelikeithotbrown - 2-year-old bay colt - Big Brown x Marilyn Monroan (Tapit) - J. Ortiz - M. Maker (12-1)

Opry - 2-year-old dark bay colt - Declaration of War x That Voodoo Youdo (Speightstown) - J. Castellano - T. Pletcher (15-1)

The Black Album (FR) - 2-year-old bay colt - Wootton Bassett (GB) x Model Black (IRE) (Trade Fair (GB)) - M. Barzalona - J. Soubagne (30-1)

War of Will - 2-year-old bay colt - War Front x Visions of Clarity (IRE) (Sadler's Wells) - J. Rosario - M. Casse (12-1)

King of Speed - 2-year-old chestnut colt - Jimmy Creed x Beautiful Daniele (A.P. Indy) - G. Stevens - J. Bonde (8-1)

Current - 2-year-old chestnut colt - Curlin x Crosswinds (Storm Cat) - J. Velazquez - T. Pletcher (5-1)

Marie's Diamond (IRE) - 2-year-old brown colt - Footstepsinthesand (GB) x Sindiyma (IRE) (Kalanisi (IRE)) - F. Geroux - M. Johnston (20-1)

Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) - 2-year-old bay colt - Galileo (IRE) x Believe'N'Succeed (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) - R. Moore - A. O'Brien (4-1)

AE1 - Tracksmith - 2-year-old bay colt - Street Sense x Hot Water (Medaglia d'Oro) - J. Sharp

AE2 - Order and Law - 2-year-old bay colt - Violence x Poetic Kid (Shakespeare) - L. Linder, Jr.

JUVENILE: 6:05pm - $2,000,000 - 8.5f, dirt, 2yo

Dueling - 2-year-old gray colt - Violence x Seattle Qui (Seattle Slew) - M. Franco - J. Hollendorfer (20-1)

Mr. Money - 2-year-old bay colt - Goldencents x Plenty O'Toole (Tiznow) - G. Saez - B. Calhoun (30-1)

Derby Date - 2-year-old chestnut colt - Will Take Charge x Smart and Fancy (Not For Love) - L. Contreras - D. Lukas (30-1)

Tight Ten - 2-year-old bay colt - Tapit x Devils Humor (Distorted Humor) - R. Santana, Jr. - S. Asmussen (30-1)

Well Defined - 2-year-old dark bay gelding - With Distinction x Fru Fru (Medaglia d'Oro) - M. Smith - K. O'Connell (20-1)

Complexity - 2-year-old bay colt - Maclean's Music x Goldfield (Yes It's True) - J. Ortiz - C. Brown (5-2)

Mind Control - 2-year-old bay colt - Stay Thirsty x Feel That Fire (Lightnin N Thunder) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - G. Sacco (20-1)

Standard Deviation - 2-year-old bay colt - Curlin x False Impression (A.P. Indy) - J. Castellano - C. Brown (12-1)

Game Winner - 2-year-old bay colt - Candy Ride (ARG) x Indyan Giving (A.P. Indy) - J. Rosario - B. Baffert (8-5)

Knicks Go - 2-year-old gray colt - Paynter x Kosmo's Buddy (Outflanker) - A. Jimenez - B. Colebrook (30-1)

Code of Honor - 2-year-old chestnut colt - Noble Mission (GB) x Reunited (Dixie Union) - J. Velazquez - C. McGaughey III (5-1)

Gunmetal Gray - 2-year-old gray colt - Exchange Rate x Classofsixtythree (Include) - F. Prat - J. Hollendorfer (10-1)

Trophy Chaser - 2-year-old dark bay colt - Twirling Candy x European Union (Successful Appeal) - T. Gaffalione - J. Avila (30-1)

Signalman - 2-year-old bay colt - General Quarters x Trip South (Trippi) - B. Hernandez, Jr. - K. McPeek (20-1)

SATURDAY

FILLY & MARE SPRINT: 12:00pm - $1,000,000 - 7f, dirt, 3yo+ f&m

Selcourt - 4-year-old chestnut filly - Tiz Wonderful x Azure Spring (Open Forum) - T. Baze - J. Sadler (4-1)

Miss Sunset - 4-year-old bay filly - Into Mischief x Tuscan Sunset (Trippi) - K. Desormeaux - J. Bonde (15-1)

Happy Like a Fool - 3-year-old chestnut filly - Distorted Humor x Lastofthsummerwine (Sky Mesa) - L. Saez - W. Ward (20-1)

Kirby's Penny - 5-year-old dark bay mare - Macho Uno x Spirit Seeker (Peace Rules) - J. Velazquez - W. Ward (30-1)

Golden Mischief - 4-year-old bay filly - Into Mischief x Lanai City (Carson City) - F. Geroux - B. Cox (10-1)

Chalon - 4-year-old bay filly - Dialed In x Fall Fantasy (Menifee) - J. Castellano - A. Delacour (15-1)

Skye Diamonds - 5-year-old chestnut mare - First Dude x Exonerated (Johannesburg) - T. Pereira - W. Spawr (10-1)

Mia Mischief - 3-year-old bay filly - Into Mischief x Greer Lynn (Speightstown) - R. Santana, Jr. - S. Asmussen (15-1)

Stormy Embrace - 4-year-old chestnut filly - Circular Quay x Stormy Allure (Stormy Atlantic) - T. Gaffalione - K. O'Connell (20-1)

Highway Star - 5-year-old chestnut mare - Girolamo x Stolen Star (Cat Thief) - J. Ortiz - R. Ubillo (20-1)

Finley'sluckycharm - 5-year-old dark bay mare - Twirling Candy x Day of Victory (Victory Gallop) - B. Hernandez, Jr. - B. Calhoun (10-1)

Anonymity - 4-year-old chestnut filly - Tapit x Stormy Sunday (Sir Cat) - f. Prat - R. Mandella (15-1)

Marley's Freedom - 4-year-old bay filly - Blame x Relaxing Green (Formal Gold) - M. Smith - B. Baffert (8-5)

Shamrock Rose - 3-year-old bay filly - First Dude x Slew's Quality (Elusive Quality) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - M. Casse (20-1)

AE1 - Dream Pauline - 3-year-old chestnut filly - Tapit x Dream Rush (Wild Rush) - K. McLaughlin

TURF SPRINT: 12:38pm - $1,000,000 - 5.5f, turf, 3yo+

Ruby Notion - 5-year-old bay mare - Great Notion x Modena Bay (NZ) (Volksraad (GB)) - F. Geroux - D. Miller (20-1)

Bucchero - 6-year-old chestnut horse - Kantharos x Meetmeontime (General Meeting) - F. de la Cruz - T. Glyshaw (10-1)

Hembree - 4-year-old dark bay colt - Proud Citizen x Knockatrina (Langfuhr) - T. Gaffalione - M. Maker (20-1)

Vision Perfect - 6-year-old dark bay horse - Pollard's Vision x Steamy (Speightstown) - J. Castellano - J. Servis (15-1)

Disco Partner - 6-year-old gray horse - Disco Rico x Lulu's Number (Numerous) - J. Rosario - C. Clement (7-2)

Rainbow Heir - 8-year-old chestnut horse - Wildcat Heir x Rainbow Pride (Prospectors Gamble) - J. Ortiz - J. Servis (12-1)

Lost Treasure (IRE) - 3-year-old bay colt - War Front x Wading (IRE) (Montjeu (IRE)) - R. Moore - A. O'Brien (20-1)

Chanteline - 6-year-old bay mare - Majesticperfection x Listen to Libby (Indian Charlie) - R. Santana, Jr. - S. Asmussen (15-1)

Stormy Liberal - 6-year-old bay gelding - Stormy Atlantic x Vassar (Royal Academy) - D. Van Dyke - P. Miller (4-1)

Havana Grey (GB) - 3-year-old gray colt - Havana Gold (IRE) x Blanc de Chine (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) - P. McDonald - K. Burke (20-1)

World of Trouble - 3-year-old bay colt - Kantharos x Meets Expectations (Valid Expectations) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - J. Servis (6-1)

Richard's Boy - 6-year-old gray gelding - Idiot Proof x Marissa's Joy (Cee's Tizzy) - P. Lopez - P. Miller (12-1)

Will Call - 4-year-old bay colt - Country Day x Vote Early (More Than Ready) - S. Bridgmohan - B. Cox (20-1)

Conquest Tsunami - 6-year-old bay gelding - Stormy Atlantic x Classic Neel (El Corredor) - F. Prat - P. Miller (6-1)

AE1 - Insta Erma - 5-year-old bay mare - Pioneerof the Nile x Enchanted Woods (Woodman) - R. Baltas

DIRT MILE: 1:16pm - $1,000,000 - 8f, dirt, 3yo+

City of Light - 4-year-old bay colt - Quality Road x Paris Notion (Dehere) - J. Castellano - M. McCarthy (5-2)

Trigger Warning - 3-year-old bay colt - Candy Ride (ARG) x Magic Appeal (Successful Appeal) - R. Santana, Jr. - M. Rone (20-1)

Isotherm - 5-year-old dark bay horse - Lonhro (AUS) x Game for More (More Than Ready) - G. Franco - P. D'Amato (20-1)

Seven Trumpets - 3-year-old dark bay colt - Morning Line x Angel Trumpet (Cape Canaveral) - R. Albarado - D. Romans (15-1)

Awesome Slew - 5-year-old bay horse - Awesome Again x Slewfoundmoney (Seeking the Gold) - C. Lanerie - M. Casse (15-1)

Seeking the Soul - 5-year-old bay horse - Perfect Soul (IRE) x Seeking the Title (Seeking the Gold) - B. Hernandez, Jr. - D. Stewart (5-1)

Firenze Fire - 3-year-old bay colt - Poseidon's Warrior x My Every Wish (Langfuhr) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - J. Servis (6-1)

Bravazo - 3-year-old dark bay colt - Awesome Again x Tiz o' Gold (Cee's Tizzy) - L. Contreras - D. Lukas (20-1)

Giant Expectations - 5-year-old chestnut horse - Frost Giant x Sarahisittrue (Is It True) - J. Leparoux - P. Eurton (15-1)

Catalina Cruiser - 4-year-old chestnut colt - Union Rags x Sea Gull (Mineshaft) - D. Van Dyke - J. Sadler (8-5)

FILLY & MARE TURF: 2:04pm - $2,000,000 - 11f, turf, 3yo+ f&m

Fourstar Crook - 6-year-old bay mare - Freud x Avril a Portugal (D'Accord) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - C. Brown (5-1)

Thais (FR) - 4-year-old dark bay filly - Rio de La Plata x Tianshan (FR) (Lahint) - M. Franco - C. Brown (20-1)

Wild Illusion (GB) - 3-year-old bay filly - Dubawi (IRE) x Rumh (GER) (Monsun (GER)) - W. Buick - C. Appleby (7-2)

Paved - 3-year-old dark bay filly - Quality Road x Sirmione (Cozzene) - J. Rosario - M. McCarthy (20-1)

Princess Yaiza (IRE) - 3-year-old chestnut filly - Casamento (IRE) x Undertone (IRE) (Noverre) - A. Atzeni - G. Cromwell (30-1)

Sistercharlie (IRE) - 4-year-old bay filly - Myboycharlie (IRE) x Starlet's Sister (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) - J. Velazquez - C. Brown (3-1)

Smart Choice (ARG) - 5-year-old bay mare - Grand Reward x Sweet Speech (ARG) (Victory Speech) - F. Prat - T. Pletcher (30-1)

Fuhriously Kissed - 5-year-old chestnut mare - Langfuhr x French Kiss (Hussonet) - T. Gaffalione - A. Quartarolo (30-1)

A Raving Beauty (GB) - 5-year-old gray mare - Mastercraftsman (IRE) x Anabasis (GER) (High Chaparral (IRE)) - J. Castellano - C. Brown (10-1)

Magic Wand (IRE) - 3-year-old bay filly - Galileo (IRE) x Prudenzia (IRE) (Dansili (GB)) - R. Moore - A. O'Brien (5-1)

Mom's On Strike - 5-year-old bay mare - First Dude x Mom's Deputy (War Chant) - A. Beschizza - J. Sharp (20-1)

Santa Monica (GB) - 5-year-old bay mare - Mastercraftsman (IRE) x Zacchera (GB) (Zamindar) - J. Ortiz - C. Brown (15-1)

Athena (IRE) - 3-year-old bay filly - Camelot (GB) x Cherry Hinton (GB) (Green Desert) - W. Lordan - A. O'Brien (15-1)

Eziyra (IRE) - 4-year-old chestnut filly - Teofilo (IRE) x Eytarna (IRE) (Dubai Destination) - L. Dettori - D. Weld (15-1)

SPRINT: 2:46pm - $2,000,000 - 6f, dirt, 3yo+

Whitmore - 5-year-old chestnut gelding - Pleasantly Perfect x Melody's Spirit (Scat Daddy) - R. Santana, Jr. - R. Moquett (6-1)

Promises Fulfilled - 3-year-old chestnut colt - Shackleford x Marquee Delivery (Marquetry) - L. Saez - D. Romans (6-1)

B Squared - 4-year-old bay colt - Square Eddie x Silar Rules (Ten Most Wanted) - M. Gutierrez - D. O'Neill (20-1)

Warrior's Club - 4-year-old dark bay colt - Warrior's Reward x Thirty Eighth St. (Citidancer) - L. Contreras - D. Lukas (15-1)

Imperial Hint - 5-year-old dark bay horse - Imperialism x Royal Hint (Lahint) - J. Castellano - L. Carvajal, Jr. (9-5)

Always Sunshine - 6-year-old bay horse - West Acre x Sunny Again (Awesome Again) - F. Pennington - E. Allard (20-1)

Distinctive B - 7-year-old bay gelding - With Distinction x Anythingispossible (Songandaprayer) - D. Van Dyke - P. Miller (12-1)

Limousine Liberal - 6-year-old dark bay gelding Successful Appeal x Gift of Gab (In Excess (IRE)) - J. Ortiz - B. Colebrook (6-1)

Roy H - 6-year-old bay gelding - More Than Ready x Elusive Diva (Elusive Quality) - P. Lopez - P. Miller (5-2)

MILE: 3:36pm - $2,000,000 - 8f, turf, 3yo+

One Master (GB) - 4-year-old bay filly - Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Enticing (IRE) (Pivotal (GB)) - J. Doyle - W. Haggas (12-1)

Next Shares - 5-year-old dark bay gelding - Archarcharch x Two Dot Slew (Evansville Slew) - T. Gaffalione - R. Baltas (10-1)

Happily (IRE) - 3-year-old bay filly - Galileo (IRE) x You'resothrilling (Storm Cat) - W. Lordan - A. O'Brien (15-1)

Polydream (IRE) - 3-year-old bay filly - Oasis Dream (GB) x Polygreen (FR) (Green Tune) - M. Guyon - F. Head (5-1)

Oscar Performance - 4-year-old bay colt - Kitten's Joy x Devine Actress (Theatrical (IRE)) - J. Ortiz - B. Lynch (6-1)

Almanaar (GB) - 6-year-old chestnut gelding - Dubawi (IRE) x Baqah (IRE) (Bahhare) - J. Rosario - C. Brown (12-1)

Expert Eye (GB) - 3-year-old bay colt - Acclamation (GB) x Exemplify (GB) (Dansili (GB)) - L. Dettori - M. Stoute (8-1)

I Can Fly (GB) - 3-year-old bay filly - Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Madonna Dell'orto (GB) (Montjeu (IRE)) - J. Spencer - A. O'Brien (10-1)

Hunt (IRE) - 6-year-old gray gelding - Dark Angel (IRE) x Mansiya (GB) (Vettori (IRE)) - F. Prat - P. D'Amato (30-1)

Catapult - 5-year-old dark bay horse - Kitten's Joy x Gata Bella (Storm Cat) - D. Van Dyke - J. Sadler (6-1)

Lightning Spear (GB) - 7-year-old chestnut horse - Pivotal (GB) x Atlantic Destiny (IRE) (Royal Academy) - O. Murphy - D. Simcock (20-1)

Analyze It - 3-year-old bay colt - Point of Entry x Sweet Assay (Consolidator) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - C. Brown (6-1)

Gustav Klimt (IRE) - 3-year-old bay colt - Galileo (IRE) x Massarra (GB) (Danehill) - R. Moore - A. O'Brien (10-1)

Mustashry (GB) - 5-year-old dark bay gelding - Tamayuz (GB) x Safwa (IRE) (Green Desert) - W. Buick - M. Stoute (15-1)

AE1 - Divisidero - 6-year-old bay horse - Kitten's Joy x Madame Du Lac (Lemon Drop Kid) - K. Rubley

AE2 - Clemmie (IRE) - 3-year-old bay filly - Galileo (IRE) x Meow (IRE) (Storm Cat) - A. O'Brien

DISTAFF: 4:16pm - $2,000,000 - 9f, dirt, 3yo+ f&m

Champagne Problems - 4-year-old dark bay filly - Ghostzapper x Coral Sun (A.P. Indy) - C. Borel - I. Wilkes (12-1)

Abel Tasman - 4-year-old bay filly - Quality Road x Vargas Girl (Deputy Minister) - M. Smith - B. Baffert (7-2)

La Force (GER) - 4-year-old dark bay filly - Power (GB) x La Miraculeuse (GER) (Samum (GER)) - D. Van Dyke - P. Gallagher (20-1)

Mopotism - 4-year-old bay filly - Uncle Mo x Peppy Rafaela (Bernardini) - M. Gutierrez - D. O'Neill (30-1)

Wonder Gadot - 3-year-old dark bay filly - Medaglia d'Oro x Loving Vindication (Vindication) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - M. Casse (15-1)

Verve's Tale - 5-year-old bay mare - Tale of Ekati x Verve (Unbridled) - B. Hernandez, Jr. - B. Tagg (30-1)

Midnight Bisou - 3-year-old dark bay filly - Midnight Lute x Diva Delite (Repent) - J. Velazquez - S. Asmussen (6-1)

Vale Dori (ARG) - 6-year-old bay mare - Asiatic Boy (ARG) x Valerina (ARG) (Halo Sunshine) - J. Talamo - B. Baffert (12-1)

Wow Cat (CHI) - 4-year-old dark bay filly - Lookin At Lucky x Winter Cat (CHI) (Cat Thief) - J. Ortiz - C. Brown (8-1)

Blue Prize (ARG) - 5-year-old chestnut mare - Pure Prize x Blues for Sale (ARG) (Not For Sale (ARG)) - J. Bravo - I. Correas, IV (6-1)

Monomoy Girl - 3-year-old chestnut filly - Tapizar x Drumette (Henny Hughes) - F. Geroux - B. Cox (2-1)

TURF: 4:56pm - $4,000,000 - 12f, turf, 3yo+

Talismanic (GB) - 5-year-old dark bay horse - Medaglia d'Oro x Magic Mission (GB) (Machiavellian) - M. Barzalona - A. Fabre (12-1)

Enable (GB) - 4-year-old bay filly - Nathaniel (IRE) x Concentric (GB) (Sadler's Wells) - L. Dettori - J. Gosden (1-1)

Channel Maker - 4-year-old chestnut gelding - English Channel x In Return (Horse Chestnut (SAF)) - J. Ortiz - W. Mott (12-1)

Robert Bruce (CHI) - 4-year-old dark bay colt - Fast Company (IRE) x Lady Pelusa (ARG) (Orpen) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - C. Brown (10-1)

Magical (IRE) - 3-year-old bay filly - Galileo (IRE) x Halfway To Heaven (IRE) (Pivotal (GB)) - R. Moore - A. O'Brien (10-1)

Arklow - 4-year-old bay colt - Arch x Unbridled Empire (Empire Maker) - F. Geroux - B. Cox (30-1)

Glorious Empire (IRE) - 7-year-old brown gelding - Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) x Humble And Proud (IRE) (Pivotal (GB)) - J. Leparoux - J. Lawrence, II (12-1)

Liam the Charmer - 5-year-old dark bay gelding - Smart Strike x Charm the Giant (IRE) (Giant's Causeway) - T. Gaffalione - M. McCarthy (30-1)

Quarteto de Cordas (BRZ) - 4-year-old bay colt - Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) x New Hampshire (BRZ) (Punk (ARG)) - B. Hernandez, Jr. - I. Wilkes (30-1)

Hi Happy (ARG) - 6-year-old chestnut horse - Pure Prize x Historia (ARG) (French Deputy) - L. Saez - T. Pletcher (20-1)

Sadler's Joy - 5-year-old chestnut horse - Kitten's Joy x Dynaire (Dynaformer) - J. Castellano - T. Albertrani (30-1)

Waldgeist (GB) - 4-year-old chestnut colt - Galileo (IRE) x Waldlerche (GB) (Monsun (GER)) - P. Boudot - A. Fabre (9-2)

Hunting Horn (IRE) - 3-year-old bay colt - Camelot (GB) x Mora Bai (IRE) (Indian Ridge (IRE)) - W. Lordan - A. O'Brien (30-1)

CLASSIC: 5:44pm - $6,000,000 - 10f, dirt, 3yo+

Thunder Snow (IRE) - 4-year-old bay colt - Helmet (AUS) x Eastern Joy (GB) (Dubai Destination) - C. Soumillon - S. bin Suroor (12-1)

Roaring Lion - 3-year-old gray colt - Kitten's Joy x Vionnet (Street Sense) - O. Murphy - J. Gosden (20-1)

Catholic Boy - 3-year-old bay ridgling - More Than Ready x Song of Bernadette (Bernardini) - J. Castellano - J. Thomas (8-1)

Gunnevera - 4-year-old chestnut colt - Dialed In x Unbridled Rage (Unbridled) - I. Ortiz, Jr. - A. Sano (20-1)

Lone Sailor - 3-year-old bay colt - Majestic Warrior x Ambitious (Mr. Greeley) - J. Graham - T. Amoss (30-1)

McKinzie - 3-year-old bay colt - Street Sense x Runway Model (Petionville) - M. Smith - B. Baffert (6-1)

West Coast - 4-year-old bay colt - Flatter x Caressing (Honour and Glory) - J. Velazquez - B. Baffert (5-1)

Pavel - 4-year-old gray colt - Creative Cause x Mons Venus (Maria's Mon) - M. Gutierrez - D. O'Neill (20-1)

Mendelssohn - 3-year-old bay colt - Scat Daddy x Leslie's Lady (Tricky Creek) - R. Moore - A. O'Brien (12-1)

Yoshida (JPN) - 4-year-old bay colt - Heart's Cry (JPN) x Hilda's Passion (Canadian Frontier) - J. Ortiz - W. Mott (10-1)

Mind Your Biscuits - 5-year-old chestnut horse - Posse x Jazzmane (Toccet) - T. Gaffalione - C. Summers (6-1)

Axelrod - 3-year-old bay colt - Warrior's Reward x Volatile Vickie (Elusive Quality) - J. Bravo - M. McCarthy (30-1)

Discreet Lover - 5-year-old bay horse - Repent x Discreet Chat (Discreet Cat) - M. Franco - U. St. Lewis (20-1)

Accelerate - 5-year-old chestnut horse - Lookin At Lucky x Issues (Awesome Again) - J. Rosario - J. Sadler (5-2)

AE1 - Collected - 5-year-old chestnut horse - City Zip x Helena Bay (GB) (Johannesburg) - B. Baffert

AE2 - Toast of New York - 7-year-old bay gelding - Thewayyouare x Claire Soleil (Syncline) - J. Osborne

[earlypalaeoart]

"Gigantic fern" from God in nature and revelation by J. M. Woodman, 1875

https://archive.org/details/godinnaturerevel00wood/

[ltwilliammowett]

A little Naval History Beginners Guide

Books I like to recommend because they are really well written, have a high information content and I personally work with them. This is only a small list, there are of course many more, but for a start these are good to begin with.

   B. Lavery, Nelson’s Navy. The Ships, Men and Organisation. 1793-1815 New Edition    (London 2012)    B. Ireland, Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail. War at Sea 1756-1815 ( London 2000)    N. Tracy, Nelson’s Battles. The Art of Victory in the Age of Sail (London 1996)    D.Davies, A brief history of Figthing Ships (London 1996)    A. Lambert, War at Sea in the Age of Sail 1650- 1850 (London 2000)    G. Wells, Naval Customs and traditions (London 1930)    P. Goodwin, HMS Victory, Pocket Manuel 1805 (London 2015)    J. Eastland a. I. Ballantyne, HMS Victory. First Rate 1765 (London 2011)    J. Bennett, Sailing into the Past. Learning from replica Ships (London 2009)    M. P. Smith, Terror at Sea. True Tales of shipwrecks, cannibalism, pirates, fire at sea & otherdire disasters in the 18th& 19th centuries (Maine, 1995)    J. Lowry, Fiddlers and whores. the candid memoirs of a surgeon in Nelson’s fleet, James Lowry, 1798 (London 2006)    B. Lavery, Royal Tars. The lower deck of the royal navy, 875-1850 (London 2010)    R. and L. Adkins, Jack Tar. Life in Nelson’s Navy (London 2008)   A. Bruce, Encyclopedia of Naval History (London 1998)   J. Black, Naval Power: A History of Warfare and the Sea from 1500 (London 2009)   N.A. M Rodger, The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain 660-1649 (London 1997) C. L. Symonds, The U.S. Navy: A Concise History (New York 2015)

https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ C. G. Davis, American Sailing Ships: Their Plans and History (University of Michigan 1984) B. Greenhill, The Evolution of the Wooden Ship (1988) R. Woodman, The History of the Ship: The Comprehensive Story of Seafaring from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1998)

Admiral W. E. Smith, The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms (England 1867)

[compneuropapers]

Interesting Papers for Week 17, 2021

Apical drive—A cellular mechanism of dreaming? Aru, J., Siclari, F., Phillips, W. A., & Storm, J. F. (2020). Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 119, 440–455.

Layer and rhythm specificity for predictive routing. Bastos, A. M., Lundqvist, M., Waite, A. S., Kopell, N., & Miller, E. K. (2020). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(49), 31459–31469.

The role of the vestibular system in value attribution to positive and negative reinforcers. Blini, E., Tilikete, C., Chelazzi, L., Farnè, A., & Hadj-Bouziane, F. (2020). Cortex, 133, 215–235.

Context-specific control over the neural dynamics of temporal attention by the human cerebellum. Breska, A., & Ivry, R. B. (2020). Science Advances, 6(49), eabb1141.

Low-Level Visual Information Is Maintained across Saccades, Allowing for a Postsaccadic Handoff between Visual Areas. Fabius, J. H., Fracasso, A., Acunzo, D. J., Van der Stigchel, S., & Melcher, D. (2020). Journal of Neuroscience, 40(49), 9476–9486.

Neural responses in a fast periodic visual stimulation paradigm reveal domain-general visual discrimination deficits in developmental prosopagnosia. Fisher, K., Towler, J., Rossion, B., & Eimer, M. (2020). Cortex, 133, 76–102.

A general model of hippocampal and dorsal striatal learning and decision making. Geerts, J. P., Chersi, F., Stachenfeld, K. L., & Burgess, N. (2020). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(49), 31427–31437.

Mouse Higher Visual Areas Provide Both Distributed and Specialized Contributions to Visually Guided Behaviors. Jin, M., & Glickfeld, L. L. (2020). Current Biology, 30(23), 4682-4692.e7.

Hippocampal Theta Oscillations Support Successful Associative Memory Formation. Kota, S., Rugg, M. D., & Lega, B. C. (2020). Journal of Neuroscience, 40(49), 9507–9518.

Synergistic Benefits of Group Search in Rats. Nagy, M., Horicsányi, A., Kubinyi, E., Couzin, I. D., Vásárhelyi, G., Flack, A., & Vicsek, T. (2020). Current Biology, 30(23), 4733-4738.e4.

Real-Time Assembly of Coordination Patterns in Human Infants. Ossmy, O., & Adolph, K. E. (2020). Current Biology, 30(23), 4553-4562.e4.

Transient Disruption of the Inferior Parietal Lobule Impairs the Ability to Attribute Intention to Action. Patri, J.-F., Cavallo, A., Pullar, K., Soriano, M., Valente, M., Koul, A., … Becchio, C. (2020). Current Biology, 30(23), 4594-4605.e7.

Mixture Coding and Segmentation in the Anterior Piriform Cortex. Penker, S., Licht, T., Hofer, K. T., & Rokni, D. (2020). Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 14, 89.

Fano Factor: A Potentially Useful Information. Rajdl, K., Lansky, P., & Kostal, L. (2020). Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 14, 100.

Young children’s lying and early mental state understanding. Sai, L., Zhao, C., Heyman, G. D., Compton, B. J., & Fu, G. (2020). Infant and Child Development, 29(6), e2197.

Single-Neuron Correlates of Decision Confidence in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe. Unruh-Pinheiro, A., Hill, M. R., Weber, B., Boström, J., Elger, C. E., & Mormann, F. (2020). Current Biology, 30(23), 4722-4732.e5.

Control of Orienting Movements and Locomotion by Projection-Defined Subsets of Brainstem V2a Neurons. Usseglio, G., Gatier, E., Heuzé, A., Hérent, C., & Bouvier, J. (2020). Current Biology, 30(23), 4665-4681.e6.

Forced choices reveal a trade-off between cognitive effort and physical pain. Vogel, T. A., Savelson, Z. M., Otto, A. R., & Roy, M. (2020). eLife, 9, e59410.

Involvement of Striatal Direct Pathway in Visual Spatial Attention in Mice. Wang, L., & Krauzlis, R. J. (2020). Current Biology, 30(23), 4739-4744.e5.

Converging Evidence That Neural Plasticity Underlies Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation. Zhao, C., & Woodman, G. F. (2021). Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 33(1), 146–157.

[healiapp]

Increasing vegetable intake is universally promoted as part of a healthy diet. There are several nutrients in vegetables, like nitrate and vitamin K, that maintain the health and integrity of bone. Leafy green vegetables represent a rich source of these beneficial nutrients. A recent study* was conducted to test whether extra consumption of leafy green vegetables for four weeks would reduce the risk of fractures. This study highlighted the importance of obtaining optimal levels of vitamin K, found predominantly in leafy green vegetables and fermented foods. Vitamin K is required to build proteins for blood clots and bone tissue. Vitamin K supplementation was associated with a 25% reduction in clinical fracture risk in postmenopausal and osteoporotic patients. More studies to understand the relationship between leafy green vegetables and bone health are sure to come in the future. *Sim, M., Lewis, J. R., Prince, R. L., Levinger, I., Brennan-Speranza, T. C., Palmer, C., Bondonno, C. P., Bondonno, N. P., Devine, A., Ward, N. C., Byrnes, E., Schultz, C. J., Woodman, R., Croft, K., Hodgson, J. M., & Blekkenhorst, L. C. (2020). The effects of vitamin K-rich green leafy vegetables on bone metabolism: A 4-week randomized controlled trial in middle-aged and older individuals. Bone Reports, 12, 100274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2020.100274 

[lostinthemeshes]

Index of Artworks

Artists (Alphabetical by First Name)

Agnes Martin, Andrew Wyeth, Andy Goldsworthy, Anni Albers, Anselm Kiefer

Barry Le Va, Buckminster Fuller

Chiharu Shiota, Cy Twombly

Darren Waterston, Duane Michals

Egon Schiele, Ernst Haeckel

Francesca Woodman, Frida Kahlo

Gerhard Richter, Giuseppe Penone, Gustave Courbet, Gustav Klimt

Hans Bellmer, Hiroshi Yoshida

Ivan Aivazovsky

Jan Svankmajer, Jiri Anderle, Jonas Mekas

Karine Léger, Katherine Jones, Kay Sage

Lee Krasner, Louise Bourgeois

Magdalena Abakanowicz, Marcel Duchamp, Mark Rothko, Max Ernst

Naum Gabo, Nobuyoshi Araki

Otto Piene

Pablo Picasso, Peter Zumthor

Robert Mapplethorpe, Robert Rauschenberg, Roberto Matta, Ruth Asawa

Salvador Dali, Sol Lewitt

Todd Hido

Yayoi Kusama, Yves Klein, Yves Tanguy

Zdzislaw Beksinski

Quotes

Philosophy of art

Depression

Love

Loss

Self

Motifs

Circles

Space

Insects

Butterflies

Hands

Dark art

Erotic art

Male nudes

Female nudes

Animations

Film stills

Music

[riiroo]

10 Great Classic Chapter Books to Read with 5-8 Year Olds

Even though we promote outdoor play here at RiiRoo, we also encourage parents to spend more quality time with their kids. Whether it is indoors or outdoors.

The titles I am about to share with you in this collection have stood the test of time. They include a variety of different novels and a few story collections that children of this age group should enjoy and get a lot out of.

These publications were all published prior to 1980 and are books we all loved when we were that age and are really great for reading out loud to your kids. However, even if you have older children, I’m sure they will enjoy them too.

Now, before you base your opinions on some of the titles, please take a step back and remember that these are older books that don’t conform to all of the modern social values we hold today. 

It is recommended that you read the reviews and also the age recommendations of the titles you haven’t heard of before (just to be on the safe side).

Note: All of these books will have a link to Amazon (we do not have any affiliation with them), but you could probably find them at various other retailers online or in the high street. These may be affiliate links.

You should also be able to find these books in your local library. This would mean you could spend time with your kids at the library and even read to them while you are there.

I hope that these stories help reconnect you to your childhood. You may even have forgotten the pleasure of reading these great books. Now you get the chance of reading them together with your children :)

 1. The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne. First published in 1926.

This is actually a collection of stories of a really cool bear called Winnie The Pooh. The tales include, of course, Pooh, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and Piglet and a few others who are included in these stories of adventures which take place is a make-believe world of Hundred Acre Wood.

Available: Amazon 

 2. When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six(1927) by A. A. Milne.

These are a collection of sweet poems that really catch the heart of readers of all ages (especially between 5 and 8-year-olds). They are a clever combination of make-believe and reality paired with the genius illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard which are just great!

Available: Amazon 

  3. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. First published in 1908.

Based in Britain, this a classic tale of the Badger, Mole, Ratty and lovable rogue Toad as we travel through their escapades. This story has been loved by generations of families and is still one of the most popular storybooks available today.

Available: Amazon

 4. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. First published in 1900.

This is definitely an oldie but goodie. One of the classics that will stand the test of time. We follow the adventures of a young girl called Dorothy and her friends (Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Woodman) as they visit the only person that can make their dreams come true. The Wizard in the land of Oz.

Available: Amazon

 5. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White. First published in 1952.

Wilber (the Pig) only wants a friend and the love of Fern who saved his life when he was born as a runt of his litter. But, when he is sold to her uncle he realises his life is in even more danger. Then Charlotte is announced into the story, who is determined to keep Wiber from the chopping block as she dreams up an elaborate way to do that.

Available: Amazon

 6. Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle. First published in 1918.

The is a sweet story of Raggedy Ann who is a rag doll who comes to life in Marcella’s nursery. She is very patient and lovable and that’s why she quickly became a leader amongst the toys. Even though she goes through many adventures, she still remains both calm and optimistic. You really will enjoy reading these stories to your kids.

Available: Amazon

 7. The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by May Gibbs. First published in 1918.

You may or may not have heard of this great book? It’s a collection of interesting adventures of two brothers called Snugglepot and Cuddlepie who head off on a quest in the Australian bush to find “humans.” These stories are filled with fun, excitement with an imaginary window into the magic that exists in the bush.

Available: Amazon

 8. Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. First published in 1911.

This is probably THE book that parents around the world will read to their kids of all ages. Believe it or not, this has been around since 1911 and is a classic that has been turned into cartoons, digital animation as well as feature films. It’s a story of a boy that refused to grow up and where the world didn’t want him to grow up.

Available: Amazon

 9. Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater. First published in 1938.

This is another book you may not have heard of. However, there was a film made based on the story where the main character was played by Jim Carrey. It tells the story of a poor house painter called Mr. Popper who lives in the small town of Stillwater in the 1930s. He is sent a Penguin (yes, random) that quickly expands to 12 Penguins and life is never the same again. The adventures are both exciting and hilarious for children and it lets their imagination run wild.

Available: Amazon

10. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (and other stories in the series) by Beatrix Potter. First published in 1902.

This is the classic of all classic tales. It’s the story of a cheeky little Rabbit called Peter and the trouble he encounters in Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden! It has been repurposed, originated and republished a million times in varies formats, but it still remains true to its 1902 roots.

Available: Amazon

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"Deposits of untold ages, rich with oil" from God in nature and revelation by J. M. Woodman, 1875

https://archive.org/details/godinnaturerevel00wood/