#portrait of frances jennings

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Portrait of Frances Jennings, Duchess of Tyconnel, Henri Gascars, 1675

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Getty to Acquire Ancient Portrait Bust of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius

First documented in 1851, the bust was previously unknown to scholars or the public.

The J. Paul Getty Museum is set to acquire an over-life-size ancient Roman marble bust of the emperor Antoninus Pius (ruled AD 138–161).

The work was purchased at auction in December; its final acquisition is subject to an export license being granted by the Arts Council England.

A prime example of Antoninus Pius’s main portrait type, the bust was created sometime after he ascended the throne in AD 138. With minor variations, this portrait type remained the emperor’s official image throughout his reign until AD 161. Carved from a single block of fine-grained white marble, the bust shows the emperor as a mature man with distinct facial features, a full, neatly trimmed beard, and thick curly hair. He wears a tunic, a cuirass (body armor), and a fringed paludamentum (a general’s cloak) folded in half and pinned at his right shoulder. “This exquisitely sculpted and remarkably preserved portrait ranks among the finest of more than 100 versions of Antoninus’s image that have survived from antiquity,” says Timothy Potts, Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Tuttle Director of the Getty Museum. “The bust adds a new highlight to the series of high-quality imperial portraits at the Getty Villa, including the full-length statue of Antoninus’ wife Faustina the Elder, and the busts of Augustus, Germanicus, Caligula, and Commodus.”

Born in Lanuvium to a family that had migrated to Italy from Nemausus in southern Gaul (today’s Nîmes in France), Antoninus was not groomed to become emperor. At the advanced age of 51, following a career as governor of the province of Asia and as Roman senator, he was adopted by Emperor Hadrian to be his successor. Antoninus’ long and exceptionally peaceful reign brought great prosperity to the Roman Empire, and the economy, culture, and artistic production flourished. The emperor started the dynasty of the Antonines, which lasted for more than two generations and ended with the death of Commodus in AD 192.

“Many objects in our collection were made in the Antonine period, as it is known today, including portraits, mythological sculptures, sarcophagi, and numerous other works,” says Jens Daehner, associate curator of antiquities at the Getty Museum. “The bust of Antoninus provides a firmly dated visual reference for what characterized Roman aesthetics during that period. On display in our galleries, the bust will convey to visitors how, for example, Antonine sculptors carved drapery folds, used drills to give texture to hair, or incised the eyes of their sitters.”

The marble bust was acquired in 1851 in Naples, Italy, by Robert Martin Berkeley (1823–1897), who brought it to his estate at Spetchley Park, Worcestershire, in England. It remained there with his heirs until it was offered at auction late last year at Sotheby’s, London. Although documented in the estate’s archive, the bust was previously unknown to the public or scholars. Once acquired, the bust of Antoninus Pius will go on display in the Getty Villa’s Later Roman Sculpture gallery with its selection of other Antonine period portraits.

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This first edit of old classic passing Tuesday Mary Jesus Joseph Angels in heaven Princess Pocahontas, Lallie Charles Cowell Portrait, Lou Conter, Amber Rene Hagerman, Opal Jennings, JonBenèt Ramsey, Kelly Ann Fleming, Judith and Maria Barsi, Heather Michele O'Rourke, Lucille Ricksen, Judy Garland and Terry, Dominique and Dominick Dunne, Samantha Reed Smith, Pal, Bessie Barker, Darla Jean Hood, Mona Lisa, Mary G Stinson Smith, Grigori Rasputin, Julia Ann Beauchemin Stinson, COL Thomas Nesbit Stinson, Lydia Ruth Talbot Theobald, Arthur James Talbot, Alton Elbren Theobald, George Eli Talbot Sr., Benjamin Grant “Cotton” Theobald, Crystal Theobald Whitehead, Charles Arthur Theobald, Thomas Benjamin Talbot, Margaret Alice Wiggill Talbot, Eli Wiggill, Rosanna Maria Wiggill Talbot, Isaac Wiggill, Ann Brown Hammer Wiggill, Frances Amelia Wiggill Lowe, Ailsa Georgina Booth-Jones, Edward Booth-Jones, John Percival Booth-Jones, Millichamletton Percival Booth-Jones, Jeremiah Francis “Jerry” Wiggill, Eli Francis Wiggill, Priscilla Jane Talbot Wiggill, Victoria Adelaide Wiggill McLean, John Richard Wiggill, Lavina Ruth Wiggill Ellison, Sarah Good, Salina Talbot Dutson, Charles Henry Talbot, Charles Stuart Talbot, Roseanna Maria Talbot Anderson, Ellen Graham Anderson, 1SGT William Alexander Anderson, Mary Louisa Blair Anderson, Ruth Floyd Anderson McCulloch, Anna Aylett Anderson McNulty, William Dandridge Alexander Anderson, William Dandridge Alexander “Alex” Anderson, Judith Nicoll Anderson, Henry Wayne Blair, Col William Barrett Blair, Mylinda Elizabeth “Mindy” Baker,Michael L. Baker, Carla Jean Eves Baker,Sandra Jane Burch, Patti Jo Baker, Jessie Benton Stinson, Jack Chesbro, Mabel A Shuttleworth Chesbro, Prince Sigismund of Prussia, Ruth Naomi Steward, Truman Cox Steward, Alice Christine Steward Wear, Charles Corwin Steward, Helga Susanne Goebbels, Hildegard Traudel “Hilde” Goebbels, Helmut Christian Goebbels, Holdine Kathrin “Holde” Goebbels, Hedwig Johanna “Hedda” Goebbels, Heidrun Elisabeth “Heide” Goebbels, Harald Quandt, and so much more I'll add Gracie Perry Watson in the second row of edits

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10 of my favourite works of art

I had an idea to make a list of my all time favourite works of art, well, but only including works from 20th century and later, or the list would get too long and convoluted.

Making a cut for those who dislike long posts.

Ophelia, John Everett Millais (1851–52). In the collection of Tate Britain, London.

Almond Blossoms, Vincent van Gogh (1890). In the collection of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

Portrait of the Countess Malacrida, Ettore Tito (1926). In the collection of the Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna at Museo di Ca' Pesaro, Venice.

a poster for Moravian Teachers Choir, Alphonse Mucha (1911). In the collection of the Mucha Museum, Prague.

Shadow Decoration, Charles Courtney Curran (1887). In the collection of The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie NY.

The Spider, Nikolaos Gyzis (1884). In the collection of the National Gallery, Athens.

A Mountain Climber, Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (1912). In the collection of the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Patridges in the snow, Józef Chełmoński (1891). In the collection of of the National Museum, Warsaw.

A Concert by Bériot, Zofia Stryjeńska (1923). In the collection of the National Museum, Warsaw.

Ophelia, Jean-Baptiste Bertrand (1871). Probably in a private collection now.

It was cool to finally collect them in one place, helped me to reach some conclusions. Firstly, you’ll mostly find impressionism and art noveau pieces here, 19th and 20th century art appeals to me the most. Most of these feature women. I really like the motif of Ophelia, popular with the Pre-Raphaelites. And lots of nature: plants, flowers, animals.

Feel free to share your favourite artworks with me!

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Thank you Lord for all you done for us thank you for healing and lifting them up while they are resting thank you for your family members thank you for all Holidays and birthdays thank you Jesus Christ Lisa Anne French, Louis XVII edit, Jesus of Nazareth, Saint “Virgin Mary” Mary, Salome, Mary Of Clopas, Saint Joseph of Nazareth, Saint Anne, Saint Joachim of Jerusalem, Mary Dunne “Stagecoach Mary” Fields, Lisa “Mona Lisa” Gherardini del Giocondo, Edward Doty Sr., Richard Burrell Reed, Margaret Jean Wylie Sibbitt, George Reed Sr., George “Buddy” Reed Jr., Rebecca Ann Bryan Boone, Daniel Boone, Jonathan Boone, Samuel Boone Sr., Jane “Big Granny” Van Cleave Boone, Squire Boone Sr., CPT Squire Boone Jr., Sheftall Sheftall, Frances Freidel Hart Sheftall, Pauline Adelaar, Peter Fuchs, Mordecai Sheftall, Mann Page III, Evelyn Byrd, COL William Byrd III, Portrait of Marie-Antoinette Queen of France in crimson dress holding a book, Princess Sophie Hélène Béatrice of France, Élisabeth Philippe Marie Hélène of France, Louis VII of

France

Armand Gagné, Eli Whitney II, Henrietta Frances Edwards Whitney, Harriet Livingston Dale, Cornelia Schuyler Livingston, Jane Byrd Page, William Byrd II, Maria Taylor Byrd, John Williamson Page, Maria Taylor Byrd Carter, Anne Byrd Carter, Louis Joseph Xavier Francois, Ella Harper, Annie Oakley, Nina Craigmiles, Marie Antoinette, Sr. Evalee "EvaMary" Matthews, Robert Fulton, Stacy, Mei Leung, Carol Ann Barrett, Charlotte Louise Dunn, Charlotte Ruby "Charlie" Emily, Anna D. Crnkovic, Irmgard Christine Winter, Christine Chubbuck, Lisa Ann French, Cindy Joy Elias, Rachel Joy Scott, JonBenèt Ramsey, Marian McLean, Elizabeth Short, Thanksgiving Family, Amber Rene Hagerman and Opal Jennings, Judith Barsi, Heather Michele O'Rourke,

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Third Thursday events and exhibitions for April 18

The next Third Thursday — the monthly evening of art in Athens, Georgia — is scheduled for Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. This schedule and each venue’s location and hours of operation are available at 3thurs.org.

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia

Yoga in the Galleries, 6 p.m. — This free yoga class surrounded by works of art in the galleries is led by instructors from Five Points Yoga and open to both beginner and experienced yogis. Sanitized mats are provided. Space is limited and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis; tickets are available at the front desk starting at 5:15 p.m.

On view:

“Kei Ito: Staring at the Face of the Sun” — Photography that examines the intergenerational trauma of nuclear disaster and the possibilities of healing and reconciliation. 

“Richard Prince: Tell Me Everything” — Featuring artist Richard Prince’s most recent suite of works, based on the joke archives of influential 20th-century American comedian Milton Berle.

“Nancy Baker Cahill: Through Lines” — Baker Cahill’s first solo museum show expands upon her background in traditional media and redefines the possibilities of drawing in contemporary art through augmented reality.

“Decade of Tradition: Highlights from the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Collection” — Selections from Larry and Brenda Thompson’s gift of works by African American artists.

“Power and Piety in 17th-Century Spanish Art” — Works by premiere Spanish baroque painters such as Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Murillo, Pedro Orrente and others, on loan from Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery.

Permanent Collection: A wide range of the museum’s permanent collection is always on view, featuring painting, sculpture, works on paper and decorative arts from the Renaissance to contemporary periods.

The museum’s days of operation are Tuesday – Sunday. Reserve a free ticket and see our policies at https://georgiamuseum.org/visit/.

ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art

ATHICA@675 Pulaski St., Suite 1200:

“Parameter: Candace Hicks, Claude-Gerard Jean and Timothy McCool” — Artists from Georgia and Texas explore the bounds of 2-D.

ATHICA@CINÉ Gallery:

“New Works by Christina Habibi” — Dynamic acrylic and oil paintings.

Lyndon House Arts Center

Artist talks, 6 p.m. — Every Thursday in April we will host artist talks with a small group of artists from our current 49th Juried Exhibition. For Third Thursday, we will have Adah Bennion, Frances Hughes, Aaron Joslin and Ethan Snow.

On view:

“49th Juried Exhibition” — This year’s juror is Jen Sudul Edwards, chief curator and curator of contemporary art at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“RESCUE: Waste and Redemption” —Following a call for art using recycled and repurposed materials, guest curator Lizzie Zucker Saltz selected 22 artists from over 80 proposals. Artists included consider the transformation of industrial byproducts into artworks or craft objects, thus saving materials from the landfill or rescuing raw materials from becoming environmental pollutants. 

“Linnentown Then and Now: Paintings by Caroline Coleman” — Coleman’s portraits tell the story of her family and other community members of the Athens neighborhood Linnentown. She uses photographs and site visits as inspiration to tell the story of those displaced by urban renewal and the expansion of the University of Georgia in the 1960s.

The Athenaeum

“Sharpening a Screw” — Each of the nine master of fine arts degree candidate students from the Lamar Dodd School of Art uses materials as fasteners, presenting a constellation of themes. The works on view signal the value of iteration, returning to a thought, a question, or a method to look for the unexpected. Taken together, the artists offer both gentle sincerity and tongue-in-cheek bite.

The Classic Center

Closed this month due to convention activity.

tiny ATH gallery

“Holly V. Hutch” — Hutch is an illustrator who works in pen and ink. All artworks will be for sale, and patrons will be able to take art home with them from this pop-up exhibition.

ACE/FRANCISCO Gallery

“Kashi Washi” —In November 2023, photographer Jason Thrasher embarked on a journey to Benares, India, to revisit a specific street corner where he had spent two weeks in 1998. Like any community, people had relocated, passed away and aged, but a notable number of shop owners and boatmen were still actively working and living there. The term ”Kashi Washi” refers to the individuals who live and work along the riverbank in this sacred city.

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Third Thursday was established in 2012 to encourage attendance at Athens’ established art venues through coordination and co-promotion by the organizing entities. 

Contact: Michael Lachowski, Georgia Museum of Art, mlachow@uga.edu.

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Jean I (1381-1434), was Count of Clermont during his father's lifetime, then Duke of Bourbon and Count of Forez from 1410 to 1434. Jean I was the son of Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, and Anne, Dauphine of Auvergne, Countess of Forez. John I imitated Charles V and simplified the lilies on his coat of arms by reducing their number to three, in honour of the Trinity.

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And 1769 -

Top:  ca. 1768-1769 Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn and his Mother by Sir Joshua Reynolds (Tate Collection - London, UK). From the Tate Collection; this image was very heavily spotted throughout. Spots on the people were individually removed while the background was blurred to remove them with Photoshop.

Second row left:  1769 Elizabeth Fortescue (1745–1780), Countess of Ancram, Later Marchioness of Lothian by Sir Joshua Reynolds (Blickling Hall - Blickling, Norfolk, UK). From Wikimedia 976X1200 @72 193kj.

Second row right:  1768-1769 Princess Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina (1751-1820) of Orange, nee Prussia by Johann Georg Ziesenis (Mauritshuis Museum - Den Haag, Netherlands). From Wikimedia 1200X1715 @72 336kj.

Third row:  1769 John Jennings Esq., his Brother and Sister-in-Law by Alexander Roslin (Nationalmuseum - Stockholm, Sweden) From gestbergman.blogspot.se/2011/03/alexander-roslin 1600X1305 @180 641kj.

Fourth row left:  1769  Marie Francoise Buron by Jacques-Louis David (National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers - Algiers, Algeria) From wikiart.org/en/jacques-louis-david/portrait-of-marie-francoise-buron-1769 1594X1920 @144 4.4Mp.

Fourth row right:  1769 Marquis de Marigny et de sa femme, née Marie-Françoise Constance Julie Filleul by Louis-Michel van Loo (Musée du Louvre - Paris, France). From Wikimedia 3216X4263 @180 5Mj.

Fifth row:  1769 Isabella,Viscountess Molyneux, later Countess of Sefton by Thomas Gainsborough (Walker Art Gallery - Liverpool, Merseyside, UK). From Wikimedia; increased exposure 2822X4351 @38 pixels/cm 4.6Mj.

Sixth row left:  1769 Augusta Katharina Lerber geb. Stürler  by Jakob Emanuel Handmann (Schloss Jegenstorf - Jegenstorf, Kanton Bern, Switzerland). From Wikimedia 2599X3455 @72 2.6Mj.

Sixth row right:  1769 (or after) Elizabeth Kerr, née Fortescue, Marchioness of Lothian (1745-1780) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (auctioned by Sotheby's). From Wikimedia 3679X4800 @125 7.3Mj.

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I’ve been lurking in the Starlight Express fandom for awhile, and its one of the most fun fandoms I’ve been a part of in awhile. So I’ve decided to gift some of my StEx bootlegs so I can give back to the community!

I created a google doc that contains the date, tour, cast, and the link for each bootleg, along with some additional info about file types and other things.

Here are the boots that are listed: (This isn’t my whole collection of StEx boots, but these are just the ones I think people should see. I intend to add more as my collection grows!)

Videos-

September 13, 2003 | 2nd US Tour |

Franklyn Warfield (Rusty), Clarissa Grace (Pearl), Drue Williams (Greaseball), Dustin Dubreuil (Electra), Jaremy Kocal (Caboose) Katie O’Toole (Dinah), Dennis Legree (Papa), Joanna Loughran-Richert (Buffy), Kait Holbrook (Ashley)

January 28, 2015 | Bochum |

Kevin Köhler, Trina Hill, David Moore, Matthew Goodgame, Emma Prosser, Paul Shipp, Ben Draper, Sian Velazquez, Carla Pullen, Toby Poole, Paul Treacy, Jason Gray, Brett Shields, Brad Corben, Cary Chennell, Dean Coach, Kelly Downing, Dawn Leigh Woods, Melanie Brown, Graham Harvey, Elliot Collins, Adam Bailey, Jeffrey Socia, Craig Tyler, Manuel Reckow, Etienne Vogel                                                    Notes: Excellent shoot, taper clearly knows the show. A couple particularly blocky bits couldn’t be smoothed out.

May 31, 2015 | Bochum |

Kevin Köhler (Rusty), Trina Hill (Pearl), Matthew Goodgame (Greaseball), Paul Shipp (Electra), Amy Di Bartolomeo (u/s Dinah), David Moore (Papa), Carla Pullen (Buffy), Victoria Anderson (Ashley), Mike Eborall (u/s Caboose), Dewayne Adams (Hip Hopper 1), Brett Shiels (Hip Hopper 2), Ciaran Rees (Hip Hopper 3), Duncan Leighton (Dustin), Paul Treacy (Flattop), Dean Coach (Krupp), Toby Poole (Purse), Kelly Downing (Joule), Melanie Brown (Wrench), Cate Gunner (u/s Volta), Graham Harvey (Ruhrgold), Jason Gray (u/s Turnov), Adam Bailey (Espresso), Jeffrey Socia (Bobo), Luke Zammit (u/s Hashimoto)                                    Notes: Goodbye show for the 2014/15 cast. This is also the bootleg where that infamous gif of Greaseball and Electra kissing comes from. 

August 27, 2019 | Bochum |

Markus Fetter (Rusty), Hollie Aires (Pearl), Ben Carruthers (Greaseball), Adam Lake (Elektra), Sian Jones (u/s Dinah), Reva Rice (Momma)              Notes: Filmed in portrait mode. You can't make out any faces but you can follow the action and the choreography quite well. Very good audio. Nice to see the changes for the 30th Anniversary of Starlight Express.

Audios-

1984 | West End |

Ray Shell (Rusty), Stephanie Lawrence (Pearl), Jeff Shankley (Greaseball), Jeffry Daniel (Electra),  Frances Ruffelle (Dinah), Lon Satton (Papa), Michael Stanifourth (CB)                                                                      Notes (not Masters notes): This is the only known capture of the original West End cast on stage. It’s not the full OC, as some characters, like Buffy and Dustin have different voices from the cast album, but I can’t verify which understudies they are. The sound is washed out, and there's a slight static sound, but it’s still understandable. I’d recommend this to any fan of the show!

Proshots-

1988 | West End |

Gary Cordice (Rusty), Kim Leeson (Pearl), Drue Williams (Greaseball), Maynard Williams (Electra), Beverley Braybon (Dinah), Shezwae Powell (Belle), Peter Reeves (Caboose)                                                                        Notes: Proshot, Quality is just alright, but there are separate cameras for the race scenes, which look great.

1988 | Bochum |

Steven M Skeels (Rusty), Maria J Hyde (Pearl), Trevor M Georges (Greaseball), Eric Clausell (Electra), Natalie Howard (Dinah), Trevor M Georges (Papa), Carol Hoffman (Buffy), Roslyn Howell (Ashley), Hans Johansson (Caboose), Garry Noakes (Dustin), Michael Rivera (Flattop), Wilton Anderson (Krupp), Christopher Todd (Purse), Janina Baucke (Joule), Louise Conte (Wrench), Leesa Osborn (Volta), Jens Klarskov (Ruhrgold), Hansgeorg Gantert (Turnov), Frido Ruth (Espresso), Allan Edwards (Bobo), Ric Mount (Hashamoto)                                                Notes: Pro-shot press rehearsal

September 8, 1996 | Las Vegas |

Greg Ellis (Rusty), Dawn Marie Church (Pearl), Ron DeVito (Greaseball)  Notes: Last show of the 1995-1996 cast. Pro-shot, filmed with one camera for the cast and crew. Repaired audio.

Now I don’t want this post to get taken down, so I can’t link it here. If you want the list, DM me and I’ll send it to you as soon as I can! I’ll keep the gifting open until Nov 10, and I don’t intend to open it again, so ask me while you can!

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Sarah Churchill

Portrait after Sir Godfrey Kneller, ca. 1702, baroque

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Countess of Nellenburg (05.06.1660-18.10.1744) was the daughter of Richard Jennings and Frances Thornhurst. She was a believer in the Protestant Faith.

At the age of 13, she entered court as a maid of honour to James II.'s wife, Mary of Modena, where she started a friendship with Princess Anne. When she was just fifteen years old, John Churchill fell in love with her and they married in secret, due to the fact that they were both Protestants in the catholic court. She bore a child which died in infancy and she and her husband went into self imposed exile, which was rewarded by Charles II.

When the couple came back to England, she was appointes as Lady of the Bedchamber to her friend Anne. Anne's Father, Charles II, was a catholic monarch that tried to change England's religion back to Catholicism, which was deeply unpopular, even more so because Anne war a Protestant. That was a reason why Anne and Sarah were placed under house arrest. When Charles fled and William of Orange ascended the throne with Mary, everything returned to normal. Politically, at least.

During that time William and Mary tried to seperate Sarah and Anne, which failed. When Anne herself ascended, Sarah was made a Duchess, Mistress of the Robes, Groom of the Stool, Keeper of the Privy purse and Ranger of Windsor Great Park. They called each other Mrs Freeman (Sarah) and Mrs Morley (Anne). At that time, one could hear rumours about a romantic/sexual relationship between them.

She harshly fell from grace, due to her toxic relationship with Anne. Sarah and her husband toured around Europe, returning on the Afternoon of Anne's death. The couple's graces have been restored and after some of her children died, she continued lobbying for good matches for her children and grandchildren. She died at the age of 84.

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𝖓𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖗𝖆 𝖌𝖍𝖆𝖟𝖎, princess of the mughal empire

( deepika padukone, cisfemale, she/her, 29) ** ♔ announcing NADIRA GHAZI, the PRINCESS OF MUGHAL EMPIRE ! in a recent portrait they seem to resemble DEEPIKA PADUKONE. it is a miracle that SHE survived the last five years, considering they are OBSTINATE, COMPASSIONATE, and SELF-RELIANT. i hope the plague has not changed them. they are FOR working together with the other kingdoms

Jen here again, now introducing my second bb, NADIRA. You guys know the drill ;)

I. BASICS

fullname: nadira qudsia ghazi

title: princess of the mughal empire

birth place: agra fort, mughal empire

birth day: 22nd july

age: twenty-nine

pronouns: she/her/hers

gender: cisfemale

sexuality: heterosexual

marital status: married

inspiration/s: lagertha, mastani, kösem sultan

II. HISTORY

trigger warning: animal death

EARLY YEARS: the first daughter born between the emperor and the empress, nadira was welcomed to the world at a time when mughal empire was at its peak. though born a princess, the people adored her just the same, being the bright and cheerful child that she was and her parents could not help but dote on her. 

growing up, nadira was always curious, with the desire to go out there and learn all the things that the world could offer. as the princess though, she was initially not granted all the freedom one can have and for the most part of her childhood to her adolescence, she was kept within the fort, accompanied by her mother and their ladies, being taught everything that a lady of her stature can be taught. she grew fond of the arts this way, particularly with dancing and painting. 

however, with untamed curiosity, nadira desired for something more, and would read about history and war. this inspired her to pursue knowledge about combat, and while her father was hesitant to allow her such knowledge, her determination eventually convinced him. she was trained by a skillful urdubegi and after years of apprenticing, mastered archery, lancing and using the talwar, as well as advanced combat skills.

her father, impressed by her growth and skills, took nadira to a number of battles occurring within their borders. while she was not asked to fight alongside their army, nadira learned many things just by being in their camp, witnessing the sacrifices that the soldiers made for the sake of their empire. what she witnessed would help shape her perspective, learning to never take advantage of the loyalty of the people and their sacrifices. nadira knew that as a princess, she had to do things for them in return, and so, she went out to lead various outreaches across the empire, mostly for the purposes of educating the young, as well as feeding the impoverished.

THE HEAT WAVES : nadira was in kashmir when the heatwave rattled their empire. in every village they come across, more people were dying of hunger, in need of fresh water, and their horses grew too weak to reach their next destination. with the heat unrelenting and the roads unsafe, nadira and her convoy were forced to stay in jalandhar, hoping for nature to be merciful in the next few days.

however, with the ottomans growing more violent up north, a surge of refugees flooded their way through the mughal empire, adding to the disorder that the heatwave have caused to the lands. nadira, being at a closer distance to the borders, was caught in mayhem, having to deal with both the hungry people of their empire and the refugees hoping to find safety from the violence brought down upon by the ottoman empire.

the supplies that her convoy brought with them up north quickly ran out, and with the local crops and livestock declining due to the heatwave, nadira had to make the hard decision of suspending the outreach at a time when people needed it the most. she rode back to agra the soonest she could, and returned to a bleak court facing what seemed like the worst problem it had for a long time.

in order to help ease her father’s burden, an alliance forged in marriage had to be done to ensure the empire stays strong in times of peril. as the oldest daughter, nadira knew that the responsibility fell to her first, and at the age of 28, nadira was married to a royalty from a powerful country, promising an alliance that would help the empire and its people from its struggles, both with the ottoman and the cruelty of nature.

III. PRESENT

nearly a year since her abrupt marriage, nadira continues to adjust to the life of a married woman. as day goes, she feels more and more constricted, stuck in a seemingly loveless marriage primarily influenced by the differences between her and her husband’s upbringing and cultures. what was worse for her was the fact that she had to part from her family, shipped away like cattle for trades to a land foreign to her in order to be with her husband. 

she aches for the comfort of her homeland, and the times when she could go out to help those in need. nadira feels isolated in her husband’s country, and yet, she endures so long as him and his family continue to provide the promised support to those struck by the calamity in the mughal empire.

when she first heard of the assembly in france, nadira could not have been more ecstatic. she is to see the world as she always wished but above all, she is to reunite with her family. 

now representing two kingdoms, nadira hopes to aid in forging alliances that would benefit both her husband’s country and her homeland. she believes that the way to go forward, following the plague and the heatwave, is for kingdoms, powerful and the less, to help one another and rebuild any broken alliances from the past. she thinks that holding grudges against one another can only bring downfall to both parties.

IV. PERSONALITY

nadira is compassionate and a woman with a gentle soul. she smiles with others, and sheds tear when they feel pain. this trait influenced a lot of her actions that lead her to carrying out outreach missions for her people. many of those whom she had help see her as the ‘princess with a heart of gold,’ and knew her for her selfless ways.

insightful, and is the type to stay quiet when surrounded by strangers and yet, easily learn the personality, or at least get a good understand of, someone’s intentions. nadira doesn’t trust easy either but she would smile even at those whom she feels meant to bring harm upon her or those she cares for. behind that smile though, she already has a great understanding of the other’s intention, and would be quick to figure out how to best disrupt, avoid, or counter such ill-intentions.

very self-reliant, and would rather do and learn things on her own, primarily through personal experiences. while she sees the benefit behind learning through reading textbooks, nadira believes that the most effective way to learn is to experience things first hand; hence, she’s the type to prefer being out there instead of sitting behind and watch others. 

as such, the princess is not herself without going against some of her parents’ wishes and decisions, and has the tendency to be obstinate. when nadira sets her mind on something, she won’t rest until at least part of it has been fulfilled, although this is mostly applicable to things that are meant to help others, or for the better good.

has the tendency to be forthright, and will not hesitate to call someone out should they say or do something that is against her beliefs. nadira had been in trouble for being this way, primarily with her father and some of the officials whose opinions she went against with in the past. if she believes and thinks she’s right, she will make sure the other person knows of it. in a way, she has fire burning within that gentleness of hers.

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Camille Rowe: « I would have loved to act in Kill Bill »

« Clara Bow... Why do I have Clara Bow’s name in my head when I think about Camille Rowe ? » The author and journalist, Simon Liberati, tells us the story of how he met the French-American actress and model, Camille Rowe.

Because I’m an old man, and because of age, I mix up pre-war actress with today’s It girls. One hundred years later, no one knows the name of Clara Bow, the first it girl (the name was invented for her). Blonde with big blue eyes, she was the queen of Hollywood, she shared lovers with her enemy Marion Davies, the other blonde with big blue eyes, mistress of Randolph Hearst and a castle on the side of Lower Topanga, the Spiral Staircase where the Manson family lived. I think of those girls because Camille Rowe reminds me of Tarantino, she should film with him, it would suit her. 

In the meantime, Camille Rowe has just played a role in a choral film inspired by the work of Anna Gavalda: ‘I wish someone was waiting for me somewhere (j’aimerai que quelqu’un m’attende quelque part).’ A movie by Arnaud Viard, with Jean-Paul Rouve and Alice Taglioni. An hour and half long feature film. It’s a very moving film where you can see her with a beanie, red nose and wet eyes because she cries a lot. Some directors are really into giving roles of morose girls who are not really boring, but «Annagavaldian » which mean not really funny to models and it girls. 

I remember Abel Ferrara’s movie, ‘The Blackout’ where the poor Claudia Schiffer gave the line to Beatrice Dalle in a psycho-rigid version. At the time an article from France Dimanche or d’ici Paris kind of cruelly recounted Claudia’s troubles with Abel. 

I don't think the shooting of Arnaud Viard was that chaotic. Camille Rowe plays the role of Jean-Paul Rouve’s little sister, a frustrated theatre actor who became a wine merchant and soon committed suicide, who pays her, her fantasies of art photography. He lends her 10.000€ so she can do her project of the moment with Diane Arbus (she likes deformed people) all in Dijon. Then Jean-Paul Rouve dies of love for Elsa Zylleberstein (an actress who have cancer) and then Camille finds herself crying for a good forty minutes with the rest of the family (choral). 

When I was able to reach Camille Rowe on her cell phone while she was shooting with Jen Eymere for the cover of L'Officiel, the first question I was dying to ask her was: "What were you thinking about that was so sad that you could cry for 40 minutes over Jean-Paul Rouve's death?" "As it is a... melodrama, we often kept the first takes. So it wasn't hours of tears a day either. I was thinking about a traumatic event that happened to me, so I kept the after-effects long after the three weeks of shooting [sinister laugh]. I promised myself I'd never do it again. The worst thing is that in my life I'm the kind of person who cries easily..." 

Yet Camille Chrystal Pourcheresse, better known as Camille Rowe, is a French- American model and actress born on January 7, 1990. She is 30 years old. The beautiful age... Daughter of a prosperous restaurateur, she had, according to Wikipedia, a happy childhood "in a favoured district of the capital". When I went to look for her photos on the Internet, I told myself that I knew her face. Magnificent blue eyes spread apart, huge mouth, curious nose a bit too big, a bit wet, a bit charming (like Anatole France) sublime breasts, thin thighs... Californian style. Hair beach blond surf and warm sand... I know this face maybe from the Baron or Montana, from a Purple dinner or from the Cora cafeteria in Soissons (where I live), I didn't dare to ask her... When L'Officiel commissioned the portrait I'm trying to write, I didn't really feel like it, I was in a deplorable mood, retyping a book that was already more or less a failure, Prayers Answered, whose title I stole from Truman Capote who in exchange sent me a spell, but I always tell myself that things come from encounters, even furtive ones, ordered with a frame... a 10- minute interview on the phone can get me out of the slump. I'll call her at 1:00. 

The voice is really lovely. Not too charming, not manicured, not dragging, not grunge, but open ... She tells me that she's walking down the street to go to the shooting and I already regret having had the laziness to walk a hundred kilometres in traffic jams to meet her. I've heard many voices in sixty years, few so open... Nothing to do with the idea I had of her, coming from a mix of Wikipedia, articles by Elle and photographs by Terry Richardson where she was sticking her tongue out in an old Purple from ten years ago. I also have a 2018 César box set with ‘Rock'n'roll’ by Guillaume Canet but I have to admit that I forgot the content of this film except that Marion Cotillard is trying to learn the Canadian accent. Hence my second question ... I read (in Glamour? in Elle? in the UGC press kit?) that Camille Rowe had a hard time losing her French-American accent to play a choral film. 

the banks of the Saône. It's true that we can't imagine Jean-Paul Rouve's sister speaking with the accent of Laurel Canyon and Linda Hardy.

- “It's not a question of accent but of intonation. It comes out when I'm speaking in a group, when I'm expressing emotions... At first, it didn't really fit with Dijon.” 

- “I can assure you that you can't hear anything...”

- “Thank you [happy laugh], that means I've done a good job so.”

 - “Did you like Dijon?”

 - “Yes, I loved it. There's a lot of wineries there. My boyfriend and I went for a walk and tasted some good wines.”

It's true that she doesn't look like she's sucking ice cream. Not a drunk, no... but a well-to-do person, as they say in the press. The blur in the eyes, the wet nose and the infectious laughter can make you think that... Kind of like Romy Schneider. The comparison is not infamous. Clara Bow didn't spit on a drink either... The stupid question now that I've stolen from an old issue of Miss Tender-Aged... 

- “Camille, ideally, what role would you have liked to play in the cinema?” 

- “The movie I really would have liked to play in is Kill Bill.”

I was right to think of Tarantino, Camille Rowe has a Margot Robbie side to her as Sharon Tate... Something joyful, Californian, uncomplicated and a little attracted by evil at the same time... 

- “In the film, you photograph deformed people. In life are you a fan of Diane Arbus?” 

- “As for art, I prefer painting. I am not a fan of photography. On the other hand, I like horror films... Otherwise, I'm quite interested in serial killers...”

An opening? I don't believe it. I read (on Wikipedia?) that she likes old David Cronenberg... So we quote some movies... If I had come instead of phoning her, I could have told her that I spent several evenings with Cronenberg in Geneva in November (his daughter is a photographer too) and that he has a great sound system on his iPhone that allows him to listen to or zap people depending on whether they are sitting in front of him, on the left or on the right... 

- “You'll never guess what they're doing to my makeup while I'm talking to you... They're scraping scabs off my nose.”

That girl is really charming... Rowe power... Only good-looking people talk about this kind of stuff. 

- “Do you have plans?”

- “Yes, a Canadian sci-fi film... And an English film...”

- “Your first role? - When I was 12 at school in Edmond Rostand's Chantecler, I played a chicken... A mean chicken. I liked that [sinister laugh].”

Rowe-power got a magic touch. 

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(CREDIT FOR TRANSLATION: kareninapetrova)

[logicalbibliophile]

Books I own part 1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas

Samantha Learns a Lesson Adler, Susan S.

Aesops Fables Aesop

Flame in the Mist Ahdieh, Renée

Honey Hunt 6 Aihara, Miki

negima! 26 Akamatsu, Ken

Little Women Alcott, Louisa May

The Last Grand Duchess Anastasia

Fairy Tales Anderson, Hans Christian

Let's Dance a Waltz 1 Andõ, Natsumi

Let's Dance a Waltz 2 Andõ, Natsumi

Kitchen Princess 10 Andõ, Natsumi

mär 1 Anzai, Nobuyuki

Beauty Pop 1 Arai, Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 9 Arai, Kiyoko

Beauty Pop 10 Arai, Kiyoko

Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane

yotsuba&! 1 Azuma, Kiyohiko

Of Enemies and Endings 4 Bach, Shelby

Of Giants and Ice 1 Bach, Shelby

Of Sorcery and Snow 3 Bach, Shelby

Of Witches and Wind 2 Bach, Shelby

A Question of Magic Baker, E.D.

Dragon Kiss 7 Baker, E.D.

Dragon's Breath 2 Baker, E.D.

Once Upon a Curse 3 Baker, E.D.

The Dragon Princess 6 Baker, E.D.

The Frog Princess 1 Baker, E.D.

Of Neptune 3 Banks, Anna

Of Poseidon 1 Banks, Anna

Of Triton 2 Banks, Anna

Peter Pan Barrie, J.M.

Peter and the Secret of Rundoon 3 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

Peter and the Shadow Thieves 2 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

Peter and the Starcatchers 1 Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Baum, L. Frank

The Unicorn Quest Benko, Kamilla

The Brimstone Key Benz, Derek

The Year of the Hangman Blackwood, Gary L.

Antigoddess Blake, Kendare

William Blake Blake, William

The Atlas of Classic Tales Bordin, Claudia

The Name of this Book is Secret Bosch, Pseudonymous

Witch Born Bowling, Nicholas

Caddie Woodlawn Brink, Carol Ryrie

The Time Travelers Buckley-Archer, Linda

Magic and Other Misdemeanors 5 Buckley, Michael

Once Upon a Crime 4 Buckley, Michael

Tales from the Hood 6 Buckley, Michael

The Council of Mirrors 9 Buckley, Michael

The Ever After War 7 Buckley, Michael

The Fairytale Detectives 1 Buckley, Michael

The Inside Story 8 Buckley, Michael

The Problem Child 3 Buckley, Michael

The Unusual Suspects 2 Buckley, Michael

A Little Princess Burnett, Frances Hodgson

The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Arabian nights Burton, Sir Richard Francis

Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism 1 Byng, Georgia

Molly Moon and the Morphing Mystery 5 Byng, Georgia

Ash and Quill Caine, Rachel

Flunked 1 Calonita, Jen

Charmed 2 Calonita, Jen

Rook Cameron, Sharon

The Forgetting Cameron, Sharon

Ender's Game Card, Orson Scott

All Fall Down Carter, Ally

Heist Society 1 Carter, Ally

I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You 1 Carter, Ally

Only the Good Spy Young 4 Carter, Ally

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy 2 Carter, Ally

Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover 3 Carter, Ally

Uncommon Criminals 2 Carter, Ally

The One 2 Cass, Kiera

The Selection 1 Cass, Kiera

Rebel Girls Lead Cavallo, Francesca and Elena Favilli

Rebel Girls Explore Cavallo, Francesca and Elena Favilli

The School of Good and Evil 1 Chainani, Soman

A World Without Princes 2 Chainani, Soman

Be a Genie in Six Easy Steps Chapman, Linda and Steve Cole

The Testing Charbonneau, Joelle

Powerless Childs, Tera Lynn and Tracy Dee's

Drama Con 2 Chmakova, Svetlana

Drama Con 3 Chmakova, Svetlana

Drama Con 1 Chmakova, Svetlana

Aru Shah and the End of Time Chokshi, Roshani

The Star Touched Queen Chokshi, Roshani

Cinderella Cinderella

Magic Knight Rayearth CLAMP

City of Bones Clare, Cassandra

Ready Player One Cline, Ernest

Catching Fire 2 Collins, Suzanne

Mockingjay 3 Collins, Suzanne

The Hunger Games 1 Collins, Suzanne

Matched Condie, Ally

The Waterless Sea Constable, Kate

Seaward Cooper, Susan

Mechanica Cornwell, Betsy

Venturess Cornwell, Betsy

Don't push the button! Cotter, Bill

Chasing Redbird Creech, Sharon

Ruby Holler Creech, Sharon

Love that Dog Creech, Sharon

Chasing Redbird Creech, Sharon

The Death Cure 3 Dashner, James

The Scorch Trials 2 Dashner, James

The Kill Order .5 Dashner, James

The Twelve Dancing Princesses David, Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Meek

The Fandom Day, Anna

Frozen De la Cruz, Melissa

26 Fairmont Avenue DePaola, Tomie

Blind Dewoskin, Rachel

The Tale of Despereaux DiCamillo, Kate

Hard Times Dickens, Charles

A Christmas Carol Dickons, Charles

Stepsister Donnelly, Jennifer

The Boy With the Hidden Name 2 Dorset, Skylar

The Girl Who Never Was 1 Dorset, Skylar

The Magickers Vol. 1 Drake, Emily

The Magickers Vol. 2 Drake, Emily

Dragonsdale Drake, Salamanda

Half Magic Eager, Edward

The Last of the Really Great Wangdoodles Edwards, Julie Andrews

Happy Marriage 2 Enjoji, Maki

Harry Potter Fact Book Farrington, Karen and Lewis Constable

Rocket science for babies Ferrie, Chris

Once Upon a Marigold Ferris, Jean

Bridget Jones's Diary Fielding, Helen

Wellspring of Magic Fields, Jan

Erak's Ransom 7 Flanagan, John

The Battle for Skandia 4 Flanagan, John

The Burning Bridge 2 Flanagan, John

The Icebound Land 3 Flanagan, John

The Rangers Apprentice 1 Flanagan, John

The Outcasts Flanagan, John

The Diary of a Young Girl Frank, Anne

Sphinx's Princess Friesner, Esther M.

Igraine the Brave Funke, Cornelia

Inkdeath 3 Funke, Cornelia

Inkheart 1 Funke, Cornelia

Inkspell 2 Funke, Cornelia

Bloody Kiss 2 Furumiya, Kazuko

Stardust Gaimen, Neil

Scarlet Gaughen, A.C.

Dragon Flight 2 George, Jessica Day

Dragon Slippers 1 George, Jessica Day

Dragon Spear 3 George, Jessica Day

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow George, Jessica Day

Princess of the Midnight Ball 1 George, Jessica Day

Princess of Glass 2 George, Jessica Day

Princess of the Silver Woods 3 George, Jessica Day

Ruby Red 1 Gier, Kerstin

Sapphire Blue 2 Gier, Kerstin

Emerald Green 3 Gier, Kerstin

The Book Jumper Gläser, Mechthild

Mines of the Minotaur 3 Golding, Julia

Secret of the Sirens 1 Golding, Julia

The Chimera Curse 4 Golding, Julia

The Diamond of Drury Lane 1 Golding, Julia

The Gorgon's Gaze 2 Golding, Julia

The Princess Bride Goldman, William

Escape from Mr Lemoncello's Library Grabstein, Chris

The Wind in the Willows Grahame, Kenneth

A Thousand Pieces of You Gray, Claudia

Tales of the Greek Heroes Green, Roger Lancelyn

Tales of Ancient Egypt Green, Roger Lancelyn

Rated Grey, Melissa

Grimm's Fairy Tales Grimm, Jakob & Wilhelm

Water for Elephants Gruen, Sara

The Princess Academy Hale, Shannon

The Princess Academy Hale, Shannon

The Fairie Ring Hamilton, Kiki

Violet Wings 1 Hanley, Victoria

Indigo Magic 2 Hanley, Victoria

The Fourth Ruby 2 Hannibal, James R.

The Lost Property Office 1 Hannibal, James R.

Seraphina Hartman, Rachel

Ouran high school host club 10 Hatori, Bisco

Ouran high school host club 14 Hatori, Bisco

Ouran high school host club 15 Hatori, Bisco

Pandora Gets Frightened 6 Hennesy, Carolyn

Pandora Gets Vain 2 Hennesy, Carolyn

Hoot Hiaasen, Carl

vb rose 1 Hidaka, Banri

vb rose 2 Hidaka, Banri

vb rose 3 Hidaka, Banri

Portrait of m&n 1 Higuchi, Tachibana

Portrait of m&n 2 Higuchi, Tachibana

City of Masks Hoffman, Mary

The Iliad Homer

The Odyssey Homer

Reawakened Houck, Colleen

Invitation to the Game Hughes, Monica

Pay it Forward Hyde, Catherine Ryan

Dial-a-Ghost Ibbotson, Eva

Which Witch? Ibbotson, Eva

Magic Flutes Ibbotson, Eva

The Secret of Platform 13 Ibbotson, Eva

Demon Sacred 2 Itsuki, Natsumi

Demon Sacred 3 Itsuki, Natsumi

Demon Sacred 1 Itsuki, Natsumi

Princess of Thorns Jay, Stacey

A Thousand Nights Johnston, E.K.

The Enchanted Quest 5 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Fairie Path 1 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Immortal Realm 4 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Lost Queen 2 Jones, Allan Frewin

The Sorcerer King 3 Jones, Allan Frewin

Howl's Moving Castle Jones, Diana Wynne

A Tale of Time City Jones, Diana Wynne

The Phantom Tollbooth Juster, Norton

The Midnight Dance Katz, Nikki

The Day of the Djinn Warriors Kerr, P.B.

The Stonekeeper Kibuishi, Kazu

Mamotte lollipop 1 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 2 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 3 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 4 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 5 Kikuta, Michiyo

mamotte lollipop 6 Kikuta, Michiyo

The Diabolic Kincaid, S.J.

The Jungle Books Kipling, Rudyard

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Konigsburg, E.L.

Enchanted 1 Kontis, Alethea

Hero 2 Kontis, Alethea

Swindle Korman, Gordon

Chasing the Falconers 1 Korman, Gordon

Hunting the Hunter 6 Korman, Gordon

The Friday Society Kress, Adrienne

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos LaFevers, R.L.

The Coming of Dragons Lake, A.J.

Defy Larson, Sara B.

The Very Short, Entirely True History of Unicorns Laskow, Sarah

The Portal Lasky, Kathryn

25 Women Who Dared to Go Lassieur, Allison

To Kill a Mocking Bird Lee, Harper

Wings Lethcoe, Jason

Ella Enchanted Levine, Gail Carson

The Princess Tales Levine, Gail Carson

The Two Princesses of Bamarre Levine, Gail Carson

Prince Caspian 4 Lewis, C.S.

The Horse and His Boy 3 Lewis, C.S.

The Last Battle 7 Lewis, C.S.

The Magicians Nephew 1 Lewis, C.S.

The Silver Chair 6 Lewis, C.S.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 5 Lewis, C.S.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2 Lewis, C.S.

Spinning Starlight Lewis, R.C.

Pippi Longstocking Lindgren, Astrid

[printmakersopenforum]

Next participant up for PrintCamp2019 Session 2/2:

ELIZABETH CASTALDO

ON HER WORK:

I work in mixed media, combining collage, drawing, and printmaking to create works on paper and artist’s books that explore the connection of feminine sensuality to nature and its manifestations in modern culture. I work with themes such at generation, growth, sexuality, entropy and decay. I am inspired by the structural patterns inherent in plant and animal life that reveal an undeniable connection between humans and the natural universe. My compositions become multi-layered worlds filled with motifs inspired by human anatomy, plant structures, and geometry. A key theme throughout the work is the resilience of living things and the ability for adaptation, despite a natural tendency toward disorder.

I recently wrapped up a yearlong residency at The Center For Book Arts where I focused on making artists books reflecting on my personal connection with nature as well as conservation, community and preservation of the natural world for future generations. 

My work is process driven and each stage of the work is a reaction that is informed by the work that preceded. I work with pattern and layering, building up layers of hand drawn patterns, watercolor washes, original prints, collage, and appropriated imagery. Printmaking and multiples are central parts of my art practice and I am passionate about creating unique handmade art with a foundation in the practice and theory of printmaking. The layering involved in collage, printmaking and bookmaking provides the opportunity for concealment, excavation, and revelation.

 WHAT SHE WILL BE DOING AT PRINTCAMP:

I hope to focus on experimenting with intaglio and lithography, figuring out how these techniques can fit within my studio practice. I would like to experiment with approaches to each process but ultimately move towards combining them with one another as well as other media. My goal for the week would be to come out with a small series of prints with a longer term goal of setting a foundation for making further work and more advanced use.

SKILLSHARE:

I would love to do a book making demo, perhaps a quick non-adhesive accordion or other quick structure that would be interesting to folks.

RESUME

Education

 2013 MFA, Printmaking, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

2007 BFA, Painting, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2012  SCAD Lacoste, Lacoste, France

 RESIDENCIES AND NOTABLE WORKSHOPS

2017 - 2018    Scholarship for Advanced Studies in Book Arts, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY

2018        “Paper Memory” with Sarah Rose LeJeune, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale NY

2018        Century Plate Lithograohy with Corinne Rhodes, EFARBPMW, New York NY

2017        “Experiments with Printmaking and Mixed Media” with Nandini Chirimar, EFA Robert Blackburn               Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY

2017        “Full Tilt Bookbinding” with Susan Mills, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale NY

2017        “The Working Artist” with Crista Cloutier

SOLO AND SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 2019  New Book Art: Scholar Residents of 2018, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY

2018  Art That Binds, Atlantic Highlands Arts Council, Atlantic Highlands, NJ

2018 Some Assembly Required, Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY

2013 Solo Exhibition, Sensual Metamorphosis, MFA Thesis Exhibition

Dewberry Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2013 Pretty In Ink, Gallery Trois, Atlanta, GA and Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA

2012 Freedom of Type, 2 Rules Gallery, Marietta, GA

2012  You Can’t Get There From Here, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta, GA

 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 2019  Freed Formats: The Book Reconsidered

2018  A Small Matter, Ann Street Gallery, Newbrugh, NY

2018  Windows on Main Street installation at A Lucky Cut, Beacon NY

2018 CBA Annual Benefit and Art Auction, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY

2018 Nassau Community College Art Faculty Exhibition, Plaza Art Gallery, Garden City, NY

2018 Exposed Strata, SGCI Conference, Las Vegas, NV

2017  EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Members Show NYNY

    2017        SCAD Printmaking Alumni Exhibition, SCAD Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

2017                  “Hello. I Love You. I’m Sorry,” SGCI Conference. Atlanta, GA 

2017        Nasty Women, ABD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2016        Small Works Show, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY

2015        RAW Montreal Holiday RAWK, Montreal, QC

2015        Traces, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY

2013 - 2015    Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books III Traveling Exhibition, Exhibited at various institutions and             conferences throughout the United States. Organized by Hui-chu Ying, Profesor of Art, 

        The Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Akron OH. 

2015        A Show of Hands, The Hand Magazine at SGCI Knoxville, Southern Graphics Council 

        International Printmaking Conference, A1 Lab Arts, Knoxville, TN

2014        Narcissism and the Self Portrait, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY 

2014        RAW Brooklyn presents: SCOPE, Brooklyn Night Bazaar, Brooklyn, NY

2014        Discordant, Mad Dooley Gallery, Beacon, NY

2013        ACA Library 6th Annual Student Artists’ Book Competition, ACA Library of SCAD, Atlanta, GA

2013        Georgia Artists: A Juried Art Exhibit, Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, GA

2013        Damn Fine!, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA

2013        Heart & Hands, 4th Annual National Student Juried Book Exhibition. University of Nebraska             Lincoln Love Library, Lincoln, NB, and University of Nebraska Omaha Criss Library, Omaha, NB

2013        Qi, Sycamore Place Gallery, Decatur, GA and Cherrylion Studio, Atlanta, GA

2012        Exposition des Etudiants, SCAD Lacoste Campus, Lacoste, France

2012        Figuratively Speaking, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA

2012        ACA Library 5th Annual Student Artists’ Book Competition, ACA Library of SCAD, Atlanta, GA

2012        In, On, Of Paper Juried Exhibition, Paper Circle, Nelsonville, OH

2012        Oso Bay North American Printmaking Juried Exhibition, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christie, TX

2011        The Student Exhibit, 2 Rules Gallery, Marietta, GA

2011        Illuminations Juried Exhibition, Center Arts Gallery, Newburgh, NY

2010        Wish You Were Here 9, AIR Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2010        Images for a Godless World, Project Reach, New York, NY

2009        Think Gallery Affordable Art Series, Think Coffee Gallery, New York, NY

2008        The Print Show, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY

2007        Body Modifications, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY

2007        College Art Association Annual BFA Exhibition, Center for Art and Media Studies, New York, NY

2007        Tomorrow’s Artist Today, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY

2005        The Print Show, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY

 HONORS AND AWARDS

 2017        Scholarship for Advanced Studies in Book Arts, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY

2017 and 2018    Women’s Studio Workshop Summer Art Institute Scholarship Recipient

2017        SGCI Emerging Professional Grant Recipient

2013        First Place Purchase Award, ACA Library 6th Annual Student Artists’ Book Competition, ACA                 Library of SCAD, Atlanta, GA (Juror: Margot Ecke, Artist and Designer)

2012        Best In Show, Sidewalk Art Project, Atlanta Preservation Center Grant Mansion, Atlanta, GA

2012        SCAD Seen Gala Highlight Artist, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

2012        Honorable Mention, ACA Library 5th Annual Student Artists’ Book Competition, ACA                     Library of SCAD, Atlanta, GA (Juror: Eileen Wallace, Artist and Bookmaker)

2011        Dean’s Fellowship in Printmaking, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

2011        Second Place, Illuminations Juried Exhibition, Center Arts Gallery, Newburgh, NY 

        (Jurors: Stuart Sachs, Virginia Walsh, Martha Zola, and Peter Cody)

 ARTIST TALKS

 2019        Artist Talk for “New Book Art: Scholar Residents of 2018”, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY, 

        February 21, 2019

2018 and 2019 Visiting Artist, Muscota New School, New York, NY

2017 and 2018    Artist Talk on Book Arts for students of Professor Sondra Graff’s Bookmaking Class, Fashion                     Institute of Technology, New York, NY, November 29, 2017 and April 11, 2018

2015        Remote Artist Talk for students of Professor John Alfred’s Undergraduate Contemporary Art                 Classes, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA, April 28, 2015.        

        INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS

 University of Alberta, Bruce Peel Special Collections, Edmonton, Alberta 

Bowdoin College, Special Collections Library, Brunswick, ME

Carnegie Mellon University, Hunt Library Special Collections, Pittsburgh, PA

Duke University, Perkins Library, Sally Bingham Center, Durham, NC

Lafayette College, Skillman Library Special Collections, Easton, PA

Massachusetts College of Art, Godine Library Special Collections, Boston, MA

Ringling College of Art and Design, Kimborough Library Special Collections, Sarasota, FL

Savannah College of Art and Design, ACA and Jen Libraries, and the Office of the President, 

    Savannah, GA, Atlanta, GA, and Lacoste, France

SUNY Orange Newburgh Department of Nursing, Newburgh, NY

University of California Santa Cruz, McHenry Library Special Collections, Santa Cruz, CA

University of Puget Sound, Collins Library, Special Collections, Tacoma, WA

University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Seattle, WA

University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Lawton Gallery, Green Bay, WI

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Library Special Collections, Milwaukee, WI

Yale University, Haas Library Artist Book Collection, New Haven, CT

 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Vamp & Tamp Booksellers, Birmingham, AL

EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY

Center for Book Arts, Artist Member, New York, NY

RAW: Natural Born Artists

Southern Graphics Council International, 2010- 2013, 2017

[xtruss]

Black Innovators Who Reshaped American Gardening, Farming

This 1902 portrait provided by The Library of Congress shows George Washington Carver, front row, center, seated with other staff members on the steps of Tuskegee National and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. (Frances Benjamin/Library of Congress via AP)

— BY JESSICA DAMIANO | Associated Press | February 22, 2022

The achievements of George Washington Carver, the 19th century scientist credited with hundreds of inventions, including 300 uses for peanuts, have landed him in American history textbooks.

But many other agricultural practices, innovations and foods that traveled with enslaved people from West Africa — or were developed by their descendants — remain unsung, despite having revolutionized the way we eat, farm and garden.

Among the medicinal and food staples introduced by the African diaspora were sorghum, millet, African rice, yams, black-eyed peas, watermelon, eggplant, okra, sesame and kola nut, whose extract was a main ingredient in the original Coca-Cola recipe.

Whether captives smuggled seeds and plants from aboard slave ships or captains purchased them in Africa for planting in America, key components of the West African diet also journeyed along the Middle Passage across the Atlantic.

After long days spent working on the plantation’s fields, many enslaved people grew their own gardens to supplement their meager rations.

“The plantation owners could then force them to show them how to grow those foods,” said Judith Carney, a professor of geography at UCLA and co-author of “In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa’s Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World” (University of California Press, 2011).

“Those crops would then become commodities,” said Carney, who spent a decade tracing such food origins by reconciling oral history with written documents.

It’s no coincidence, then, that “many of the agricultural practices seen in Africa were also happening in the South,” said Michael W. Twitty, culinary historian and James Beard-winning author of “The Cooking Gene” (Amistad, 2017).

Multicropping (growing different types of plants in one plot), permaculture (emulating natural ecosystems) and planting on mounds (arguably the precursor of berms) can be traced to African agricultural practices, said Twitty, who partnered with Colonial Williamsburg last year to establish the Sankofa Heritage Garden, a living replica of the type of garden grown by enslaved people during that era.

History did not record many inventions of enslaved Africans, in no small part because slaveowners often claimed credit. Some, however, were recognized, as were the accomplishments of many who came after them.

Here are five early Black innovators whose contributions reshaped the agricultural landscape:

This image provided by the United States Patent and Trademarks Office shows the drawing of Henry Blair’s corn planter that accompanied his patent application in 1834 (United States Patent and Trademarks Office/via AP)

Henry Blair (1807-1860)

Only the second Black man to be awarded a U.S. patent (Thomas L. Jennings, who invented an early method of dry-cleaning clothes in 1821, is believed to be the first), Blair designed a wheelbarrow-type corn planter to help farmers sow seeds more effectively. Two years later, he received a second patent for a mechanical horse-drawn cotton planter, which increased yield and productivity.

Details about the Maryland farmer and inventor’s personal life, including whether he was born into slavery, are scarce.

George Washington Carver (circa 1864-1943)

Peanuts, believed to have originated in South America, were brought to Spain by European explorers before making their way to Africa. They then traveled back to the Western Hemisphere aboard slave ships in the 1700s. By the late 1800s, the legume had grown from a Southern regional crop to one with national appeal across the United States.

It was around that time that Carver, who was born into slavery in Missouri and freed as a child after the Civil War, earned a master’s degree from Iowa State Agricultural College.

As head of the agriculture program at Alabama’s Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (today’s Tuskegee University), Carver gained fame for his peanut research and invented hundreds of peanut-based versions of products, including flour, coffee, Worcestershire sauce, beverages, hen food, soap, laxatives, shampoo, leather dye, paper, insecticide, linoleum and insulation.

He also devised alternative uses for other crops, and is credited with discovering the soil-rejuvenating benefits of compost and promoting crop rotation as a means of preventing the depletion of soil nutrients.

Frederick McKinley Jones (1893-1961)

With a background in electrical engineering, Jones is credited with many inventions — from a portable X-ray machine to a broadcast radio transmitter — but one in particular made a drastic impact on the modern American diet: mobile refrigeration technology.

Jones, who was born in Cincinnati and settled in Minnesota, developed a refrigeration system that was installed in trucks, train cars, airplanes and ships, enabling the safe transport of perishable foods around the world.

Booker T. Whatley (1915-2005)

An Alabama horticulturist and agriculture professor at Tuskegee University, Whatley introduced the concept of “clientele membership clubs” in the 1960s to help struggling Black farmers, who often were denied the loans and grants afforded to their white counterparts.

The farmers would sell pre-paid boxes of their crops at the beginning of the season to ensure a guaranteed income. In many instances, customers would harvest their shares themselves, which saved on labor costs.

Today’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) and U-Pick farming enterprises grew directly from Whatley’s ideas, as, it can be argued, did the farm-to-table and eat-local movements.

Whatley also pioneered sustainable agriculture and regenerative farming practices to maximize biodiversity and keep soil healthy and productive. His handbook “How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres” (‎Regenerative Agricultural Assn. of Rodale Institute, 1987) is still regarded as an important resource for small farmers.

This 1906 portrait provided by The Library of Congress shows George Washington Carver at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. (Frances Benjamin Johnson/ Library of Congress via AP)

Edmond Albius (1829-1880)

Although not American, Albius, who was enslaved as a youth and living on the French colony island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, is responsible for the worldwide distribution of vanilla.

The plant had been brought from Mexico to Europe by the explorer Hernán Cortés but did not produce beans there due to the absence of a specific pollinator bee indigenous to Mexico.

A man named Ferréol Bellier-Beaumont, who lived on Réunion, had come to own Edmond and taught him from a young age how to care for his many plants. One of those lessons included instruction for hand pollination, manually transferring pollen from male flowers to female flowers to produce fruit.

In the 1840s, 12-year-old Edmond examined Bellier-Beaumont’s vanilla vine flowers, which had been growing without yield for two decades, and observed that their male and female reproductive organs were not on separate flowers but contained within a single flower, separated by a flap-like membrane. He moved the flap and, beneath it, spread the pollen from the stamen to the pistil. Before long, the plants were producing beans.

Word spread, and Réunion began cultivating vanilla and exporting it overseas. Within 50 years, the island had surpassed Mexico in vanilla production. Albius’ pollination technique reshaped the vanilla industry and remains in use worldwide.

— Jessica Damiano is an award-winning gardening writer, master gardener and educator. She writes The Weekly Dirt newsletter and creates an annual wall calendar of daily gardening tips.

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