Have you heard the old adage, “A picture speaks a thousand words”? Well, time-honored theories of art, by the imitation of nature unfold the mystery of this saying, and Cayman art works by prominent Cayman artists and painters are no exception to that.
For ages, the superb art exponents h…
Every teen loves the idea of a pool party, and with a little careful planning, so can the parents! Swim suits, flip flops, beach towels…does anyone smell coconut oil? Boy, just thinking about a pool party makes me think of fruity tropical punch, suntan oil, and LOTS of splishing and splashing!<…
What is postmodernism? Are the postmodern characteristics still apparent in contemporary architectural design? According to scholars, “Postmodernism, by definition resists definition”. If postmodernism is then difficult to be defined, on what principles can one judge if postmodernism in archite…
The Long Solitary Journey of Tipi and Ursus arctos:
The Great Tibetan Grizzly
Sjorfaa! Sjorfaa!,
Every time I kill a bear I morn, I don’t really count the days, but no more than two, sometimes one, it is not a show of regret, the reason I do this, oh no, no, I have no regrets, or p…
Port of Poseidonia: The Power Spirits
[The Incarnation of the King]
Let us not all believe Atlantis and its demonic forces, and Hell with its hidden secrets, and dark powers, did not use them in all dimensions, and throughout the Universe. And this sketch will bring forth, some of them. XI…
It was quite along the waterway that surrounded the Princess Palace, and Sandy and I stepped up onto and into the marble houseboat, of which it was designed as, a luxury piece of marble, manufactured in antiquity. She seemed now to restore a special gentleness that evidently she felt was part of …
One of the blessings of being a visual artist is the intensity with which the world appears to me. This has nothing to do with 20/20 vision, but with the attention artists pay to our surroundings. We may not notice the scent of new-mown grass or the song of nearby birds, but the play of light and…
Young Hearts Fall
With the Rain
Here lay where it fell, a natural death
Where love and youth
Used to live:
The soft, soft rain, too high up
To calm the dayso, young hearts fall
With the rain
By Tasma A. Stanley
1967 [diary]
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The Cadaverous Beasts of SSARG
[In the Hunt for Arallets’ Kingdom]
Cadaverous Planets
Advance: For those who have read the stories of Siren of SSARG [the Planet of Grass], and the few stories on Tangor, Space Traveler, and the Cadaverous Planets, this might be appealing to you. Here we m…
“The violin is stupid! Nobody plays the violin anymore! I don’t want to play the violin! Violin is just not cool!”
The parent of every violin student has probably heard most, if not all of those lines. I’ve heard . . . No, I’ve USED every one of those lines.
I walked into the aud…