Tag: art books
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Reviews/Reviews
I never expected to be an artist. Artists have always been people I revered for their astonishing, superhuman talents. I was a writer, that was something I could do. We all use words, after all. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a writer. In particular, I wanted to be a…
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If the Personal is Political…Then what?
It has been a while since my last blog post, for many reasons. As I mentioned in my previous post, 2024 was challenging on a number of levels. 2025 has turned out to be almost as challenging, and I’m thinking that this is how my life is going to be from now on: trying as…
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Collecting Books About Art and About Making Art
I’ve always been a bookish person. As a child I devoured the books of Enid Blyton before moving on to more substantial literature. Everyone I’ve ever known, every important place and event in my life, can be mapped using the books I was reading at the time. These book-memories are almost as visceral to me…
Helen Kitson 