Different Kind of Reality
For years Juliet Francis was so focused on getting a fabulous education, all to satisfy the parents who wanted her to go to the best schools. Society stresses everyone to have that perfect career.
Category archives for: Art
Saving Ontario Place
Concerned volunteers are now sending letters to key politicians to help save Ontario Place. Several months ago, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced the closure of Ontario Place, which is a historical landmark. Plans are now under way to replace this public space with a privately run casino. Presently, a lot of concerned citizens are mobilizing to [...]
May 3, 2012 | Posted in Art,Articles,Creativity,Economy,Happiness & Well-being,Home & Family,Legal,News,Politics,Science,Sport | Read More »
The Cheerful Saratoga Gardener
I am a simple gardener–I spade, sow, seed, water, then I plant and wait. Loving variety, I am also an eclectic gardener, never like Secret Garden’s Frances Hodgson Bennett’s garden where three hundred coral-pink roses bloomed. Three hundred roses on my fifty by seventy-five foot plot would require me to move my house, although I [...]
April 12, 2012 | Posted in Art,Articles,Creativity,Home & Family,Leisure Time,Lifestyle,Women's Interest | Read More »
Arts Funding Revisited – The Pitch
The old arts funding model in Canada must change because it only benefits those who are connected. The government should not fund the author, musician, or filmmaker. The the rules are rewritten, the government can actually save money and stimulate an industry, or the economy itself. How? In the past Oprah, or Simon, would [...]
Attack of the Giant Cult Films
The definition of a cult film is as slippery as any eel. Around its boundaries are pure camp movies, hopelessly dated films, movies so bad they’re good, and the like. Authorities seem never to agree on one unambiguous definition for a cult classic. There will, apparently, always be fuzzy edges and movies argued for and [...]
Art Purchases
Couples making decisions about art purchases: Art is real. It lives in its space. It speaks. It makes important statements constantly. If someone lives or works in a space and does not feel comfortable with the art, it stresses them. Why? Because art is so real it cannot be ignored. In fact, it will not [...]
Surviving Depression
I personally believe being happily engaged in writing and art making is better than not; and secondly, living without depression, pain and anger is better than living with them. If you’re doing something artful, and smiling, look out, you’re probably having fun. Every word written is a victory against depression and the dysfunction that comes [...]
Artists Who Understand People
Bad communications bring busy people to their knees. You’re busy, your clients, students, prospects, suppliers, vendors, lenders and everyone you deal with on a daily basis are busy. Quickly picking up on the best way to communicate with each person can save you huge amounts of time. Garro’s Personality Detective System (PDS) is all about [...]
January 6, 2012 | Posted in Art,Articles,Creativity,Happiness & Well-being,Human-Relations,Intimacy,Love,Personality,Psychology | Read More »
Art Detectives
Art Buyers Must Be Art Detectives to Buy Authentic - Artist/Teacher Barbara Garro says. Seeing as an Art Detective can be amazingly rewarding for perfectionists and great conversation for everyone. How many times have you looked at a painting and felt something seemed not quite right. Of course, not being an artist, you may have trouble [...]
The Story Behind van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandage
Before Vincent van Gogh cut off his right ear lobe and presented the bloody thing to a prostitute, self-mutilation never before characterized his self-destructive behaviors. In his escalating madness, vanGogh considered his act a trivial event and hoped Gauguin would not tell his benefactor brother, Theo, about it. Of course Gauguin did tell Theo and [...]
