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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Category Archives: Art

Poetry that Takes Us Beyond Articulation

April 6, 2018

Some of us are always seeking a path beyond ourselves, beyond articulation. It’s not escape. It’s the opposite of escape. …

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Recognition for “Slow Swirl at the Edge of Time”

March 26, 2018

I entered a local art show for the first time this month and was surprised and pleased to get recognition …

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“Water Falling Through Sunlight” – Poem & Paintings for Troubled Times

March 17, 2018

September, 1918 This afternoon was the color of water falling through sunlight; The trees glittered with the tumbling of leaves; …

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Bearing Witness – Art that Hurts, Art that Heals

March 5, 2018

So much of art-making is bearing witness–to things we love, to things that wound. And often they are the same …

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Perfect Pairings – Klee and cummings

February 27, 2018

I’ve long been a huge fan of Paul Klee’s paintings and e.e. cummings’ poetry, and for similar reasons: their playfulness …

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The “Willing Suspension of Disbelief” in Fiction and Film

February 7, 2018

What draws a reader into a story and compels her to keep tuning pages? This interests me both as a …

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The Classical Grammys – Powerful Instrumental Performances

January 29, 2018

Did you watch the Grammys this year? Any favorites among the winners and nominees? Here are some Grammy winners and …

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Ta-Da! My New Home Studio

January 15, 2018

After having pumped it up, I hope it isn’t a let-down to those who have been waiting to see it, …

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The Art of Living, a Reminder

January 7, 2018

Why do I always forget this? I need to tape it to my wall. “The meaning of life is just …

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Wrapping Up 2017, Embracing New & Old Loves

December 29, 2017

Discovering New Loves – Painting 2017 was the year I revealed my newly discovered passion for painting, and dared to …

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After sailing around the world in a small boat for six years, I came to appreciate how tiny and insignificant we humans appear in our natural and untamed surroundings, living always on the edge of the wild, into which we are embedded even while being that thing which sets us apart. Now living again on the edge of the wild in a home that borders a nature preserve, I am re-exploring what it means to be human in a more than human world.

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