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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

~ Writing on the Edge of the Wild

Deborah J. Brasket, Author

Tag Archives: Inspiratiion

Bold Strokes, Luscious Light, & the Mind of Zen: Art of the Masters on Display

December 11, 2023

Three of my favorite artists are currently featured at museums across the country. If you are near any of these …

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Redux

September 24, 2023

I wrote this some time ago and I’m revisiting it now because it describes so well how I’ve been feeling …

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The Mysterious & Poetic Paintings of Odilon Redon

November 6, 2016

I’ve become fascinated by the paintings of Redon (1840-1916), a French artist and Symbolist working mostly in charcoal, pastel, and …

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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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