Around the World in Eighty Days (Movie Review)
We really enjoyed this 8 hour PBS updated adaptation of this classic.
Polly Castor
Bits and Clips for May 2022
I hope you find something in the many paintings, memes, quotes, links, poems and photographs in this long post that educates, inspires, encourages, calms or motivates you:
Abortion Rights and Gun Control Memes
Normally I let a few social issue memes filter into our monthly feast of bits and clips, but this month I didn’t want to weigh down perfectly beautiful paintings and poems by others because of this mess that is America right now. In case you are new here, I am pro-choice and in favor of … Read more
Two New Abstract Conceptualist Works
The one above is about Sailing on the Agitated Waters and exudes a confidence in the outcome and even a stimulation in the process.
Live from the Still Strong Voice Within ( Quote by Tias Little)
Find time to be still and quiet inside… Feel the tremble of longing inside you.
Food Photography with Recipe Links (Spring 2022)
Hosting anyone on Memorial Day Weekend? This post should give you some ideas of what you can serve.
There is One Dance You’ll Do Alone (New Textural Abstract Painting in Pastel)
This is a highly textural pastel. It is 18″x24″ and the title is lifted from the Jackson Browne song For a Dancer.
Ain’t Burned All the Bright (Book Review)
This book is a powerful rendition of what it felt like to be black in America during the pandemic and the violence that spawned the Black Lives Matters movement.
Guardian of the Precious Treasure (quote by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo)
We are the guardian of the precious treasure that is our own mind.
Advice on How to Apologize
If what you said or did would have bothered you if it was said or done to you, than an apology is in order.
Life is a Collage (New Poem by Polly Castor with Artwork)
Your scraps define you, so take care to use only the shards you like, but more it is how you put them together.
Biannual Plea for Blog Donations
Thank you again for supporting this site financially, prayerfully, and by sharing it with your family and friends.
Shakshuka with Feta (Recipe)
This version of shakshuka from the New York Times is easier than my more authentic version posted in 2013.
Three New Artist Journal Pages
I highly recommend keeping an artist journal, It as a wonderful processing tool, and is so very sanity producing.
Matrix (Book Review)
Did I love it? No. Will I long remember it? Probably. Do I wish I could write that well? Definitely yes.