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Lucy Finding her Missing Pieces
As Lucy sat under her favorite tree a Green Ash in her favorite park she often daydreamed about what her life would have been like if she hadn’t been adopted. She often wondered this because she had always felt very alone ever since she was three and a half years old and was put up for adoption. Lucy felt as if there was a huge piece of herself missing but she could never figure out what it was. She never truly felt like she was fully a member of her adopted family. Lucy often thought of herself as the black sheep of the family and that was okay with her because she still loved her adopted family with all her heart. As Lucy sat there thinking about all these things and enjoying her lunch she saw in the corner of her eye, a dog jump up on a bench and start to rummage through the trash can that was right next to the bench. She could tell the dog was famished so she got up quickly but quietly and went to the bench. She didn’t want to startle the dog so she slowly put a big piece of chicken from her salad on a napkin and put it at the edge of the bench. Then she took the lid of a container and filled it with water and put it down right next to the bench. She quietly walked back to her favorite spot under the tree and watched the dog enjoy the piece of chicken and water. Lucy had never seen this dog before, let alone in this park, but yet felt so connected to the dog as if she knew it. The dog wouldn’t come over to her like she had hoped so Lucy told herself heck I’ll just have to come back to my favorite park tomorrow and sit under my favorite tree and wait patiently for the dog to come back and try again. She really wanted to see the dog up close and pet the dog. She hoped that if she bonded with the dog, just maybe the dog would let her take it home with her so they could care for each other. That way the dog wouldn’t be alone and hungry anymore. As Lucy watched the dog run off to the other side of the park she tried to hurry and gather her things so she could follow the dog to see where it was going. But by the time she packed up all of her belongings the dog was nowhere to be seen. Lucy was sad but wasn’t discouraged for she had a plan.
By Lupe Hernandez5 years ago in Wander
A Tragedy Treasured
The high-pitched chime of the thrift store's entryway sensor marked the start of my typical Saturday morning. Row after row of beautiful clothing stretched before me, donated by LA's upper class after being worn just once or twice. Typical of Pavlov conditioning, I felt a surge of dopamine as I entered one of the few places in LA that didn’t require me to create a façade. Ironic, since the treasures I found here played a major role in my ability to maintain said façade. None of my daddy's-money peers at Los Angeles' Escuela de Arte had figured out that I was a scholarship-dependent kid from poverty-stricken Mendota. Spending $10 here each weekend had allowed me to maintain the desired persona of a vintage-loving wall flower: looking the part while not interacting with anyone enough to let my secret slip. I was careful to keep most conversations focused on critiquing my oil paintings, redirecting anytime personal details began surfacing. The last thing I wanted was for someone to find out about my sob story- a druggie dad who walked out when I was 10 and left my mother and I to scrape by in our 1-bedroom condo resembling Rio de Genaro shanties. Artists had to reach a certain level of fame before tragic back stories were considered interesting.
By Amber Terrell5 years ago in Wander
"Crawling" in Berkeley Square
BERKELEY SQUARE IN central London belies geometry and ornithology. Despite its name it is not a square but a rectangle or an oblong whose length is approximately north to south and width east to west. Berkeley “Oblong” or Berkeley “Rectangle” just lack the elegance and romance that “square” conveys. And just imagine how the song “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” would sound if was based on real geometry. “A nightingale sang in Berkeley Oblong” or “A nightingale sang in Berkeley rectangle. It just wouldn’t have worked. The romantic song about nightingales is based entirely on lyrical and ornithological licence. Over the 250 years since the square was originally laid out there have been no recorded sightings of nightingales inhabiting the square, passing through or even stopping off to do a gig for romantic couples.
By Alan Russell5 years ago in Wander
SE Portland: Seen Through Photos, Street Art, and Haiku
When you hear the name, Portland, I wonder what you think? If you are a social media fan or a news hound you have likely viewed many stories about my hometown this past year. Did you buy the message that Portland was burning to the ground and that riotous masses were taking over? I'm not going to deny that it has been a tough year. This city has some serious issues that must be addressed, and soon, but it remains one of my favorite cities, especially in the Pacific Northwest. We are known for our bridges, coffee, beer, visible snow capped mountains, tattoos, and so much more! Portland was designed around neighborhoods and planned for walkability. This makes it easy to explore on foot which in turn makes capturing the essense of an area on camera accessible and fun.
By Peggy McDaniel5 years ago in Wander
Serendipity Arts Festival 2020- One of the Largest South Asian Virtual Events
Events always excite us. Unfortunately, 2020 was one of the most monotonous years in mankind's history because a lot of events had cancelled looking at the spread of the pandemic COVID-19. However, some events were conducted online to engage audiences from the comfort of their home. One such event was the Serendipity Arts Festival 2020. Serendipity Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization in South Asia, took the event online instead of cancelling it. It resulted in one of the most successful virtual events in 2020.
By Serendipity Arts5 years ago in Wander
THE TEN HIDDEN GEMS OF FRIULI ON GOOGLE ARTS & CULTURE
As it turns out, Giovanni Morassutti, Italian actor, theatre director and long time student and collaborator of John Strasberg who has just finished filming Italian movie Fra due battiti alongside Remo Girone, has an art related project in the pipeline, too. His cultural center, Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence, in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture, is launching an online exhibition entitled "The Ten hidden gems of Friuli" , a journey through the streams, the mountain peaks, and the biodiversity of intriguing Italian borderland Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and its fairytale places such as Arzino and the Karst spring of Vinchiaruzzo just to name a few.
By Fred Goldman5 years ago in Wander
A roadmap to my soul . Top Story - October 2020.
The day we wake up, is the day we realise our souls have been guiding our journey with such grace and art that it takes a few breaths to sink it in. Whispering to us our entire lives, waiting for us to be ready to listen, becoming louder as we do. Preparing us to embrace who we are and live in alignment with It. My body is the canvas my soul chose to create the roadmap that led me to her. To me. One and the same.
By Raquel Teixeira 5 years ago in Wander
Fishes, wishes, boats and hopes
It started with a fish. And a wish. Then a boat of hope. And, gradually, a stretch of the Durham Heritage Coast turned into an unlikely art gallery – conceived and curated by anyone who was inspired to contribute to a growing collection of transient creations using the flotsam and jetsam on the shores of the North Sea.
By Andy Potts6 years ago in Wander
