tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post941711796404946423..comments2023-06-01T04:51:52.926-04:00Comments on ROSE C'EST LA VIE: Shadow PlayRose C'est La Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-62290021410863043602012-11-15T14:59:41.263-05:002012-11-15T14:59:41.263-05:00Rose, I found your artwork through Little Augury a...Rose, I found your artwork through Little Augury and her Ottoline Divine, which is truly divine - partly due to your charming silhouette of Ottoline.<br /><br />I'm afraid to admit, I thought the Edith silhouette was Bob Dylan - due to the hair and the nose - but of course, they do have in common the knack for word-smithing.toile la lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062461404198265226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-32088182434194373032012-11-15T14:56:46.336-05:002012-11-15T14:56:46.336-05:00Rose, found your artwork via Little Augury and her...Rose, found your artwork via Little Augury and her mention at Ottoline Divine - which absolutely is divine, partly due to your beautiful silhouette artwork.<br /><br />I'm afraid to admit, but I thought Edith Sitwell was Bob Dylan. The nose and hair tricked me, but at least they do both share the knack of word-smithing.toile la lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062461404198265226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-51132829115380803032010-04-26T20:33:50.307-04:002010-04-26T20:33:50.307-04:00Good question, Rose. I don't know what Philip&...Good question, Rose. I don't know what Philip's take on the postal service is, but after several years of running a hundred mile route, I noticed that a lot of my customers were simply batshit crazy. Shortly after the Oklahoma City bombing I was delivering what amounted to fan magazines for Timothy McVeigh to militia types.<br />Initially, we had a very capable postmaster, and she was great with the public. When she retired they replaced her with a man who was a living, breathing example of how God looks after the stupid. I found myself wondering constantly how he made it into middle age without wandering in front of a car, or at least being shot by one of his immediate family.<br />It was sometimes dangerous work, especially on the busier arteries during a heavy snow or ice storm. I didn't become a complete misanthrope, but I definitely was not a happy camper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-72006744325659327352010-04-26T07:16:35.965-04:002010-04-26T07:16:35.965-04:00I so agree, rurritable. Sexworkers: unsung heroine...I so agree, rurritable. Sexworkers: unsung heroines in my book. But now, what is it about working for the postal service? My brilliant friend Philip who resembles you in the department of elegant, comically-timed rants, was a postman for many years. How come I asked? He admitted that he ended up in Kent in a situation dominated by the consumption of questionable substances and simply needed to get a job. It certainly honed his general, delicious anger.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-7467311421025872432010-04-26T00:18:44.381-04:002010-04-26T00:18:44.381-04:00Rose, I adore what you have done, and would love t...Rose, I adore what you have done, and would love to try this. I think as artists we always want to try new mediums and method!<br /><br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-53445523279390447392010-04-25T23:14:39.107-04:002010-04-25T23:14:39.107-04:00Rose, I just looked at the Nevada post. It's a...Rose, I just looked at the Nevada post. It's always seedier than you can imagine it. <br />Poor sex workers. They deserve much better. I can't think of anything that would be more horrible to face every day, and I used to work for the postal service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-36725219794207703402010-04-25T19:40:58.136-04:002010-04-25T19:40:58.136-04:00rurritable, I can forgive you anything as long as ...rurritable, I can forgive you anything as long as you keep these delicious comments coming. Thanks for always being here! Did you ever see my Nevada whorehouse post, by the way? http://rosecestlavie.blogspot.com/search/label/NevadaRose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-50548403250683727262010-04-24T19:48:33.800-04:002010-04-24T19:48:33.800-04:00Forgive me. I was brought up in the thrall of eigh...Forgive me. I was brought up in the thrall of eighties gigantism. I have an attic full of large paintings you could use as sails for a pretty fair sized boat.<br />My wife is still mystified at the three year struggle I undertook to copy Watteau's "Fetes Venetiennes" onto a 3'x5' canvas.It's probably hanging in a middlebrow whorehouse somewhere now.<br />I'm betting Alabama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-55643517616122927462010-04-24T17:46:46.218-04:002010-04-24T17:46:46.218-04:00rurritable, I might have to disagree with you here...rurritable, I might have to disagree with you here - taking the old fashioned position that silhouettes are best as miniatures. They'd be scary write large - but maybe that's never put you off!Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-30268234428603986502010-04-24T17:24:20.158-04:002010-04-24T17:24:20.158-04:00I see the Ottoline Morrell as an oversize wall han...I see the Ottoline Morrell as an oversize wall hanging. A mantel treatment. I also like the idea of these in ceramic slabs, either porcelain on backing board or dyed cast concrete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-63280545385937344532010-04-22T20:12:59.981-04:002010-04-22T20:12:59.981-04:00I am wanting them for my niece's birthday, I w...I am wanting them for my niece's birthday, I wonder about 3- maybe Diana, Edith, Ottoline-I have given her books on or about them all.She would Love. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-47918694919555178612010-04-22T19:17:00.773-04:002010-04-22T19:17:00.773-04:00la - thank you. I will see what I can do.la - thank you. I will see what I can do.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-50624919135138815702010-04-22T15:03:50.481-04:002010-04-22T15:03:50.481-04:00fantastic Rose-yes thoroughly identifiable. love t...fantastic Rose-yes thoroughly identifiable. love to get a set of them, available??? <br />pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-36623578269640214772010-04-22T13:17:23.237-04:002010-04-22T13:17:23.237-04:00Lucinda - thank you! And Mr. Worthington, I knew y...Lucinda - thank you! And Mr. Worthington, I knew you would get them right.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-5269836851671876562010-04-22T12:46:40.434-04:002010-04-22T12:46:40.434-04:00Hurrah! I guessed them all before reading the iden...Hurrah! I guessed them all before reading the identification at the end.<br />So then you must be doing it right.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205231727184713705.post-23618849423784994312010-04-22T12:10:11.768-04:002010-04-22T12:10:11.768-04:00How lovely are those? And such great subjects!How lovely are those? And such great subjects!Lucindavillehttp://lucindaville.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com