2020 Advent Calendar [5] – Jane Walker

December 5, 2020

Jane Walker is a wonderful artist: you can see her work on her website and you can visit her print gallery should you wish to buy something of hers. For some reason, some of her work really put me in the mood of these holidays. Domestic, everyday objects and yet striving for beauty. My personal favorite are the Almost Blue (to be seen while listening to jazz, probably), Figs and Stars and Diamond Rug. However I would say that the most suitable option for this festive season is Snowdrops and Pomgranade. The upper part of the illustration is the header of this post.

I warned you I would try and do this: I’m not making any promises, let’s see if I can keep this up.

art and fashion

Metafisica / Metafisiche

What a splendid exhibition! I was expecting your regular, run-of-the-mill show at Palazzo Reale, which is usually good enough, but I was surprised at the depth and width of this new endeavour, that spans across the city with multiple initiatives and, even within the show

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books and literature

Isaac Asimov’s “Fantasy” collection

I take issue with this volume, and not because they’re short stories and you’re bound to like some more than the others: they’re all delightful, with very few and negligible exceptions. No, my problem is curatorial: I take issue that instead of grouping all the

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note to self

Comunicazione 101

Cara Trenitalia, Quando ero ragazza, ogni tanto mi capitava di prendere il treno da Milano a Tirano, per raggiungere i miei genitori in vacanza sul lago. È un viaggio verso nord, attraverso la Brianza Felix, che molto presto trasforma la campagna in una collina boscosa

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