Projected beams of color flood the room. Candy colors in puzzle pieces take form, angled and brilliant, a complete picture of glory on the floor. The older the glass, the more intricate the honor of figures in subtle shadings and superlative detail. Modern arches of the bright, clear spectrum create simple geometry. Each...
Pumpkins, prose, and panics - Halloween 2020
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Sunday, October 25, 2020
Well, Halloween might not be celebrated quite the same as usual this year, but there are many fun, creative ways to capture the spirit and enjoy with your close clan. Whether you are planning a social-distanced Trunk or Treat within the neighborhood, keeping your kiddies close at home in a devilish den, or...
Roots to grow, wings to fly...
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Monday, September 28, 2020
My fingers smooth over the surface back and forth slowly. Each card feels like suede. The soft matte finish is luxurious in my hands as my eyes admire the watercolor images. Symbolic yet straightforward, the pictures quickly relay the card's significance. This is such a treat for me. I imagine the moment equates...
Remains of the day...
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Wednesday, September 09, 2020
Both sides are beautifully green but uneventful as the vista scrolls above brackish water. Strong currents in shallow parts of the Hudson hurry our ferry along from Beacon. We are going to Pollepel, an island near the eastern bank of the Hudson River. But it isn’t the lush, rocky, wild island itself that...
Modified masterpieces...
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Tuesday, August 25, 2020
To my mind, one does not put oneself in place of the past, one only adds a new link. – Paul CézanneWhen I was five, I recall an ominous painting framed in gold, covering a quarter of the living room. It was of a massive ship sailing on a stormy ocean. Malachite, aquamarine,...