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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.5999866/u-k-woman-bruises-banana-peels-to-make-stunning-art-1.5999881

U.K. woman bruises banana peels to make stunning art | CBC Radio London's Anna Chojnicka has created about 400 works of art by bruising bananas with a seam ripper. She creates the art over time, by drawing on the areas of the peel she wants to be darkest, first.

“don’t let yourself become so concerned with raising a good kid that you forget you already have one” -Glennon Doyle

yesterday it struck me. they’ve grown so much in this last year.. in all the ways.

I’m often contemplating with other parents.. what our children must be thinking about these times we’re living in.

so much disruption to their normal rhythms..

so much stress they’re attempting to understand..

and yet, with all the worry parents are holding - about how we can possibly keep from “screwing them up,” I personally think it’s important to trust in their innate wholeness.

and remember that they’re just little humans, like us.

so maybe our job isn’t so much to “raise them right,” as it is to validate the essence of who and where they are.

by attempting to empathize with their exhaustion .. when they lash out in ways that don’t make sense.

by offering options, and a sense of autonomy .. when they’ve reached their breaking point with what’s not allowed.

by trying to be parents who model imperfection .. giving them space to know it’s human to fall short.

but mostly by attempting to treat them how we’d want to be treated..
letting them feel ALL OF IT - just like we’ve been so hungry to do ourselves ✨

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/arts/music/cow-concert-scandinavian-cello-school.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage

When the Cellos Play, the Cows Come Home A collaboration between a cattle farmer and a Danish music training program brings regular recitals to pampered livestock.

https://slate.com/culture/2021/03/julie-mehretu-artist-whitney.html

3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now David Goldblatt’s photographs of apartheid-era South Africa; Ebecho Muslimova’s voracious alter-ego drawings; and John Feodorov’s paintings on his dual heritage.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/arts/design/black-art-hbo-review.html

‘Black Art: In the Absence of Light’ Reveals a History of Neglect and Triumph An HBO documentary explores two centuries of art by African-Americans, and the path they forged for contemporary Black artists.

‘I remember the snow made the floor so slippery!’ Principal dancer Sonia Rodriguez shares her ‘The Nutcracker’ memories Sonia Rodriguez has danced in ‘The Nutcracker’ since 1995 as everything from a bee to the Sugar Plum Fairy

Five reasons why modern art seduces — and confounds — us | CBC Radio We’re dazzled, and sometimes frazzled, by our encounters with contemporary art. Marc Mayer, former director of the National Gallery of Canada, draws back the curtain to show what’s behind the art that can be so fascinating and yet so confusing.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/theatre-covid-pandemic-shutdown_ca_5f777ac5c5b64b480aad8b0d

Live Arts Are Being Devastated. How Do We Keep Stages From Going Dark? We need audiences to show up for us more than ever.

https://www.tvo.org/video/eternity-martis-being-black-in-a-white-place https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30214825

Eternity Martis: Being Black in a White Place Eternity Martis talks about her experiences with anti-Black racism at university in Ontario.