March 2010
Irritating performance artists on Judge Judy
March 30, 2010 - 9:19pm | MelvixThe post-ruling statements are the icing on the cake.
Man! Let's Have Fun
March 29, 2010 - 6:04pm | MelvixLeoncie, self-described "awesome entertainer."
If you like this, she has more.
If you don't like it, there's obviously something wrong with you.
Julio Romero de Torres
March 28, 2010 - 9:20am | Cristy
La Chiquita Piconera by Julio Romero de Torres, Spanish artist (b. 1874 - d. 1930)
This is one of Romero de Torres' most famous paintings and was featured an a 5 peseta Spanish stamp (and often copied.) Julio Romero de Torres was a big deal--he and his art were on the 1950s era 100 peseta bill and there is a popular folk song about him. Unfortunately, there are no books in English on Romero de Torres but you can see more of his work here, here and here.
La Fuensanta (the work featured on the 100 peseta note)
The model in both paintings above is María Teresa López. She began modeling for him as a child and by 14 Julio was obsessed with his "muse". María was bitter about how modeling and being in such famous paintings ruined her life. No one ever believed that she was not the artist's lover. Her first marriage lasted 2 years and ended badly. Her husband tried to prostitue her and when she resisted he beat her. She never remarried. (Story with quotes en español.)
German sampler
March 27, 2010 - 7:29pm | Cristy
I thought samplers were simple pieces done by young girls to learn their stitches. I pictured early Americana images, Victorian weeping willows and the alphabet. True, some samplers were just that but others are the work of more seasoned stitchers designed to showcase their talents. This piece from Germany in the early 1800s is fantastic. I aspire to stitch that well. For larger image.
Quilt Square Number 9- Embroidering Duck
March 26, 2010 - 3:45pm | Cristy
Quilt Square #9
The original transfer made the duck look crazed and mean. So I gave the duck eyelashes and tried to soften her demeanor a bit. I am afraid she still looks a little intense. Come to think of it, how would you look if you had to embroider with your feathers in the way all the time?
Rockin' Bib
March 26, 2010 - 3:36pm | Cristy
Apparently baby Jack is currently rocking the baby drool.....
Chilean cartoonist Alberto Montt
March 25, 2010 - 2:01pm | Cristy
There is a children's song in Spanish that goes: Un elefante se balanceaba sobre la tela de una araña, como veía que resistía fue a llamar a otro elefante. Basically, the elephant is balancing on a spider web and when it doesn't break, he calls more elephants to join him. So, you keep singing it adding more elephants, like bottles of beer and you can do the whole hand clapping thing too. And, um, so the cartoon is funny.
More humor en espanol by Chilean cartoonist Alberto Montt.
