The Art Of Hayv Kahraman

I discovered this artist thanks to a new business associate and now friend. (Thanks Melinda!)

Hayv Kahraman, the artist, is a 27-year old girl, a native from Baghdad, who now lives in the US. Drawing in Sumi ink on paper, Kahraman shows us visually through her beautiful art the oppression of women and the ravaging affects of war on women, who are always affected the hardest.

I love her paintings not only because they are simply beautiful works of art, but because they so strikingly depict the atrocities that women endure in real life, and strangely beautifies them with the graceful strokes of Japanese and Arabic calligraphy and art nouveau. One can be drawn to her work simply because they are beautiful only to discover that they are moved by the unfortunate real life story that many of the paintings tell.

Hayv Kahraman

Her impeccable illustrative renderings create stunning but also unsettling, minutely detailed images which prevent us from looking away from tragedies such as rape and honour killings, forcing us to reflect on things that we would otherwise refuse to see.

Readers: I would love to own one (or a few!) one of these days.  Are you as drawn to these paintings as I am? Blog me.

Okay…so it seems that someone is messing with my blog this morning. I am not able to see the comments through admin so I will not be able to hyperlink your comments today.

Hi Larry: Thanks for the update.  You’ve got a great attitude. You may have lost a wife but it seems you have gained two new wonderful relationships with “bennies”. :) Enjoy and good luck making that baby!

Hello Harris: Nice to hear from you! You are welcome, although I personally did not do a thing. It was you and Evelyn, that were probably destined to meet and my blog was the venue, and for that I am happy.

As I said to Evelyn, thank you for including us in your special day! I am excited to meet and spend time with all of you. And “the girls”…I cant imagine what they will be like two years from now – they are growing and learning so much. I bet they will be teaching me many a thing or two. Speaking of two…Two years feels like forever, but I know it will be here sooner than we think. Time seems to be that way lately.  And I am sure that where ever we stay it will be lovely.  Thank you.  I think you  and Doug will enjoy each other’s company- he gets along well with everyone, and I would bet you do too. – Hopefully he can come out early too, so you two can get to know each other. I’ll let Doug speak his gratitude when he chimes in.

I look forward to hearing more from you about the big day as it gets closer.  Oh, PS: I think your wedding plans are giving Prince William and Kate Middleton a little bit of competition – at least here on my blog, you and Evelyn’s nuptials are the hotter topic!  :)

Oh…and love the story of the flapping native tongues going around – what a hoot. I’ll enjoy listening because I definitely will not be able to partake in any conversations. My limited learning of languages does not afford me that pleasure but I will surely get a kick out of the experience. Please give “the girls” a warm hello from me. And I will personally say hello to Ruth because I know she is reading. :)

Zhen-n and Barakii: No worries…no plans to quit. :)

Mary: Love is never wrong unless the two people in love decide it is. Mind your own business. With the way the world is, we should embrace love where ever it is present. And congratulate those that have found each other and have professed their love.

George: See above comment

Sandra and Tiffany: It seems there are more relationships created from people meeting on my blog than I realized. I am delighted for your happiness too. Whoever would’ve thought that my blog would bring so much love? That in itself is a reason to continue writing. :)

And on that note, I am headed back to bed for a little more R & R.  Sending everyone lots of love…

Peace out.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

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michelle

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Good morning!

I HOPE Everyone enjoyed a very untraditional Thanksgiving celebration!

Here is an article that shows the hypocrisy of the Right. As if they couldn’t find a better role model for this message to their kids.  It shows the kids that the parents are as full of BS as the message.

Bristol Palin & The Situation Talk Abstinence, Condoms (VIDEO)

The Situation and Bristol Palin have teamed up for a new PSA to prevent teen pregnancy. In the skit, Bristol promotes abstinence while the Situation advocates safe sex.

“I know you’re all about that abstinence thing, but come on, B-Palin, are you serious?” he asks. “You’re not gonna hook up before you’re married? For real?”

“For real,” she says. He goes on to offer her Magnum condoms, which she declines.

Last year Bristol was named ambassador to the Candies Foundation, which aims to educate teens about the consequences of pregnancy.

Bristol received the lowest score on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Monday night despite having a personal best performance.

Oh and speaking of Dancing With The Stars, Bristol Palin didn’t exactly go out gracefully. My mother who is so into the show, read to me last night what Bristol said during the finale show. Let me just say, it isn’t exactly something I would want to hear from a supposed role model. Just another example of Right-wing hypocrisy.

“Going out there and winning this would mean a lot,” Bristol told the Dancing with the Stars audience during a clip package on the finale. “It would be like a big middle finger to all the people out there that hate my mom and hate me.”

Readers: Yep, she proved it…fruit doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Just like mom, Bristol doesn’t just want to defeat you, she wants to crush anyone who opposes her. I just want to say to her, “Oh, grow up”, but then, as we all know, her mother never did.

If you have anything to say, say it here. Blog me.

Peace out.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

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michelle

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Good morning!

Okay, this might be something silly to post but sometimes I feel like being silly. Talk about having a good feeling about something and having that feeling pay off. This is one of those rare times and because it was on television, we all get to enjoy the moment too. Check it out:

Readers: Now if I could just get a feeling about 6 little numbers that I play 4 times a week. :)

Lloyd: If I could find a great article about men and what they do to keep “bitches” happy, I’d be delighted to post it. I just haven’t found one yet. :)

Besides, I think men get recognized quite enough on this planet, and women don’t. If you want to read about men, doing great things, this isn’t necessarily the place. There are plenty of blogs touting men, and women just don’t get the recognition they so deserve. Therefore I like to highlight women. I am a girl, and most definitely a “bitch”, and I will always blog articles in support of my kind.

Henry: Just as all men aren’t bad, all women aren’t good either. However, in some cases, and I am not saying this is one of them because the only information I have is from what you posted. But some times and perhaps many, it is a man that is behind the woman forcing her to take on a particular role that she doesn’t want to take on, just so she  can take the fall for him should it come down to that. Could this be the case here? I have no idea, but it is worth asking the question.

Bal: That is the consensus isn’t it?

Thanks Carla!

Zen Lill: Me too. :)

Happy Monday – Enjoy it! Peace out.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

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michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

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Good morning!

Okay, I will admit that I slept in late and the moment that I turned on my computer I tuned into the Huff Po. And I have been watching the live “show” from the Jon Stewart Rally in DC. Know what I’m talking about? It’s the rally everyone is talking about…the rally “To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear”.

Tune in here live from my blog:

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Readers: Comments? Are any of you there at the rally? I would love for you to blog us from there and give us your firsthand experience.

Doug: Nicely said.  If people vote in Republicans this election, they will experience what it is really like to get nothing done. If people think Obama hasn’t gotten anything done now, wait till the Republicans take over and they’ll see just what it’s like when the “party of no”, continues their same chant and prevents any change from happening.  It will be a rude awakening if that happens.  Great Keith Olbermann segment too – it just confirms what I previously said. Thanks for posting.

Zen Lill: Yep, I heard that about the independents too. I repeat what I said above to Doug. Nice chatting with you yesterday!

PEACE OUT…AND GET THE VOTE OUT. THIS IS THE LAST WEEKEND TO MAKE PHONE CALLS.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

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John Curley Photography

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I just love this video – It reminds me how much I love to dance and how much I miss going out dancing as much as I used to. If this doesn’t get you going, I don’t know what will.

Thanks Domi!

Enjoy!!

Phillip and ZL: I have more to say in regards to both of your comments. Tuesday is my early morning meeting and I am out of the house at 6:30 am sharp. If I feel the inspiration tomorrow to say what I feel today, I will.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

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