CHEE-ka-go and Wisconsin

Last week I visited the Windy City and the state whose motto is “forward!” with my father.  We got to spend time with lots of great art and lots of great family.

Pansy / Pensée

I’ve always loved how the English word for the flower comes from the French one, “pensée,” which, in a pretty piece of poetry, is also the French word for “thought.”  Je trouve ça beau que la fleur soit nommée pour ce qui nous passe par la tête.

The feminist art / L’art féministe

Portraiture has long been considered a female art, but it is also a fundamentally feminist art.  Le portrait est peut-être un art féminin, mais il est aussi un art féministe.

Asking questions / Poser des questions

It’s ironic that the French word for “to ask” is “poser,” because I think asking questions is the opposite of being a poser.  Je préfère me montrer vulnérable à essayer de me faire passer pour un expert.

Raising awareness about endometriosis

Because the more we know, the better off we all are.

You Bag / Comment traduire?

My You Bags are some of my favorite kind of work, especially when David’s face is on the tote and the bag is for me!  You Bag se traduit littéralement par «Vous Sac» et ça n’a pas du tout le même sense.  L’effet est complètement perdu dans la traduction.

Copyright law radical

And I mean to make a revolution.

Searching for my bearings

It’s been almost a year now since a doctor sat me down and explained to me that I have endometriosis, and I’m still not certain I understand the diagnosis.

Lost in translation / Perdu dans la traduction

Just how well does art translate cross-culturally?  Dans quelle mesure l’art se traduit-il d’une culture à l’autre?

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