tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702178642126629132024-03-05T11:01:07.189+05:30Vijaya's Art of Paper CollagePainting with paper, creating fine art without paint !Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-73599334912811281682019-05-11T10:25:00.001+05:302019-05-11T10:32:47.561+05:30World Collage Day <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today, the second Saturday in May is ‘World Collage
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You can read more about its
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In celebration of today, I would like to revisit
my piece ‘Buddha of the Peace Lily'. You can visit the original post of this artwork from the link <a href="http://papercollageart.blogspot.com/2010/09/buddha-among-peace-lillies.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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The Peace Lily by its very name and the Buddha by nature
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Nested within the Peace Lilies is the Buddha conveying a subliminal message of Peace. </div>
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Let us for a minute stop whatever we are doing. </div>
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Let’s stop the cacophony of noises, the meaningless
screeching debates, pontificating and posturing, the mindless violence and ruthless
killing of humans, animals, birds, plants, trees and forests. </div>
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Let’s stop the
destruction of our environment.</div>
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Just let's take slow deep breaths and let peace be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Like the Buddha, sit in contemplation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Find the truth within you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enjoy the beauty in nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Let peace pervade your senses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Be at peace.</div>
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-48228867144849053542018-10-18T14:21:00.000+05:302018-10-26T21:03:38.215+05:30Mumbai Art Fair 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>So I participated in my first exhibition ever !!! </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="text-align: left;">My debut into the art</span>world at <span style="text-align: left;">The Mumbai Art Fair of 2018 !!! </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="text-align: left;">A big event by all means in India's Art calendar. This year there </span>were over 250 artists from all over the country and neighbouring Nepal and they showed over 1500 artworks. <span style="text-align: left;">The art festival ran from 12th to 14th October - 2018 at the Nehru Centre in </span>Worli, Mumbai. </i></span><br />
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had planned not to leave anything until the end. The preparation time was hectic and the anticipation feverish but it was totally worth it. I had been allotted 2 panels in booth 106 to put up my collage art. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Mumbai Art Fair team took care of all the organizing in a brilliant way. They had sent me the e-invite earlier on. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Pla<span style="font-size: xx-small;">net Po</span>wai, Edition of 13-14 Oct, 2018). <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>(2nd from right, in ''The Afternoon Despatch & Courier'' 13th Oct, 2018)</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>My best friend helped me put up the artworks. (The large ones are pretty heavy after framing). </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>This photo shows the view of my panels before the opening of the art fair. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Over 26000 people visited as per the registration desk. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Paper collage is not exactly common in India, artists usually use acrylics or oil paints. Art lovers who visited the exhibition were intrigued at the idea of using paper instead of paint to create artworks.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>It was a pleasure interacting with other upcoming, mid-career artists and also renowned and established artists. Some good friendships made and I had fun networking. </i></span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: small;">It was a truly enjoyable experience for me at my first art show. </i><br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-88630775632846861022018-09-22T17:31:00.000+05:302018-09-22T19:04:28.070+05:30Hanuman and Rama Setu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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paper collage is of Hanuman building the bridge to Lanka and is a commissioned piece. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Hanuman
(the monkey God) is revered in Hinduism for his selfless dedication to God
(Lord Rama). He is the symbol of energy and strength and also of great
knowledge. He makes a late entry in the epic poem ‘’Ramayana’’ (the story of
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Rama the prince of Ayodhya is assisted in the rescue of his kidnapped wife Sita by Hanuman. Sita is held captive in the island of Lanka and Hanuman and the monkey army build a bridge to attack the kingdom of Lanka, defeat the demon king Ravana and rescue Sita. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">This is a short explanation of the story behind this composition. In case, dear reader, you are interested in a less brief version, you can read the story <a href="https://www.ancient.eu/The_Ramayana/" target="_blank">here. </a> </span></span><br />
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the Legend of Rama is a mythological story imagined by the author or a
retelling of events that had already taken place as is mentioned in the
Ramayana itself is hotly debated to this day. </span><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Fact is Lord Rama is venerated as an avatar of Lord Vishnu in the
Indian sub-continent and as far away as Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia and
Nepal.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">And there are many legal cases
pending in the Supreme Court of India on Property Title issues where parties seek to prove the historical
accuracy of their claims. </span></div>
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is a town on the Indian side named after Rama and here is a temple where the
idol of Shiv Linga is said to have been installed by Rama before his foray into
SriLanka.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">The temple still exists.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">The temple records say the bridge was
walkable until 1480 A.D. after which the bridge broke up in a cyclone. Today it
cannot be used for crossing from India to Sri Lanka as it is underwater and it
also proves to be a hindrance to navigation as the water is too shallow and
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a NASA photo showing photographic proof of such an overland connection at some
point in time. However NASA have said it could not be determined if it was
man-made or is a series of naturally occurring sand banks 30 kms long.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My ''Lady in Gold'' </span></b><br />
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With this portrait I pay homage to the master Gustav Klimt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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This project helped me to learn a
lot about portraiture as it presented a few challenges; in addition to capturing the likeness ofcourse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was working
off a photo with only head and shoulders and the values dimmed with age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Importantly
it had to be made into a portrait that would look better than just an enlarged
photo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Added to this was my personal preference
for paper collage over other mediums.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Paper collage in itself would not
allow for a very good likeness so it had to be a mixed media.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have used acrylics for the body and
everything else is paper collage on canvas board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes I also added in some <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Klimt motifs</i> in gold paint into the collaged paper as I had decided
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You can watch the trailer of the
movie <a href="https://youtu.be/cfxsdGyjP0U" target="_blank">here</a> or the real story in documentary format <a href="https://youtu.be/gl0n81FX9f4" target="_blank">here</a> and as a presentation by Randol Schoenberg <a href="https://youtu.be/Kk5YNt6Q4Z8" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-79748113610203385222018-05-08T18:52:00.001+05:302018-06-24T21:30:12.627+05:30Coppersmiths in Cannonball Tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This collage combines a favourite tree of mine the cannon ball tree with the beautiful copper-smith barbet that is perfectly camouflaged among the flowers! <br />
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Title : Coppersmiths in Cannonball Tree<br />
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Allow me to
introduce the copper-smith barbet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
delightful little bird flits from branch to branch and is always a challenge to
spot as it moves so fast! Green and yellow with crimson red on throat and head, black lines on its back and near its eyes, it flits about quickly calling out to its mates. And it has the most impossible sounding birdsong. Those
unfamiliar may not even realise that it is this tiny bird calling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It does not move its beak. The sound emanates from </span>its tiny throat and it is loud and metallic. Rhythmic too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the sound of a
hammer hitting metal, hence the name – copper-smith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when it calls in quick succession and two
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Here is the most exotic tree of
all. It does not have leaves and flowers on the same branches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The leaves grow on the big branches like
other normal trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The flowers grow on
branches that only come out of the central trunk an<span style="text-align: left;">d the fruits are found on
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Its called the ‘’Naga linga Pushpam’
in Tamil (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naga</i> being cobra, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Linga</i> being God Shiva and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pushpam </i>being flower).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In South India and Sri Lanka, the flowers
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This flower has the most heavenly
scent richer than any other tropical flower in my opinion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These large blooms are such a pretty peach and pink colour with the beautiful white and yellow
centres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So heady is the fragrance of these flowers that
your nose could probably lead you to the tree in any garden even with your eyes closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fruits can get as
large as small melons and are round and woody on the outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s due to this shape it came to be given
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find one it’s very hard for me to walk away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Inevitably, I return with a whole lot of flowers that drop down from the
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-81790957745046456202018-04-26T20:46:00.000+05:302018-06-24T21:31:14.077+05:30Santorini<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">One of the magical places on earth in the Greek islands. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">The caldera with its volcanic rock so dark and beautiful, every possible level surface impossibly crammed with dwellings and walkways turning into steps leading to more houses! </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yet there is a feeling of vastness on this island where every house, stair, chair and rock has been painted in bright colours and every outlook offers a beautiful view over the dark blue Aegean Sea. The blue of the sea is dark like ink and the water appears to be still; yet it heaves slowly making hills and troughs on its surface and the waves slowly lap the rocks along the shore. Close up, the water is crystal clear. One cannot but marvel at the natural beauty of this place and how the locals have protected it and even enhanced it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Happy are the cats that call Santorini home. They have the greatest views, are fed by the locals and hangout along the caldera sunning themselves. However, I never did spot any donkeys there though all their souvenirs have a donkey in it!! </span><br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-57869331576621142502014-01-01T17:21:00.001+05:302014-01-14T14:54:55.569+05:30Peacock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my latest collage. A colourful peacock - the national bird of India. <br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-27393884602998431922014-01-01T16:02:00.000+05:302014-01-01T16:03:50.180+05:30Monsoon Lilies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
No other flower reminds me more of my childhood in Mumbai than the Spider Lily. It is truly an exquisite flower though its fragrance is very mild. <br />
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It has a structure that is very intriguing; with a white translucent base cup on a longish light green hollow stem, six thin long white petals are attached to back of this cup with dark green stamen emerging from the front and rim of the cup aligned to these white petals. At the end of this stamen is the pod of pollen almost an inch long. The stigma stands out separately from the centre of the cup and is attached to the base of the long hollow stem. Perfectly round drops of water adhere to the surface of the base cup adding to the monsoon magic. When in full bloom each flower and every part of it stands out separately and the freshness and whiteness of bunches of these flowers is so pretty a sight that it is hard to forget. <br />
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Though it blooms abundantly in the monsoon in Mumbai it seems it can tolerate much harsher climes also. It is said that the harmonious design of this (desert!!) flower inspired the design of the Bruj Khalifa in Dubai which is the tallest tower in the world!! <br />
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<b>– The monsoon Lilies. Size: 11.5"x8"</b> <br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-91045216611202096972013-12-25T16:42:00.000+05:302014-01-01T16:45:33.034+05:30Butterflies in the Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-20195028107904655162013-12-01T13:03:00.000+05:302014-01-01T16:48:21.969+05:30Sri Venkateshwara collage and our trip to Tirupati<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have had a long break from this blog and my collage art for most of the year battling family health issues that by the grace of the Lord have now resolved. So I am back to collage making and life as I know it.<br />
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A few weeks ago we visited Tirupati and to pay obeisance to the Lord of the Seven Hills – Sri Venkateshwara and to give our thanks for getting us through a very difficult period. The temple is a Vaishnavite Shrine dating prior to the 9 AD and the diety is the God Vishnu. Tiru-mala the hill on which the temple stands means ‘sacred -hill’ and Ven-kat-eshwara in Sanskrit means “ven=link to one’s sins, kata = cut off (for those who surrender to ) , eswara = the Supreme God. He is the benevolent God and the granter of boons. <br />
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After a long time I was inspired to make a collage painting and that too one of the Lord, which miraculously I completed rather speedily. <br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-17204921317944994502012-10-25T14:43:00.000+05:302018-06-04T15:04:01.190+05:30Mentioned on Marion-Boddy Evan's About.com: Painting.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My Van Gogh sunflowers collage on Marion's About.com: Painting website. Click this <a href="http://painting.about.com/u/sty/submissiongallery/painting-project-van-gogh/Collage-Sunflowers-by-Vijaya.htm?nl=1" target="_blank">link</a> to take you there.<br />
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Wow. <em>Thank you Marion! </em> I do love Van Gogh's brush strokes. Here is the<a href="http://papercollageart.blogspot.in/2010/09/inspired-by-master.html" target="_blank"> link</a> to the original blog entry on this collage. <br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-72728028050782911062012-09-20T20:22:00.001+05:302012-09-20T20:23:28.519+05:30Celebrating the Festival of Ganesha<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Mumbai is celebrating the festival of Ganesha with its usual pomp and splendour and I am reminded of one of my early collages - one of Lord Ganesha. This one.<br />
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Ganesha is a much loved diety of the Hindus. He is depicted with the head of an elephant but with a human form. Everything in Hinduism is symbolic and so it is with each body part of Lord Ganesha. </div>
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He is called the 'remover of all obstacles' and is considered the epitome of wisdom. It is customary to say a small prayer to Ganesha before commencing any activity that one wishes to accomplish well. </div>
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-37990906600138446672012-09-15T20:33:00.001+05:302018-06-04T15:10:31.196+05:30Mixed media art in Warli Style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a mixed media collage in acrylic and paper on paper. This is in traditional tribal painting style of Maharashtra called Warli Painting. I have used acrylic paint for the fine details and collaged the larger details with paper. The subject is the festival that our state of Maharashtra is preparing for this month. The festival of Lord Ganpati that starts on Ganesh Chaturthi (19th Sept this year) and celebrations that last for 10 days. </div>
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I was inspired to make an artwork on this festival in the Warli style after attending a workshop on Warli painting last week. The Warli painting art form is over 1200 years old. The tribal women folk used to decorate the walls of their mud huts coated with cow dung and mud or terracotta with designs made with ground rice paste. The subjects were usually restricted to pictorial representation of their daily activities or were of folk lore and myth. Though their paintings are two dimensional, lacking in perspective and are monochromatic, the eye is drawn in to study the detail which is used very economically. Thus the viewer is forced to read the story being told by the pictures. </div>
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Today I took a tribal painting workshop taught by tribal artist Durgadevi Vyam. She spoke on how the art form originated, how the paintings are done and some of the folk lore associated with it.</div>
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The colours used are all natural and derived from locally available material. Bright reds, yellows, black and white are from rocks and mud found on river bank. The greens, browns, blues are obtained from obtained from barks of trees, leaves and flowers. Each drawing is meticulously filled in and then decorated with dots and dashes or swirls and squiggles made in a contrasting colour. The simplicity of the drawing style and bright colours used make this art form very engaging. </div>
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Now this artform is produced on paper and canvas using acrylic paints. Here is a sample of what I did in the workshop. </div>
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-88679333319574589342012-08-12T22:58:00.004+05:302012-09-06T17:35:39.007+05:30The Hug<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is nothing more comforting than hugging your cat as every cat lover knows. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This collage portrait is one of my sister and our cat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This collage was created in June 2012. The true reason for the late posting is that I was unable to make decent photos after I upgraded to a smart phone! My digital camera is also not satisfactory. So taking a good photo took me a while. Now that I have a better phone with an 8MP camera I am able to post pictures online :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">July has been a very busy month for me so the July collage is still a work in progress. I hope to be able to complete two this month so I dont break my new year resolution!. </span></div>
Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-45455817208604718092012-08-12T22:30:00.000+05:302012-09-06T17:34:59.419+05:30Temple town by the river<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-25476615721244836552012-04-29T20:54:00.000+05:302018-06-04T15:20:08.955+05:30Art in April<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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April is a busy time for me as in my other life I am a bean counter. So even with ideas galore, there was little time to convert them into collages. However, true to my resolution for this year I did make two small ones and a third one is almost complete. </div>
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I sometimes feel envious about those who use paint as a medium. They just have to squeeze it out of a tube. With collage, one has to accumulate the material first or one just can't get started. And this can be time consuming. So for a change, I played around with paints too. I made an abstract geometric painting in acrylic that I have now hung up on my living room wall. This I have painted over a faded print so I made good use of a frame. Recycling feels good and I must confess that I am quietly pleased with how it turned out.</div>
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I also made some papier mache sculptures but that is work in progress. They are still drying out and I will post pictures when they are ready. </div>
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Here are the two completed collages. <br />
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The first one is a painted face from Kathakali. This is a classical dance in drama format of mythological stories from the southern Indian state of Kerala. <em>Katha</em> means story and <em>kali</em> means dance. In this dance form the dancers have vividly painted faces and large costumes. The elaborate facial make-up is the most striking feature of Kathakali. The face paint colours indicate the character of the person portrayed.<br />
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Green make up is used for portraying the virtuous and divine, green with red streaks stands for person of high birth with a streak of evil, exceedingly evil persons are portrayed with red painted faces and red beards, black face paint and black beards depict forest dwellers, black with red streaks are for demons and bright yellow painted faces for women and ascetics. The female roles are also played by men in Kathakali!! </div>
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This collage here has a green face with a white beard so we can safely say that he is a good guy. And the sideways look that's <em>amore. </em>('<em>Amore</em>' as in the Dean Martin song... <em>when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie...that's amore</em>) <br />
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The second is a limited palette collage of Phalaenopsis - my favourite orchid. <br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-52626325436219346602012-03-03T17:41:00.002+05:302018-06-04T15:26:05.774+05:30Bodhisattva Padmapani<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In Sanskrit, Bodhisattva (बोधिसत्त्व; Pali: bodhisatta) is either an enlightened (bodhi) existence (sattva) or an enlightenment-being. Padmapani is ‘Holder of the Lotus’. This is the Sanskrit name of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara - “The Lord who looks down (with compassion)”. He is the one who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas and is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas.<br />
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This collage is a depiction of the oldest and most famous of murals in India – ‘Padmapani’. <br />
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Sometime during the 7th century, Buddhist monks painted frescoes on cave walls in what is now famous as the Ajantha caves in India.<br />
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Padmapani - the embodiment of compassion is one of these. </div>
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Buddhahood can be attained only after various lives of bodhisattva. Bodhisattvas are beings who work for the enlightenment of others, not just themselves. Sometimes it is said that Bodhisattvas make the ultimate sacrifice of giving up their own salvation (Buddhahood) out of compassion for other sentient beings.</div>
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The Buddha is not decorated; statues of bodhisattvas are for they need not be monks. They may live in society and dress like everybody else. The only difference is on the inside. Bodhisattvas exist in the world just to help others. <br />
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It is believed that Bodhisattvas manifest where they are needed in many forms. They might be friends or strangers, young or old, a tradesman, a salesperson or anyone. They might be you. Whenever needed help is given without selfish attachment, there is the hand of the bodhisattva. When we see and hear the suffering of others and respond to that suffering, we are the hands of the bodhisattva. <br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-24140402970542735202012-03-03T17:32:00.003+05:302012-03-03T22:11:51.286+05:30Trees in Evening light<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr8zPlJrEoboZNlt4AmW-93bJ7W0zB3t2rNaaqAEQy4jl8J9VzM2sG6vqgmwBMmvQJ7Eo8ycVLcfh6kVS-QDojbW08desumwFsScLeUQdhqeNOyR73A-golnL1l5Jgd81ZYzU7ffagyQ/s1600/Trees6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr8zPlJrEoboZNlt4AmW-93bJ7W0zB3t2rNaaqAEQy4jl8J9VzM2sG6vqgmwBMmvQJ7Eo8ycVLcfh6kVS-QDojbW08desumwFsScLeUQdhqeNOyR73A-golnL1l5Jgd81ZYzU7ffagyQ/s320/Trees6.jpg" uda="true" width="320" /></a></div>Size : 10.5" x 7.5 "<br />
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The evening light in Mumbai just before the beginning of summer is beautiful.<br />
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All colours take on a golen hue. It is as if one were looking through yellow coloured glass.<br />
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I have just had the opportunity to do a guest post and that too on the blog of an accomplished artist and collagist of many years experience - Kathryn Uster. What can I say, I am thrilled!! <br />
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Here is the link to my post on Kathryn's blog <br />
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(btw, I believe this counts as my art blog post for the month of February).<br />
And this is the link to Kathryn’s website <a href="http://www.ustercollageart.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ustercollageart.com/</a><br />
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Kathryn's art is brilliant. Her eye for detail and bold colourful palette draw the viewer in and impart a sense of peace. I urge you to visit and view her remarkable collage artworks.<br />
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And this is my guest post on Kathryn's blog.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I met Kathryn at the yahoo collage group and since then, she has been my guru in many collage related ways. As a collagist I still have a long way to go and the sum total of my knowledge and experience is limited by the number of years I have spent doing this. So in my guest post on her blog today, I thought I would share what collage means to me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think creating a collage is almost like Zen meditation. It is uplifting and fulfilling at the spiritual level. Let me explain. <b>Zen</b> is the Japanese word for the Mandarin Chán, which in turn is derived from he <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> word <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism" style="text-decoration-line: none;">dhyāna</a></b> meaning ‘meditation’. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Personally, I find meditation tedious. Have you tried it? I find it difficult to sit down quietly for a length of time, with legs crossed, eyes shut, and concentrate on thinking nothing so we can give the brain a chance to rest and reboot as it were. I am told one needs discipline and training to be successful in meditation. Rather unregretful, I admit to being not concerned that I am not good at meditation, because I have a happier alternative. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love making paper collage. This is the next best thing to Zen meditation. I am convinced of it. I usually collect all the paraphernalia required and either stand at the dining table or sit on the floor. One could compare this to getting ready for meditation. Once I have decided on the broad idea of what I want to do, all I have eyes for is the colours that I am looking for. I find that without any effort on my part I am able to block out all the ambient noise and focus just on the tiny pieces of colour paper that I need at the moment. Sometimes I might spend hours bent over adjusting tiny bits of paper with tweezers and paint brush, unmindful of physical exhaustion. I am in Collage Heaven.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meditation is said to calm the mind, so does collage making. Collage making is a very soothing and relaxing activity. I find that it quiets my mind, makes it more tranquil. It helps me forget the stresses of daily life. As a consequence, sometimes I also forget to fix dinner. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meditation is the process to know your consciousness – that you are not defined either by your body or your mind. You are just the witness to what is happening around you. Collage making does the same for me. These bits of paper have a mind of their own, and somehow they make themselves into a picture while I just watch out that they are glued well and flat, and stay within the overall theme. Sometimes these bits of paper can even change the theme and one can do nothing about it but go with the flow and bear mute witness. But that is a story for another day. Each torn piece of paper finds the right spot for itself like a jig-saw puzzle. Slowly the hazy idea in my brain gets created on paper. Each piece of paper torn by hand is unique in shape and size; thus, the collage creates itself to which I am merely a witness. So I believe collage is a kind of Zen. What does your Art mean to you? Do write in with your views and let’s compare notes. </span></span><br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-83124710225713909602012-01-08T00:15:00.008+05:302018-06-04T15:39:59.749+05:30Zebra on Chessboard and other artworks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hurry now; it will soon be rush hour at the reef! :-) </div>
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I just love marine life. But I have to admit that the closest I have come to undersea life so far is only on the Discovery channel or at the aquarium. I do hope to get closer than that. The number one item on my list of things to do before I die is meeting these guys at rush hour at Great Barrier.</div>
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The colours are vibrant, the combinations mind boggling and the diversity is just magical. It is great to be alive and to experience all this – even if only in my mind so far. This collage hopefully represents a school of fish I very likely might run into one day. <br />
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<strong>Mermaid</strong> <br />
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Look, there is a mermaid!<br />
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And I think she has discovered a treasure box! <br />
Could it be from a sunken ship? <br />
Maybe it is pirate treasure! How exciting! <br />
Don’t you wish you could be there right now? <br />
Well, <em>I</em> do.<br />
Have I told you I just love marine life? <br />
I did? Well, I also love mermaids. <br />
I suppose they are a part of marine life. <br />
<em>Yes, I know mermaids are not real and they exist only in fairy tales. </em><br />
Hey, wouldn't that make this collage fantasy art! <strong>:-)</strong><br />
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At 42inches wide (3 ½ feet) this is a big collage and has lots of little things tucked away to be discovered! <br />
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<strong>Boudoir</strong> <br />
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Here is an abstracted representation of knick knacks, accessories and such other collectibles women seem to accumulate over the years. <br />
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Size: 3.5” x 8 “ <br />
This small collage could also be called a large miniature!<br />
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<strong>Zebra on Chess Board </strong><br />
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It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White !<br />
Ooh Ooh, yea yea yea....<br />
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But seriously now; have you ever wondered if a zebra is black with white stripes or white with black stripes?<br />
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Is a chess board black with white squares or white with black squares?<br />
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To contemplate this, I present to you <strong>‘Zebra on chess board’</strong>. :-)<br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-26529361830308358542012-01-02T13:00:00.001+05:302012-01-02T14:16:15.511+05:30Happy New Year 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">One of my resolutions should be to keep up regularly with my blog posts. There is a reason I haven't been doing this as well as I should have. I find photographing my artwork difficult. There is always a little glare on the photo or the colours dont seem exactly right or there is the problem with perspective and having to crop off all the edges to get an acceptable photo. It always gets put in the too hard basket. But in the end, these are all excuses. So this year, I resolve to be more regular with creating artwork and posting pictures.</div>Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-2996098373139376122011-10-05T13:48:00.003+05:302012-09-06T17:30:01.202+05:30Green Turtle Reef<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Power of N, where N = 10 challenge exhibition is now online ! <br />
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Ten collage artists from around the world were each sent an identical package of materials, each with ten identical pieces of paper. Their task was to then create a unique collage using only the materials that were provided. Go to <a href="http://tothepowerofn.joellambeth.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://tothepowerofn.joellambeth.com/</span></a> to see collages made by all participants. <br />
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Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-40237285607635174482011-09-19T22:08:00.002+05:302011-09-19T22:12:30.171+05:30The Power of N Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I sent off my collage for the challenge and it reached well in time ! After a very late start because I could not decide on the subject for my collage I wondered if I would finish in time. Then after I had started work I realised that the challenge was in finding sufficient colours I required for my subject within the material given. It is not very easy when one has to use only from a very limited selection. That was a challenge for me. The exhibition goes live on 1st October so watch this space. I shall keep my contribution under the wraps till then !<br />
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After the challenge, I refreshed myself with an acrylic abstract. Used plenty of colours and felt unshackled. Feeling ready for more collages now.</div>Vijayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998135277026110251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270217864212662913.post-79750298392705560122011-08-12T13:15:00.002+05:302011-08-12T13:16:12.410+05:30Power of N challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div closure_uid_e754c2="199" style="text-align: justify;">I am selected to participate in the Power of N Challenge!! (How cool is that!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The kit containing ten assorted pieces of paper and an A4 card arrived yesterday. </div><div class="separator" closure_uid_e754c2="180" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIfg7FW7jpUDEmg5I-tTb9GdATjBHCxpGzjS55Hg2OzgdXZpyRRWBjMsK_EruEnRXk5Izk-AqukhTFnVEqsIF-IT6p-tu3S60s67K1lfuj90wcRDfWhza6e-QkPqGG0P51OV07OAQGTE/s1600/phone+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIfg7FW7jpUDEmg5I-tTb9GdATjBHCxpGzjS55Hg2OzgdXZpyRRWBjMsK_EruEnRXk5Izk-AqukhTFnVEqsIF-IT6p-tu3S60s67K1lfuj90wcRDfWhza6e-QkPqGG0P51OV07OAQGTE/s200/phone+016.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div closure_uid_e754c2="132" style="text-align: justify;">The collage has to be made with only the elements supplied. All paper is double sided. Similar kits have been sent to 9 other international participants to create a collage each. It is expected that despite using the same components the results will be very different due to individual styles. This will culminate in an exhibition of the 10 works. Check out details here <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://tothepowerofn.joellambeth.com/index.html"><span style="color: purple;">http://tothepowerofn.joellambeth.com/index.html</span></a> </span></div><div closure_uid_e754c2="133" style="text-align: justify;"><div closure_uid_e3pv6z="108"><br />
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