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The Scream

Edvard Munch’s, The Scream has been referred to, not so much an incident or a landscape, but as a depiction of a state of mind. Fortunately, many versions of The Scream survived through time since painted, sketched and lithographed from 1893 to 1910. It wasn’t just the image that inspired my latest submission but the artist’s diary entry dated, 22 January […]

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Hamsa 2008

Drawing inspiration from Stacey’s article in Astarte’s Mega-Zine (Issue 4), resulted in my second submission to the 100-artdoll challenge. Used as an image in many cultures throughout the world, the Hamsa typically represented a symbol to ward off negative influences. Stacey’s research further revealed that the eye-in-the-hand symbol additionally represented amongst different religions: compassionate wisdom, […]

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A word about the 100-art-dolls challenge

If you are inspired by what you read here at MyArtSelf, please consider taking up the challenge. Just remember that the challenge isn’t about making lots of stuff. It is about learning, healing and expressing through the process. It is about setting intentions for a life of quality.
There are two important aspects – making the […]

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