Comments on: The Vivian Girls and a Quiet Time in NYC

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:29:41 +0000

great post, thanks for sharing

By: Gillian

Gillian — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:40:54 +0000

Hi Christine
I’m here reading as a result of Tara’s post on your “Ordinary Sparkling Moment’s”. I found “the Vivian Girls” in your selected post listings…Tara took me to the AMerican Folk Art Museum in December. We really enjoyed the Henry Darger exhibit. We drank it in actually, so much detail involved, so many deep and resonating scenes. Almost frightening. Yet, still beautiful.
This is my first visit to your blog but I promise to bookmark you and read more. I really enjoyed this post. I like how you give yourself permission to do the things you want to do at your core; be it rest or read. These things DO make up a quality life…listening to the inner voice and not talking over it.
Thanks,
xo
Gillian

By: stacy

stacy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:11:13 +0000

oh my goodness, i have been finally catching up on blogs (bad blog reader am i) and now i totally get the vivian girls. it all makes perfect, beautiful sense now.
*sigh*
xo

By: GypsyAlex

GypsyAlex — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:04:52 +0000

Oy my Sweet Swirls! First, I am also so interested in how odd artists (like us) lived their lives… sometimes completely unknown, yet committed to unfolding and expressing… I love that! I get so into it too! I want to be in every single corner of their studios, books, pages, canvases. I want to know what they saw every time they looked out of their window! Also, I’ve been pretty introspective and trying to slow down on the chase myself. I so get you! Oh I so get you, love. xxox

By: jen

jen — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:01:46 +0000

i’m sure you saw the documentary of him/his work??
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390123/
sooo fascinating

By: Debbie Overton

Debbie Overton — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:45:02 +0000

What a great post! I too travel with my husband and most times find myself just wanting to hang out at the hotel with books I have intended to read, order lunch in and just chill out by myself. Yes I always have the laptop + a bag of things to work on + the list of places I made on the last visit to check out. I always come home from these trips filled with energy to start a new project or work on a current one. I think it is good for us to be able to just enjoy the moments as they come even if it is in a hotel room or a library!

By: leah

leah — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:12:09 +0000

good for you. sounds like some quiet time (especially after taking in so much!) was just what you needed.

By: Dee

Dee — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:53:41 +0000

Oh, the AFM is one of my favorite places. I love the building’s energy. Both times I was there, I felt like it was whispering, “Let me tell you a story…” *sigh* wonderful. I’ve always loved folk art…the colors, patterns, diversity. It feels so authentic to me.
Re: Darger, I tripped upon him one night when I was flipping through the channels. PBS was showing a documentary on him. (http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/intherealms/index.html)
It was surreal watching it, I was sucked in completely. Seeing his work in person just made his story so much larger somehow. I’m glad someone else sees the magic he had as well.
Wonderful post. And as cliche as it sounds, “smelling the roses” is one of the benefits to working so hard! Take time to just be.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:14:32 +0000

Natalie Merchant sings a song about Henry Darger on her Motherland cd and you just brought to light who he is.

By: Di

Di — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:55:01 +0000

I know what you mean. I went to Italy to work and felt guilty for not making the most of every moment I had to explore but … I was there to work in the peace of being alone.
Permission to read in a hotel in a fabulous city is a beautiful gift to your self, congratulations.