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Pick a card.
I should be doing my morning yoga, but I left my telephone/timer downstairs, so I decided I would write to you instead. (I am trying to get into a routine of yoga every morning or every other morning; I’ve gotten from 5 minutes up to 15 minutes, and I NEED to do some this morning […]
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Re-furnishing…
Hey, I like that I am using a template of an old blog post for this post about recycling… Or is it refurbishing? More like refurnishing… It has been several months since the movers carted our stuff out of our place in Bodrum and up to our place in Foça. (Well, geographically up , but […]
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My Holiday Presents to You
As the media reports on Black Friday pointed out so emphatically, the holiday season is upon us. Need I list them all? I don’t think so… If you’re among the anxiety-prone and you’ve already begun fretting over the proper response to ‘Merry Christmas’ (as I get wished in Turkey) if you aren’t Christian (I’m not), or ‘Happy Winter Solstice’ (as […]
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Severed Heads
This beautiful work by an art student in New York and my wish to share it with you has finally put an end to my procrastination. After the hectic energy and motion involved in getting together my most recent bit of installation art, “Have Your Photograph Taken as an Ottoman Princess”; followed by total paralysis in […]
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Princesses at the Castle
Have you had a chance to see my piece “Have Your Photograph Taken as an Ottoman Princess” on exhibit at the Bodrum Castle as part of the 2nd International Bodrum Biennial? Well, you won’t any time soon – despite the fact that my name is still on the list of participating artists on the biennial […]
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Wisteria Books
So, I made these books last month, see? Back when the wisteria was in full bloom here in Bodrum. Here we call it “Mor Salkım” – in other words, “Hanging Purple”. Boy, it was just hanging all over – I even followed Fadime’s advice and made some Wisteria Jam – believe it, or not. I […]
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Number 10
It is the time of year where it is warmer outside the house than it is inside the house. Still, it is not quite painting weather (the blessed shade is less blessed in April than in July), so instead of getting back to the Water Paintings (or following up on the urge to begin some […]
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Women in Art
The following pictures are from the installation titled ‘2000 Women’ from 2000 that featured 2000 drawings of naked women. The drawings were all copies of about 7 classic nude images from artists ranging from Reubens to Degas. After the exhibit, I thought that a better title might be ‘Backfired’. (unfortunately, best resolution I’ve got – […]
Deborah Semel Demirtaş 