From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">tj holland</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

<a href="http://home.iae.nl/users/overslag/Crystal.htm">http://home.iae.nl/users/overslag/Crystal.htm</a><BR>
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Here's my sister. Artist at work. (3rd photo) This is at the Overslag in Rotterdam. She lived in an artists residency there. She wanted to come home soooo bad the first week. I had a HUGE phone bill, but I convinced her she would become a stronger person for not running home. <BR>
The first photo is a painting of her ex-boyfriend. Yes, his face got THAT red during summer months. No, he did not eat the pig. The middle photo is of my son, Logan. No, he is not eating the flute. Yes, he knows how to play it. Yes, in the forest.<BR>
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-Teej<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">tj holland</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

PS...if you can't read Dutch, scroll down the page for the English description. 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=205">violet</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

i love the way Deeva paints. every nipple and every stroke. i can't imagine such beauty being offensive (unless you're out looking for something to be offended by) or even mistaken for porn (unless you're an adolescent boy)  *grin* i can throw my two cents in, can't i?  
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=268">Misti</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

<a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.11.07.23.54.3461">Rain Dance</a> is the most beautiful poem I've read here in a long time. "your tattered little towel"...genius.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

there I was happily skipping along, poking fun and having a laugh at someone who openly poked fun at me first and all of a sudden it's seen as some war and I'm an sensitive, easily inflamed artist!<BR>
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*points* see this mark here, in my cheek, thats where my tongue was firmly planted.<BR>
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Nipples are good. They can even be hung above the fireplace. That is if you like them. If you don't? (like them that is, or the artists interpretation of them) Well then don't.  And hell, heaps of art is sexual anyways... all those dull still lifes of pears and peaches, ask me about them... go on, go on I dare you.<BR>
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Or the landscapes that just happen to echo reclined women, or lovers embracing.... porn porn everywhere. *giggle*<BR>
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*exits stage right*<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=109">Stephen</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

*enters stage left*<BR>
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Argg that damn porn.  So evasive in its clever ways...<BR>
It must truly be everywhere...Bah!<BR>
Yet peaches...mmmm.. No!  The pictures of fruit are irritating too!<BR>
I like the pictures of the sky at different stages, the clouds, and the landscapes at interesting places.  I like to see these scenes in paintings because I like to see them in real life, and honestly, a painting sometimes does better job than a photograph.<BR>
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Yet I'm contradictive, since it is the other way around for paintings that show nudity.(painting vs real) How peculiar.<BR>
Nipple envy? Nawwww<BR>
Clean fireplace? Maybe..<BR>
<BR>
*whistles "millions of peaches" as exits upstage-right*<BR>
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Misti~~wow thanks, yea took me awhile to line all that up.. pain in the ass actually. I wrote it today while at school watching the rain...brought back memories of fun times playing in the rain last winter with someone loved and lost.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Misti's right, Stephen your "Rain Dance is incredible!<BR>
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Savannah; I'm right up the road from you in the state capital. If Rhett comes down the end of the year you and Rennie should come up and let' have a gathering.<BR>
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TJ; Your sister is very talented.<BR>
<BR>
bk<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=220">wolfscreamer</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

B.K "She,s wise to you" Excellent , nuff said. 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=220">wolfscreamer</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Bridget O<BR>
Harry/Sally , why is it films always are able to say what we would love to say in real life but would feel like prats even trying . Shame though huh.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=872">CryingShame58</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Stephen...<BR>
<a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.11.07.23.54.3461">Rain Dance</a> is OUTSTANDING...so creative!<BR>
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yours' and others' comments keep me smiling...<BR>
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TO ALL BLENDERITES...HAPPY FREAKY FRIDAY...carry on!<BR>
<BR>
CryingShame
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=34">Just Some Girl</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Crowley:<BR>
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I thought your "When Do I Begin to Start" was beautiful. <BR>
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I was knew a Sara...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=2">scqueen</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Well, since it's 'Bash Stephen week'(hee hee)...I tried all day yesterday to get a rain poem out and darn you... I could never top that one. I know you're in CA so I share your excitement of the season's first rain. I was happy with my first line but never got beyond that...so I might keep at it.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">tj holland</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

**Entering stage left, to center stage black, ready spot light, and....BEGIN!**<BR>
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But Deevaa! I put nipples here too! Male nipples, granted, but nipples nonetheless!!!!!!<BR>
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<a href="http://home.iae.nl/users/overslag/Crystal.htm">http://home.iae.nl/users/overslag/Crystal.htm</a><BR>
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Nipples, nipples everywhere some with breasts and some with hair!<BR>
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Beek ~ (Haa! If I can be Teej for TJ, you can be Beek for BK! Heehee!!) Gawd, I gotta step away from the coffeee cup this morning! Anyway, thank you darlin', I love my sister's work, but unfortunatley these are the only two I can find on the net with a google search for Crystal Przybille. <BR>
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She's done MUCH better stuff, like her 'red umbrella bicycle' and her 'sunflower field'. She does nudity too. Ooooh! She did a series of herself mostly naked (yes, nipples too) in poses of pain (fetal position, etc), or poses of exposure, with wounds and strips of cloth bandage. Very dark. <BR>
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I have a painting she did of christ looking very grunge, very thin, just his head, torso and extended arms. The background is shades of black, no cross to be seen, halo of gold leaf, he's looking down and the shadows in his face are scary. I'm sure MANY people would take exception to it.<BR>
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True Art isn't about pleasing the masses, is it. Unless you do prostitution MALL art. And you know, even my sister wouldn't hang some of her paintings over her OWN fireplace. Not because she's ashamed of them at all, but simply because the esthetics of decor would preclude it. Not everything looks good over a mantle.<BR>
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-Teej (hands in the air, walking AWAY from the coffee pot, falls off stage)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=96">dragonfleyes</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

i always thought that art was considered well done, if it <BR>
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a) pissed you off<BR>
b)left you thinking about, hours later.<BR>
c)left you feeling any emotion whatsoever.<BR>
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i never thought art was about pleasing, and i think the fact that deevas nipples are causing such a riot, she is the definitive artist!<BR>
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way to go dee :-)<BR>
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by the way, how does one become visible here??? i feel quite invisible, i've attempted commenting, that doesn't work, i post...that doesn't work...any thoughts, ideas??? gifts of money, perhaps a good bribe would help.....
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=69">Savannah Haze</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

B.K.- Where does Rennie live? Is she in state too?  <BR>
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I was actually in Nashvegas a couple of weeks ago. I came up at least twice a week for over a year.  Spent a lot of time with a boy on Nolensville Pike.  Many of my poems are about him.  <BR>
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Aren't the trees BEAUTIFUL right now? I think TN has some of the most beautiful foliage. <BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=220">wolfscreamer</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Jon " No Titles struck a cord , called my mate a Fuc....Bast..., and was difficult for a long while , but hey friendship should last. <BR>
 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=96">dragonfleyes</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

madison:<BR>
<BR>
I absolutely ADORED an isolated incident of kissing....<BR>
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the tone, the mood, the feeling.....the playfullness of his words...they just drew me in and i couldn't stop reading!<BR>
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i would love to read more of your friends work!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=109">Stephen</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

dragonfleyes~~Hey no way, I read almost everyone's stuff, I usually don't have time to comment however. "in the tar black sun" from concrete was great... I liked that poem. If you want to get noticed, just keep popping around.. it'll happen eventually.<BR>
For instance, I disagree about the -best art- comment. For non-artists like me, I just like to look at things because they are Eye-Candy...So my idea of the best art would be different than the well educated "artEest".<BR>
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scqueen~~haa! yea this turned into artists and nipples vs stephen. But I think we have it all worked out and we are just messing with each other now. Don't worry, you're a great writer, you'll come up with something sooner or later to smite my poor rain dance..*sniff* ;-)<BR>
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Thanks again for the comments, crying and bk. really brightened up my week.<BR>
Oh and Nice paintings TJ... but one question. What is with the naked guy and the dead pig. I mean. Really. What is with it? &gt;;-)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1008">willpate</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Dragoneyes:<BR>
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I'm the writer of the piece.  Wasn't a member of this site until about ten seconds ago, though.<BR>
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You can read some of my other work at:  <a href="http://www.inadequate.net.">http://www.inadequate.net.</a>  <BR>
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"An Isolated Incident of Kissing," you'll notice, is not on my site . . . too dangerous to post, if you get my meaning.  I gave Madison permission to stick it up here, though.  :)<BR>
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Glad you enjoyed it!  <BR>
<BR>
WOP II
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1008">willpate</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

It might be more helpful to view art through the six patterns of experience . . . rank-ordered in descending order from highest level to lowest thus:<BR>
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spiritual<BR>
intellectual<BR>
aesthetic<BR>
intersubjective<BR>
practical<BR>
psychic<BR>
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Viewing art as eye candy would put it in the aesthetic level of experience, I think.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Welcome to the blender Mr. Pate. Though I have not read your work yet I was wondering just where you got your list and how it was decided what order it came in?<BR>
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bk
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1008">willpate</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

I was actually just looking up the philosopher who came up with and ordered the list.  I believe it was Aristotle, but I'm not sure.   <BR>
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I'll have to wait till I get home and go through my notes to find it.  I'll get back to you.<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=969">drew1977</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

<BR>
elocution<BR>
<BR>
your work is great.. i thought "Does this make sense?" was amazing
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=985">elocution</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

drew1977--things change-awesome!  What stopped my heart was the words "we must move on and learn to love again"  such a hard thing to do but all too necessary.  Thanks your words inspire me!!!!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=985">elocution</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

drew1977----many thanks!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=152">Max-Rom</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Stephen -- <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.11.07.23.54.3461">Rain Dance</a> was amazing in its subtlety and sheer creative wit with which it was penned.  My heart skipped a beat and my breath caught itself in my throat.  Astounding work.  I am totally in debt to you (poetically in debt, that is) for this.<BR>
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;-) Max - Rom  ;-)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">TJ Holland</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

dragonflyes ~ HI!!<BR>
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Stephen ~ I'm not too sure about the pig. Maybe Scott's skin tone reminded Crystal of a pig. (It IS very similar) I'm not certain whether she was still with Scott when she did the painting. I remember the photo. It was taken in my mom and dad's back yard when Crystal was still dating him. There was no pig in the photo. His hands and arms were in the same position as in the painting, but they were empty. Perhaps there was a correlation between the animal and the facists pigs Scott held so much contempt for. He was very politically minded in his own artwork and poetry. A lot of politics and...hamsters. And soldiers. With hamsters. <BR>
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Oh, well. 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=969">drew1977</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

elocution....this must be love...fantastic, i remember feeling exactly like that... long ago, in a place far far away.<BR>
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.....thanks your encouragement is great.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=985">elocution</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

annazilla--welcome to the blender--you will find that this place is like no other!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=872">CryingShame58</a><BR>
Date: 8 November 2002<P>

Drew,<BR>
<a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.11.08.17.58.19720">things change</a> makes sense...especially can relate to "There is life after death....I know, I have seen it."  WE can heal if we allow ourselves.<BR>
CryingShame<BR>

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