| About ten years ago I decided that when
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| | dreaming. It may not be in fine art, it
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| people asked me what I did or who I was,
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| | may be in
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| I would confidently reply, "I am an
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| | writing. You may be itching to say, "I
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| artist". No matter how I was making a
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| | am a writer!" even though you might be
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| living or if my status was that of a
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| | making your living as a lawyer or a
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| 'starving artist' or not, I would
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| | dishwasher. It is art in our souls and I
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| announce, "I am an artist". I would
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| | think we
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| proclaim what I had fantasized myself to
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| | need it.I am an artist! I paint and
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| be since I was a little girl.I started to
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| | draw and sculpt. I try to remember all
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| draw at three and four years old, in the
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| | the visions of my
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| back seat of my parents car as
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| | childhood and continue on with those
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| they drove from state to state, looking
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| | dreams. I paint some fantasy art,
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| for rainbows I suspect. I was a little
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| | mermaids,
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| girl
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| | mermaid babies, African women and
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| drawing mermaids, angel art ,fairy art,
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| | African art, do some contemporary art, I
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| fantasy art in general. I tried as best
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| | even
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| I could
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| | draw some naked art and pin up art. I
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| to make that world alive. I made my
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| | have come a long way. I do sculptures,
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| own coloring pages. As I grew older I
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| | sell
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| had free
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| | my oil paintings here and there and even
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| paper dolls available to me anytime I
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| | have giclee prints. I try to paint or
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| decided to make drawings or little
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| | draw
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| paintings of
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| | every day. Most of all I try to retain
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| them. Drawings of mermaids and fairies
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| | my childhood fantasies of 'being an
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| that I imagined to be just like
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| | artist'. I try
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| Renaissance
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| | to decide what that means to me. Part
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| paintings. My talent was as good as I
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| | of it is my thirst to create but part of
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| decided it could be. My free paper dolls
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| | it is
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| were
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| | because without magic, without paper
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| not paper toys at all, my paper mermaid
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| | toys becoming real to me, I am only an
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| once given a chance became a real
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| | adult,
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| mermaid. Fantasy art would one day be
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| | going through the motions of everyday
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| wall murals of a world I would create
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| | life not noticing a little fairy
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| from
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| | dust."Paper Toys"Be careful what you step
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| my imagination . I did not know of
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| | on
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| Pablo Picasso; Kandinsky; Marc
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| | It might just be my heart
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| Chagall; or the
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| | Some wounds have no recovery
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| softness of Mary Cassatt. I had never
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| | no place from which to start.The box,
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| gone to an art gallery to see Salvador
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| | packed with tiny ribbons
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| Dali
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| | you made sure they did not get lost.
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| paintings; Leonardo da Vinci paintings;
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| | You flatter me...
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| or Claude Monet paintings. Such a world
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| | to think that much of me
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| to
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| | to handle them with such care.I thank
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| discover ahead of me, full of fine art;
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| | you for the cobwebs
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| paintings and sculptures. As a child I
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| | and the way that they were groomed.
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| had my
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| | I know I should be grateful
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| own fantasy gallery though and
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| | that someone heard the loon.I was
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| everything I saw became magical.So what
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| | greeted by a pattern
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| happens as we grow older and those
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| | set in place so many days ago
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| feelings of pretend and fantasy
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| | I tried to reconstruct my thoughts
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| become dull? We find ourselves
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| | and make them not my home.
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| wondering what took away that spirit of
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| | I stand erect and look from side to side
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| optimism
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| | It seems I've made a prisoner of my
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| and adventure. When did paper toys
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| | thoughts
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| appear only as paper, no longer something
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| | sad day of untidy means and sighs.I
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| | thank you for the cobwebs though.
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| that fairies, mermaids and dragons
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| | Through all the rubble
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| became alive in? Does it matter? Is it
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| | that may have gone unnoticed
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| OK that
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| | and yet...
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| that part of us that became Tinker Bell
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| | It's not as if you could not possibly
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| or a dragon is no longer there? Or maybe
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| | understand
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| is it
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| | what to me
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| OK to try to find them again?People tell
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| | was so obviously bemoaned.I was a little
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| me all the time that they cannot even
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| | girl
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| draw a straight line.Do you 'want' to
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| | paper dolls in hand
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| learn how to draw though? Do you wish
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| | Making paper do
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| you could? Did you draw
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| | what others
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| when you were little? Often the answer
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| | could not possibly understand.
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| is yes.When you were going to school did
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| | I suppose I should close the box
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| anyone ever hand you a piece of paper and
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| | vacant, without the ribbons
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| say,
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| | that seemed to have been tossed.
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| show me what you can do with algebra
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| | Scold my attitude
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| without any knowledge of it or any help?
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| | and measures of the loss.
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| | I know I should be grateful
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| Did anyone ever tell you to write a
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| | for the memories held fast
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| story without first teaching you how to
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| | but oh...
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| print
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| | all the beautiful colors
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| individual letters? We do that kind of
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| | when clipped
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| thing with art though don't we? We think
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| | could never last.About Me:
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| that
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| | Name: Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
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| if a child sits down and draws and does
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| | Location:Hawaii, United States
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| a half way decent job that they are
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| | Aloha! I am a figurative artist and
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| talented.
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| | Illustrator. If you check out my website
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| Maybe they are, but maybe the kid
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| | you will
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| sitting next to him could be too, even
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| | see that I am very prolific in oils. My
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| though he/she
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| | paintings are collected worldwide. I also
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| has no confidence to draw that straight
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| | do
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| line because no one taught him how to
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| | sculpture, images available upon
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| draw. I think that talent is 'desire'
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| | request. I have illustrated for Hay House
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| and the rest is practice. If you 'want'
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| | Inc. ; Neil
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| to be able
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| | Davidson, who was considered for the
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| to draw a straight line or mermaids or
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| | Pulitzer Prize in feature writing; and
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| dragons then you 'are' talented. You are
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| | several
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| an
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| | other publications. I also enjoy story
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| artist waiting to happen! Somewhere
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| | writing and poetry. All of the
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| along the line someone dampened your
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| | paintings,stories
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| spirit
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| | and poems are written by me.
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| so you stopped trying and stopped
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