Remembering Pearl Monument

Bahrain Court Sentences Medics Who Treated Protesters

Having seen the above link in yesterday's news, I felt compelled to post this sketch from last March.

The sketch is from online images that showed conflict in the streets of Manama, Bahrain during the violent crackdown on protesters March 16. Pearl Monument was visible in the background through the smoke.


Two days later Pearl Monument was destroyed.

Bahrain's foreign minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, told reporters in Manama that the army brought down the monument because "it was a bad memory." ( From Huffingtonpost.com - Bahrain Army Demolishes Pearl Square Monument)

... a light at the end of the tunnel

Inspired by the photography of Clark Little.

Thank you to my artist/blog friend - Paul Cumes, for exposing me to this photographers work.

Rats in the cellar

I do not post enough art here to question this for myself, but I do I wonder how much Activists In Guerilla Internet Tactics affect fellow artists. Especially artists whose work challenges mainstream ideas. Heads up for those who prefer steer clear of politics, it is from a Tea Party Training class. ... If nothing else, it's good to know the rules some play the game by.


Quotes from the above link (Activists In Guerilla Internet Tactics):
"So what do we do? We become digital activists. We identify the medium. We learn the medium. We manipulate the medium. It was the printing presses then, it's the internet now. That's where we influence the hearts and minds of our fellow citizens."


"Here's what I do. I get on Amazon, I type in Liberal books. I go through and I say 1 star, 1 star, 1 star. The flip side, you go to a conservative, Liberaterian, whatever, go to their products and give them 5 stars. Okay? So literally 80% of the books I put a star on, I don't read. So, that's how it works. Okay?"

"The American Liberty Tour, where we go to 18 cities. We hold presentations like this. ... Educational seminars."

Magnetoreception?

I have often pondered light and the workings of the human eye.

Last month I found the following link, and was intrigued:

Humans Might Have a Magnetic 'Sixth Sense'

An Exceptional Friend

"Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet." ~Colette

"A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down." ~ Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~ Anatole France

"I can imagine the anxiety Peter Pan felt when he lost his shadow." ~Angela Williams

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” ~ Martin Buber

"A heartbeat at my feet." ~ Edith Wharton

In Memory of Corgan
May 1997 - June 2011

With Hope

With continued prayers of peace and protection
for those who today are in the midst of violence.

Sisters

Charcoal drawing

Since cropping was my inspiration for this drawing, I taped the edges before making too many marks. This worked well to keep the edges clean, although I did hold my breath as I lifted the tape.

With Prayers of Peace and Hope

It is unsettling when peaceful voices in need are met with disregard.

It is deeply disturbing when leadership attempts to stop those voices with violence.

This drawing is from an AP photo dated 02-17-11, and is of a woman outside a Bahrain hospital.

The 02-17-11 news article (with the source photo of the drawing) relayed the violent pre-dawn government response to peaceful camping protesters still asleep in Pearl Square, Bahrain.

I join many others in prayers of peace and hope for all people of Bahrain.

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With unrest in so many countries today, this entry is posted with prayers of peace, hope, and guidance for leaders who listen to their people with wisdom, understanding, compassion, and Non-Violence.

I post this entry with prayers of hope for people who desire to peacefully express concerns, and with prayers of peace and protection for those people who today are in the midst of violence.

Pause

Text source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12157346
Image sources: http://www.huffingtonpost.com, http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/index.php

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"And while we don't know all the facts yet and the story is still unfolding, we know enough to know that we need more than a little soul searching." ~Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/arizona-shootings-our-mom_b_807104.html