tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25434116624561915922024-03-05T12:35:36.799-08:00beautiful longingArt and writings from my travelsCharlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-43912610571345012732020-03-27T04:27:00.000-07:002020-04-02T05:34:06.539-07:00Cover Me: a visual essay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I live in Brooklyn, New York. Right now, like many other New Yorkers and people all over the world, I am inside, wondering what outside will look like tomorrow and the next day and the next.<br />
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As an artist, I respond the only way I know how, through art. By making portraits of the people I encounter on the near-empty streets of my neighborhood. To me, a face covered by a medical mask will never be a familiar enough sight to just walk past and not feel like there is something really really wrong with this world.<br />
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Mainly, what struck me most, without noses and mouths visible, was the expression in people's eyes. I saw anger, sadness, fear, anxiety, confusion, humor. All of humanity condensed in the organ of sight which is the only thing we can really communicate with nowadays. How long will it last? A couple more weeks? Months? And how will all this distancing effect us in the future when there is no virus?<br />
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As New Yorkers know, staying 6 feet away from another person is virtually impossible. I wanted to illustrate that as well. The sheer absurdity and dire necessity of it.<br />
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Somehow I think seeing it in a drawing has a different effect than seeing it in a photo or in reality. It somehow sinks in that this is our reality for the time being.<br />
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This is not anything I ever thought I'd experience in my lifetime. It's sad that terms like "social distancing" and "self-quarantine" are now words we actually say and will probably be added to the dictionary.<br />
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At the same time, this forced solitary confinement has made me live completely and utterly in the present moment. There truly is no other moment. And the only thing I plan are my lunches and dinners. Everyday. I find comfort in making food. Nourishing myself.<br />
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With this small series, I hope to draw awareness to the situation in New York. It's frustrating to sit here on my couch typing on my laptop and not be able to do something about the thousands in hospitals and the 365 dead. That's one for every day of the year.<br />
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It's hard not to think that I or someone I know or love may contract this thing, may die from it. It's a reality, morbid a thought as it is. But I don't want to live in denial. That's one thing this pandemic has taught me.<br />
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If you're reading this, I hope you're safe and well. And I hope that you will take a moment to pass along this post to as many people as you can. It's important to me. It may make a difference. I don't know...<br />
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Love,<br />
Charlotte<br />
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Monday evening, <a href="http://www.newyorkclassical.org/">New York Classical Theater</a> debuted <i>Macbeth</i> at Battery Park. All the men wore kilts...as they should ;) As this is my second favorite Shakespearean tragedy, next to <i>Othello</i>, I was really excited to see and draw it, with my compatriots in Shakespeare and art: <a href="http://juliaidrawings.blogspot.com/">Julia Sverchuk</a> and Margaret Hurst.<br />
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With their signature "panaromic theater" style of performance, we, the audience, followed the actors from scene to scene around the newly-designed gardens of the Park, and historic Castle Clinton.<br />
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I eagerly awaited my favorite lines from the play to be uttered by the Weird Sisters (the three fabulous cackly witches--played so well by the actresses--guiding Macbeth towards his ultimate demise). Below you will find drawings I made from that wonderful evening, including various excerpts from the play.<br />
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<i>Macbeth</i> will be performed by the New York Classical Theater group at the Battery every night except Thursdays, and then will move on to Brooklyn Bridge Park at the end of August. See link above for details and exact dates.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;">Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it,</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;">came </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">missives from the king, who all-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">hailed me </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">'Thane of Cawdor;' </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">by which </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">title, before, </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">these </span></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">weird sisters saluted </span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">me, </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">and referred </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">me to the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">coming on </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;">Come, you spirits </span>That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell,</div>
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That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry 'Hold, hold!'</div>
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How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags! <br />
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Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.</div>
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Methought I heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep', the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care...</div>
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To know my deed, 'twere best not know myself<b><br />Lady Macbeth:</b><br />
These deeds must not be thought<br />
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Avaunt! and quit my sight! let the earth hide thee!<br />
Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold;<br />
Thou hast no speculation in those eyes<br />
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Time,
thou anticipatest my dread exploits...<br />
The castle of Macduff I will
surprise; <br />
seize upon Fife; <br />
give to the edge o' the sword his wife...<br />
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Round about the cauldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw, Toad, that under cold stone <br />
Days and nights has thirty-one, Swelter'd venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i' the charmed pot<br />
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<b>Double, double toil and trouble; Fires burn and cauldrons bubble!</b> </h4>
Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake, Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog...<br />
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble!<br />
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<b>Malcolm and Macduff:</b><br />
Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there<br />
Weep our sad bosoms empty.<br />
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Let us rather<br />
Hold fast the mortal sword, and like good men<br />
Bestride our down-fall'n birthdom...<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-29215312885073222132017-07-28T14:13:00.000-07:002017-08-02T20:18:47.598-07:00The Rivals, a comedic play<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last Sunday, not three hours after arriving home from an extended stay in Europe, my friends whisked me away to see and draw a delightful comedic theater performance by <a href="http://www.newyorkclassical.org/">New York Classical Theater</a> at Carl Schurz Park, a lovely green oasis behind East End Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. What I enjoyed about this open-air performance, besides the hilarious banter, dramatic acting, and storyline (think <i>Cosi fan Tutti</i>) was the element of movement of the audience along with the actors from scene to scene, taking advantage of the many beautiful nooks in the park and offering various vantage points to draw from.<br />
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In a nutshell it was fun and I'm very happy with the drawings I made that night. Ah, the benefits of jet lag! I've included some here in this post. Until the next performance!<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-44894202499171068752016-11-02T15:06:00.002-07:002017-08-02T20:24:18.524-07:00France, Part 4: Brittany and Normandy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
France is a country I fell in love with during my first visit two decades ago. Since then, my adoration for it has only grown. This past September, my friend Lauren and I decided to take a trip there, but to a region we both had not explored. We had both been to Paris and the south of France, so we picked the North, an area with an incredibly rich past, which included the second World War. This was a subject we were both interested in and the D-Day beaches of Normandy were a definite place we wanted to visit. We plotted out trip going from the tip of Normandy, in Etrétrat, with its glorious and majestic cliffs, then worked our way east and south to Brittany, touching on quaint and beautiful villages along the way. To say this was a life-changing trip would be an under statement. At several places, I was able to record impressions of the landscape and medieval resonance of this magical area through drawings. Seeing the same scene as Monet did was a marvel in itself and I started to understand the premise of Impressionism, and tried to embrace it in some of my drawings. I saw what he and other artists did when they looked at the myriad colors in the water, sky, land. <br />
Here are my "impressions" by the region we visited.<br />
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<b>Etrétat</b><br />
<i>The white-chalk cliffs of Etrétat are in the Seine-Maritime district of Normandy along what's called the </i><i><a href="http://www.travelfranceonline.com/alabaster-coast-cote-dalbatre-normandy/" target="_blank" title="Alabaster Coast – Cote d’Albatre – Normandy">Côte d’Albâtre</a>, (</i><b>the Alabaster Coast)</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le Falaise d'Amont, one of 2 cliffs that embraces the English Channel in this part of Etrétat, <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le falaise d'Amont and the tiny church on the hilltop, Chapelle Notre Dame de la Garde. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chapel, back view, with le falaise d'Aval to the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Charles, the nosy seagull of Etrétat, who wanted to either <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le Falaise d'Aval and the famous "Needle" from a distance, protruding out <br />
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Next: <i><a href="http://charlottenoruzi.blogspot.com/2016/11/honfleur.html" target="_blank">Honfleur</a></i></h2>
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-12734599024778146442016-11-02T15:06:00.001-07:002017-08-02T20:26:49.036-07:00Honfleur<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Honfleur is a beautiful, cobblestone village southwest of Etretat, in the lower Normandy region called "Calvados". It sits in the estuary where the Seine meets the English Channel. The term "fleur" does not refer to "flower" in this case, but to a river flowing into the sea, coming from the Old Norse word, "<i>flóð</i>".<br />
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This was our second stop on the trip. Albeit a bit touristy, especially around the popular Vieux Basin (old port) section, I still fell in love with its winding medieval streets and tudor-style buildings. My favorite part was seeing the artist ateliers on the ground floors, showcasing each artist's work in the window. Highlights of Honfleur were the Sainte-Catherine church, the biggest made of wood in France with its old bell tower; the <a href="http://www.musees-honfleur.fr/musee-eugene-boudin" target="_blank">musée Eugene Boudin</a>, housing Impressionist art; and mon préféré...the <a href="http://www.musees-honfleur.fr/maison-satie.html" target="_blank">Erik Satie museum</a>, a real surrealist treat, feeling more like chez Magritte with a giant flying pear and various Magritte-esque umbrellas on display when you first enter. I love playing Satie's piano pieces and various ones were featured on the self-playing baby grand at the end of the tour.<br />
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Du dessins d'Honfleur.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really love these old Anglo-Norse houses. The upper parts of France are heavily influenced by <br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-33117016610608674002016-11-02T15:06:00.000-07:002016-11-02T15:15:41.708-07:00Bayeux<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The town of Bayeux is most famous for housing the Bayeux Tapestry, <a href="http://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/la_tapisserie_de_bayeux.html" target="_blank"><i>La Tapisserie de Bayeux</i></a>, an exquisite work of textile art from the 11th century, measuring 230 feet long (!) by 20 inches high. It is not a tapestry at all, as it is not woven, but wholly embroidered with varied and versed stitches, depicting with immense detail and great care, the conquest of England by the Norse king, William the Conqueror. The distinct personalities (the facial features are incredible and quite humorous) are brought to life in the natural dyed wool yarn of the period in russet, blue-greens, gold, and black. Though this epic cloth work in cloth was assuredly not meant to be humorous, there are satirical elements that add to its brilliance.<br />
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I only made one drawing while staying in "the tiniest house in Bayeux", inspired by the tapestry.<br />
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We unexpectedly came across a bicycle tour while in Bayeux, and I have a couple drawings from that. The French love their <i>tours</i>.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-25549454025967317642016-11-02T15:05:00.001-07:002016-11-02T15:16:14.332-07:00Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Probably one of the saddest and most powerful experiences was visiting the D-Day beaches in Normandy. The solemness of this once-battlefield was punctuated by the cloudy, grey day and ceaseless wind. The wind would blow sand up into the air, making it look like the wispy and restless ghosts of the long-dead soldiers that had fought on the very beach I was now walking on. The concrete memorial held many small gifts of flowers and crosses at its base. There were still remnants of German bunkers on the beach and the fields above it. We entered into the Canadian bunker, where they secretly and successfully deactivated the sea mines the Germans had implemented to prevent Allied forces from reaching the shores.<br />
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I felt the past still very much present on Omaha Beach, the only beach we were able to visit. Even after almost 80 years, the air was heavy with the memory and remnants of war.<br />
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We also visited the amazing American Cemetery that left me without any words. The sheer number of graves makes one fall silent and walk slowly through the white markers, cross-shaped, as if in a waking dream. A heart-breaking experience. Yet I must say, every American should go to this incredible memorial of the American effort in World War II. It made me quite proud and privileged to have seen it. I sat on the quarry at the edge of the cemetery, where large pines hung almost protectively over the graves. The wind had died down creating an atmosphere of quiet and peace. I felt the most at peace sitting on the stones making these two small drawings of the American Cemetery. To me, they are the most poignant and simple I've probably ever made.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-17585404408719417052016-11-02T15:05:00.000-07:002016-11-02T15:16:44.671-07:00Dinan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Crossing over to Brittany, we stayed a couple of nights in the beautifully-preserved town of Dinan. Dinan is a walled medieval city dating to the 13th century. The walls provide great views of the city and surrounding landscape from above and were fun to walk along. The highlight was hearing the church bells of two different cathedrals ringing in unison at sunset from one of the ramparts.<br />
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The Rue Jerzual is the main or most popular street, extremely steep and narrow, lined with quaint shops and cobble-stoned. It leads down to the old port where we took a little boat ride on the Rance. A lovely area of northwestern France which I highly recommend seeing. Here are some drawings I made while there.<br />
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Blue shutters of various shades and windows potted with pink and <br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-80639017033011387012016-11-02T15:04:00.001-07:002016-11-02T15:19:00.217-07:00Le Mont-Saint-Michel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
From Dinan, the island of <a href="http://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/discover/normandy-must-sees/the-10-top-normandy-must-sees/mont-saint-michel-106-2.html" target="_blank">Mont-Saint-Michel</a> is a short drive northeast, back into Normandy. This Benedictine abbey is situated at the watery crossroads of Brittany and Normandy, where the main artery—the river Couesnon—flows into the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. This causes incredible low and high tides around this 10th century architectural marvel. For a time, however, the Abbey was no longer an island, suffering from an accumulation of silt. The main causes of this ecological breakdown was land reclamation for farming, a dam construction, a causeway from the 1890's, and a parking lot built at the bottom of the abbey to accommodate tourists. This slowly led to the degradation of the natural land- and sea-scape. Restoration that began in 2005 was completed last year. The causeway and parking lot were torn down and the Couesnon has been able to flow freely into the bay once more.<br />
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The Abbey is equally beautiful from a distance as it is up close. There is a secret, narrow passageway (only 24" wide that we walked through!) and various stone nooks, a beautiful little cemetery, and of course the abbey itself at the very top. We were lucky enough to arrive during morning Mass where nuns and monks could be heard chanting in their white, hooded robes, while slowly draping the alter and columns were the familiar, smoky scents of frankincense and myrrh.<br />
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My drawings at Mont-Saint-Michel were the ones I struggled with the most, but then ended up liking the most, especially the drawings of the Mass. I love drawing cathedrals and religious ceremonies– in part, stemming from my Catholic past–but also from my love for the peaceful and sacred qualities invoked within these environments. To me, they are reminder of something higher and bigger than ourselves that we are innately connected to. <br />
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Next: <i><a href="http://charlottenoruzi.blogspot.com/2016/11/camaret-sur-mer.html">Camaret-sur-Mer</a></i></h2>
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-53643544852269558522016-11-02T15:04:00.000-07:002016-11-02T15:20:06.648-07:00Camaret-sur-Mer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Leaving Mont-Saint-Michel, we headed to the famous walled city of Saint-Malo, one of Brittany's north-coastal cities heavily bombarded my German artillery during <a href="http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v02/v02p301_beck.html" target="_blank">WWII</a>. I was reading <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-Light-We-Cannot-See/dp/1476746583/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478094477&sr=1-1&keywords=all+light+we+cannot+see" target="_blank">All the Light We Cannot See</a></i> while in France, which partly takes place in Saint-Malo. I truly hated that book, even though it was probably the most beautiful book I've read.<br />
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So we continued deeper into Brittany and explored the eastern-most coast, called "Le Finistere", meaning <i>the end of the world</i>, which is part of the <a href="http://www.francethisway.com/places/crozon.php" target="_blank">Crozon</a> Peninsula. And it quite literally feels like that. Like you're standing at the edge of the world, the land giving way to the foggy Atlantic and the UK beyond.<br />
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The scenery along the hike was breathtaking. Gorgeous meadows of wildflowers with white jutting rocks and windy paths leading to the edge of the cliffs. Looking down, you could see the ancient limestone formations lapped by the turquoise and dark blue ocean. I did my last drawings of the trip here, among sprinkly rain and blustery wind.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-21857377323773190742016-07-17T13:04:00.001-07:002016-07-17T13:43:21.678-07:00Midsummer Night's Dream, revisited<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Midsummer Night's Dream is my favorite Shakespeare play. From the first time I tried illustrating it in senior year of college, I've been in love with the fantasy and magic of this story. Its humor, satire, and intelligence does not cease to inspire me (and make me crack up).<br />
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This series of quick drawings I made on location (adding color to some afterwards) comes after a long hiatus. I had created a series of drawings and puppets between 1996 and 1999. It's been many years without Midsummer Night's Dream. Thanks to my friend, Julia, for telling me about the live performance that was happening in the park just behind my apartment. It was a beautiful and hilarious rendition. And a perfect setting in this park.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-76813563976495156432016-07-11T09:45:00.004-07:002016-07-11T18:26:46.491-07:00Bound (No one wins)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Most of my posts are about my travels and center on landscapes and things that come from beauty. These images don't. They are nonetheless heart-felt, and perhaps even disturbing to some. They come from my heart, which can be quite sad, angry, and dark, at times. I can't help but feel a deep pain and unrest within me and around me. These works are a response to that. They are not based on anything I've read or
should read, or the media, which loves to instigate and perpetuate.
If I seem naive or uninformed, contrary, or idealistic, then so be it. I feel misunderstood at times, and the more I try to explain, the more the communication lines break down. So I use the best vehicle for me, drawing.<br />
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One person told me that I (and no white people) should be quoting Martin Luther King right now. I thought that was ridiculous (and narrow-minded, esp. in the stance they were taking). Why shouldn't I? Isn't that the point? "An eye for an eye makes everyone blind" is one my favorite quotes of all time. More than ever, <i>everyone</i> should be quoting from MLK. But that's just my opinion. If you don't agree, you don't agree. But please don't try to "educate" me or suggest I google what you think I'm ignorant on. I don't base my thoughts solely on what I read or what people tell me. I weight it and take in what feels right. I try to base my thoughts on what I feel. That's sometimes hard, but it is where the things I might say or draw come from. If you think that's bullshit or stupid or ignorant, then unfriend me. I don't care. What you think of me is none of my business. Yes, I'm angry. Very angry. And very heart-broken. And that's where these pieces come in. I've worked out some of my feelings through
art-making. I sometimes wish more people would do the same–even if not artists–instead of hurting each other through words, or worse.<br />
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These are inspired by two of my favorites: Jean-Michel Basquiat and Corita Kent. Both talked about and responded to what was going on within them and the outside world, in a very personal way. I leave these to your interpretation, your personal view. What does it bring up for you? I know at times I feel like a "drowning torso". Or suffocating in a tangle. Whatever is happening outside is happening on the inside, as well. If you choose to respond, I'd rather know how it makes you feel vs what you think of the work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tied</i>: This piece started in a drawing class. The model had his arms crossed over himself. <br />
As I drew it, I began thinking about a bound figure, unfree. It made me think about the <br />
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A powerless figure with no arms, bound, and drowning.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 13px;">I took the "Bound" idea a bit further placing both races in a suffocating tangle. </span></div>
<span style="font-size: 13px;">No one is free. And no one wins.</span><br />
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<i>An eye for an eye: </i>I don't believe there is any difference between these two faces. </div>
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The hatred is akin to eating each other. </div>
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-13243058683761764512015-10-11T15:37:00.002-07:002015-10-11T15:42:29.927-07:00Drawn to Mountains<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I didn't realize before this trip how much I am drawn to mountains. I have drawn and painted them in the <a href="http://charlottenoruzi.blogspot.com/2010/12/hudson-highlands.html">Hudson</a>, <a href="http://charlottenoruzi.blogspot.com/2012/12/cabo.html">Mexico</a>, Hawaii, <a href="http://charlottenoruzi.blogspot.com/2013/04/bhutan.html">Bhutan</a> (the Himalayas), and now Tennessee, which holds the great Smoky Mountains. I don't know if it's their quiet majesty, mysterious holdings, or sheer grandeur that attracts me every time, but I can't help but put them down on paper, as much as I can. Their sacredness speaks to the soul, to an inner journey we are all making.<br />
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Though I did not get to explore the Smoky Mountains national park itself on this trip, some part of the mountain was always in view from where I was staying, at its foothills, at the <a href="http://www.arrowmont.org/">Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts</a>. <br />
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From there, I did 3 drawings of the Smokies. I really do hope to return and draw them in depth one day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding through the road to the Smokies at sunset, the sky and clouds were a dusky pink, the mountain was a soft periwinkle blue, and the river rushed forth from it, sprinkled with rocks. The trees surrounded the mountain on either side, just turning color.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fantastic sunset. Almost spiritual. That tree feels otherworldly. I felt sometimes as if I were a kid again going to school in the 70's. That's what I liked about Arrowmont. They held on to their traditions. And their looms. I sought quietude in the beautiful library, with an amazing collection of books.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainy day at Arrowmont.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A river ran through the back of the lodge I was staying at. Hearing it rush by reminded me of the river behind my house growing up. It was lovely.</td></tr>
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-25443705356990045172015-07-08T16:02:00.000-07:002015-07-08T16:02:10.522-07:00Savannah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span id="goog_500710837"></span><span id="goog_500710838"></span>Savannah was not a city on my bucket list. Never even crossed my mind to go there until my friend, Jeff, moved down to South Carolina and I made a plan to visit him. He suggested I visit Savannah for a few days before we met up. OK, I said. I had no expectations.<br />
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Then...I saw the live oaks and the twenty or so Squares Savannah is famous for. I was instantly captivated by this city's rich history and charm. I walked everywhere (it's a tiny city) and took in the sights and scents, the balmy breeze swaying the Spanish moss on those live oaks I fell for—at once beautiful and haunting. Full of history, older than this country itself.<br />
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I got to draw and paint here and there when I wasn't sightseeing my eyes out. The trolley tour was really sweet. And so were the people. And it wasn't fake either. Genuine kindness. We need a little more of that up here in the North.<br />
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Hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed making them. I did not expect this city to resonate so much with me. But I am so glad I listened to Jeff and went. One small note to add: I sold two watercolors (the first two posted here) sitting on a park bench painting. It was really a thrill. Something I always wanted to happen...kind of magical. But that's Savannah.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-33372638151096154852015-05-24T09:24:00.001-07:002015-05-24T09:24:56.354-07:00Botanical Gardens<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday, I went to the Gardens with my friend, Jenn. It was the perfect day to go, sunny and not too hot. We were greeted by all kinds of gorgeous flowers and trees, in bloom. I did not get the chance to draw them while there (there was just too much to do and see to stop!) but I absorbed what I saw and did a few today from memory. Each one has a slightly different feel and I like the difference between drawing on location and drawing from memory. Different things happen. I'm not so worried about it...just let things get put down on the page. It's more about sensations and feelings vs. drawing exactly what's there... I like this. Hope you do too.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-13113431734561530432015-04-27T13:58:00.001-07:002015-04-27T13:58:43.870-07:00Persian Parade (past & present)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week, I went to the Persian New Year Parade with my friend, Shirin. The parade runs down Madison Avenue, and infamously occurs one month late of the actual new year. It's always a fun, if not, an emotional experience, especially when the Iranian national anthem starts playing and a flurry of voices are singing to it in unison, waving the Persian flag. These are the moments where I feel strangely between worlds, displaced and saddened. But then dancers and "Baba Noruz" come traipsing down the street with lively and colorful costumes, and everyone is clapping, and we are shaking our shoulders to the music.<br />
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This year saw a ton more people than years past. I was happy to see this, as more Iranians are coming out for this year after year. This year they even had a disco party in the fountain "pit" at Madison Square Park. It was great to see! <br />
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I took out some drawings I'd made of the parade from 2009, and made a few more from this year. They focus on the people's nationalism and pride. The people waving their flags always makes it seem like an uprising of a kind, but a positive one, reasserting identity. <br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-14335451767684159612015-04-25T17:27:00.000-07:002015-04-25T17:27:33.969-07:00From the Promenade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today found me in Brooklyn Heights. I went to the Brooklyn Historical Society for the first time. What a gorgeous building (never mind all the beautiful ones surrounding it!) I felt as though I were stepping back in time, walking up the wooden staircase with carved banisters and finials. My favorite part was the library with its crescent-shaped stain-glass windows, and yes, an old card catalog!<br />
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Afterwards, I strolled down to the Promenade and sat by the water looking onto lower Manhattan. I said "Hi" to the Seaport, which I miss dearly and think its weird demise is heart-breaking. I realized I'd never drawn the Freedom Tower. So I did. I also drew the Brooklyn Bridge, which fills me with awe. I feel it's such a spiritual structure, almost cathedral-like. In fact, its design is taken from that of a Gothic cathedral. In all, it was a lovely afternoon of observing and drawing and loving the bounty and history that is New York.<br />
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I hope you enjoy these four drawings I made today.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-85487563906501007862015-03-29T07:50:00.000-07:002015-03-29T08:00:33.802-07:00The Orchestra Rehearsal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On Thursday evening, I got the chance to draw and listen to my friend, Max Ozey, play in the New York Symphony Arts Ensemble at the Julia Richman Auditorium, 317 East 67th Street. It was in the high school that the movie <i>Fame</i> was shot in! All I kept thinking was "Wow, I'm walking on the same stairs as those cool actors did." Or "this is the sidewalk where they all went wild and danced on cars." Anyway, the auditorium is beautiful. Old, with wooden chairs! The orchestra was rehearsing Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in D Major–a gorgeous piece to listen to–for their concert happening today.<br />
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I felt so priveleged to be able to sit in on their rehearsal. To be able to listen to music and make art at the same time...there is something magical in that.<br />
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Here are some drawings that I did from that night. Also, if you'd like to be immersed in beautiful music and attend one of the concerts, go to <a href="http://nysae.net/">http://nysae.net/</a>. You'll be funding a great cause.<br />
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On a very important side note: Max was my inspiration (more like the kick in the pants I needed) to finally get a (digital) piano after many years of not playing and having a piano of my own. Thank you, Max! It's done wonders for my heart and soul.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-55045170992522796632015-01-25T07:10:00.002-08:002015-01-25T07:10:41.986-08:00Recent model drawings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wonderful to draw from the model at Dalvero, experimenting with line, shape, color, pattern.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-85410439364534324092014-11-16T10:46:00.001-08:002014-11-16T10:46:12.790-08:00Tiger Lily<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When Tilly, the love of my life, passed in June, I thought it would be impossible for me to get another cat. Tilly was irreplaceable, a cat that was there with me and for me through great times and, more importantly, the shitty ones—giving her love unconditionally.<br />
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I felt an immense guilt for having to put her down after we knew there was no more we could do for her and her cancer. She lived one more whole year on her homeopathic meds (and I couldn't be happier to have had that time with her). So I felt an immense guilt even thinking about another kitty in her place.<br />
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Then...about 4 months after Tilly died, I volunteered at an animal adoption event and met the creature that would melt my heart, and heal it at the same time.<br />
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Enter, Tiger Lily. I have had this little furry creature for a month and what's been her message to me? Don't delay the joy and love another animal can bring (and don't wallow in your sadness too long). She has brought with her so much love and new energy, but honestly, it feels like the energy is just continuing, right where we left off with Tilly. I love you forever, Till. Thank you for being in my life.<br />
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Here's some recent drawings I made of Tiger Lily. And also one I did of Tilly exactly a year ago today...<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-70068377266364300672014-05-27T07:55:00.000-07:002014-05-27T07:55:00.617-07:00The Twisted Dove<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A woman on the bus had a white dove in a cage. It was a rescue and she was taking it home. The dove could twist its neck almost 360 degrees, like an owl. I thought this was amazing. But the woman told me that the dove suffered from a disease called paramyxovirus—which effects a pigeon's nervous system and muscular function—where the bird's neck can not turn straight, making it almost impossible to feed itself. Normally, these doves are euthanized.<br />
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She said the dove has been doing better, with training. In the cage, however it struggled under stress.<br />
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I did these drawings when I got home. I couldn't get the image of this twisted dove out of my head. I couldn't imagine how it must've felt. Yet, I could somehow relate...<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-39805774230647855982014-05-08T08:28:00.000-07:002014-05-08T08:28:56.119-07:00Cherry Blossoms!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This past Saturday, I went to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to see the famous cherry blossoms. I thought I'd missed their blooming extravaganza and had pretty low expectations. As I turned the corner on the path to the Cherry Walk, though, I was presented with an explosion of blossoms! It was intoxicating. Walking down the path with the branches intertwining above me and the sun streaming through...it was pure magic.<br />
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I'm still kind of in disbelief that I caught the blossoms at the exact right moment. Just a day or so before, a friend was telling me they were still not all quite out. It's like they all burst into bloom overnight. And it was lovely to see so many people enjoying them. We were all bursting into bloom as well, after the winter we've had.<br />
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I did a few drawings and watercolors under a cherry tree with my friend, Jen, who joined me. Showers of petals would fall from the strong breeze...my favorite part. I felt as though I were a little girl back in Iran, among the cherry blossoms there.<br />
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Here a couple of drawings from the beautiful Japanese garden, featuring a torii.<br />
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And some pics of the actual trees. Couldn't get enough!<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-33795276778011711732014-03-01T10:56:00.000-08:002014-03-01T11:04:28.168-08:00Paperswell: Flowers/Ladies/Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It was a real treat to get my copy of <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/699357">Paperswell</a></span>
a couple of weeks ago. A very talented designer by the name of Kelle
McCarter contacted me last year, inviting me to be a part of the latest
issue of her magazine. I was thrilled. You can see a preview here and
order your own copy by clicking on the link above. The magazine has a
spread on each artist, and features beautiful designers of stationery,
and illustrators as well. All proceeds go to the Golden Retrievers of
the Rockies fund! You can't go wrong with that :)<br />
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Kelle has also written a lovely piece on me on her blog. Check it out <a href="http://designsgirl.typepad.com/designsgirl/2014/02/paperswell-artist-charlotte-noruzi.html?pintix=1">here</a>. <br />
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To learn more about Kelle, please click <a href="http://designsgirl.com/">here</a>.<br />
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Charlotte Noruzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17418295231740923283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543411662456191592.post-66884601542532645762013-08-18T11:09:00.003-07:002013-08-18T12:14:02.862-07:00Threshold (Anemones)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Revisiting a project from several years ago, I found this drawing and painting to be such a struggle to create today. I hate when art-making is a struggle. I feel like I'm at the threshold between old and new (what I've done and what I'm not sure of). I'm feeling insecure about it. Frustrating and challenging. I just wanted to put this idea down. It's been milling around in my head for weeks. But my vision and reality have become two different things. Maybe that's a good thing? This is what came out. I'm not sure yet what I think, because they are me and not me at the same time. I know that I am impatient and rusty. But I was thinking of my old friend Klimt a little bit. And a new guy came into my head today, Odilon Redon. Not someone I ever look to. But I don't have control over that. When I draw, it's something else that moves the brush and pen...this much I do know. I'm feeling like those fragile anemones.<br />
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