Tag Archives: Leo Tolstoy

Shadow Decor

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Art for Housewives

“Another good reason that we ought to leave blank, unvexed, and unencumbered with paper patterns the ceiling and the walls of a simple house is that the plain surface may be visited by the unique designs of shadows” writes Alice … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Conditions of Possibility, female consciousness | Tagged Alice Meynell, Art History, grounding, Leo Tolstoy, shadows, The Vicar of Wakefield | Leave a comment

When love leaves without you

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Art for Housewives

This morning I had the radio on full blast. Bruce was singing “ nobody knows honey where love goes but when it goes it’s gone gone “. Sofia no doubt would have agreed. Sofia Tolstoy (1844-1919) was just a babe in the … Continue reading →