Art and books are, for me, an exhilarating combination. So, you can imagine my delight when I had the opportunity to see an exhibit of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s lamps and glass windows, marvelously all about the powerful combination of light and color. Reading, The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble, a novel about the women who were responsible for much of the design and construction of Tiffany’s glassworks, was icing on the cake.
As an added treat, the museum exhibit included an opportunity to create my own light catcher.
Afterwards, (while eating an actual piece of cake with chocolate icing, and a cup of coffee), I reflected on the importance of light. We seek clarity to dispel confusion. We shed light on a problem to clarify and solve it. We turn on lights in a dark room to chase out fear. Soon many peoples all over the world will be lighting their homes, villages, towns and cities to dispel the darkness of winter, and will celebrate a variety of cultural and religious festivals of light.
The exhibit and the book inspired me to dream bigger, reach higher, and dig deeper within myself to find the kaleidoscope of colors and illuminating power that can help to light up my world.
Veronica Jorge
See you next time on October 22nd!
Books Reviewed by Veronica
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Manager, educator, and former high school social studies teacher, Veronica credits her love of history to the potpourri of cultures that make up her own life and to her upbringing in diverse Brooklyn, NY. Her genres of choice are historical fiction, where she always makes new discoveries, and children’s picture books, because there are so many wonderful worlds yet to be imagined and visited. She currently resides in Macungie, PA., but she’s still a Brooklyn girl at heart.
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The exhibit and the book inspired me to dream bigger, reach higher, and dig deeper within myself to find the kaleidoscope of colors and illuminating power that can help to light up my world.
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Have you ever wondered why seashells blanket the seashore? Is it the sea that spews some of them out and they wash up on the shore? Or is it the shells themselves that escape and prefer to make their new home in the sand; choosing warm and dry or cool and moist?
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Anniversaries are festive occasions marking milestones and accomplishments. We recount experiences and memories; some sad, but hopefully mostly joyful. We celebrate the depth and richness of our shared lives.
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Every once in a while I daydream about what it would be like to meet some famous individual from the past. And if I did meet them, what would I say? Once we’d get past the introductions, nice to meet you; how’s the weather?, and other such polite niceties, what would I ask them or talk about? Maybe I’d freeze and my mind would go blank transforming me into a banal idiot.
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