Tuesday, November 28, 2006

A Three Dog Life


A THREE DOG LIFE: A MEMOIR by Abigail Thomas (Harcourt, c2006, ISBN 0-15-101211-3) is a story of love, life, tragedy, and coping with a few furry friends thrown in for understanding.

The book starts out:
This is the only thing that stays the same: my husband got hurt.


On Monday, April 24, 2000, Abigail was called by the door watchman to inform her that her husband, Rich, had been struck by a car just down the street from their New York City home. As a result, he suffered a traumatic brain injury and Abigail must learn to do all of the aforementioned things which she does with the help of her dogs (my favorite is Rosie, half dachshund/half whippet).


Because I have this "thing" about learning something from every book I ever read, I was afraid that it would be a challenge with this book because:
A)It's a memoir; and
B)It's very short (182 pages)


However, I was thrilled to learn about "Outsider" Art. Outsider Art, a synonym for Art Brut (which translates as Raw Art or Rough Art) describes art created outside the boundaries of official culture; creator of the label, French artist Jean Dubuffet, focused particularly on art by insane asylum inmates.

Google it. It's an interesting topic.

1 comment:

Krystin Clark said...

Hmmmmm.... Outsider Art!!!

Be one of the first to discover first hand, the artwork of Krystin Goodsell, mixed media visual 'outsider' artist.

Please visit my site at:
www.walkingwithkrystin.blogspot.com
To view work samples.

Creative Wishes,
Krystin G
Member, Alliance For Arts & Culture