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Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
It's my understanding that great-house staff such as the cook, the governess and the housekeeper might have been higher socio-economically than such staff as house maids and kitchen helpers.
Might Mary McNab perhaps have been able, allowed, as ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
The beginning sentences to your introduction advises us that "Jessie M. King was born in 1875 and received a strict religious education. Her artistic aspirations were strongly discouraged by her parents. Especially her mother Mary Ann destroyed ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
As We Age - We React to Life's Challenges Differently
The bottom-most image is an attractive top.
Might the sleeves be three-quarter- or wrist-length but rollable to above-elbow because of a button tab?
How would it fit into the hoodie, sweatshirt, t-shirt, top clothes categorization?
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
As We Age - We React to Life's Challenges Differently
The long-skirted, three-quarter-sleeved dress under the fifth subheading Artistic Influence and Facing Aging Squarely A Head on Look at Capturing Life's Process is attractive, comfortable-looking, with possible formal and informal ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
As We Age - We React to Life's Challenges Differently
Thank you!
That's interesting about the state Victoria.
Might that state be where the wealthiest Australians live?
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
Thank you!
The black-and-white childhood gospel images are quite compelling. It's understandable why their book merited a gold medal.
My favoritest images nevertheless remain the first and the second in-text illustrations. You mention in a ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
That's so disappointing about your Canalblog posts.
Might the difficult-access situation mean that you'd have no way of copying, modifying or removing your creations?
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
The photographed, sixth in-text image leads me to look at JMK as not blonde-haired.
Might she have been an ;-D adaptable, astute, determined, prescient ;-D redhead?
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
Thank you!
Her adaptability and her determination perhaps can be ascertained from the photographed, sixth in-text image of Jessie M. King. She conveys confidence.
Wizzleyite Jo Murphy clarifies Darwinism as more correctly configured as the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/23/2024
Don't get fat this Christmas
Hello Derdriu
I apologise for the late response. I have been out of action for some weeks.
I only drink English breakfast tea , up to 2.5 pints a day . Cold drinks , I have sparkling water so as to reduce the sugar contents in my drinks and ...
Veronica, on 03/23/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
The lady in photo is Jessie M. King, of course. The bw drawings are frontispiece from The gospel of Childhood (she won the gold medal for this book), next is one of her bookplates. The color images are illustration from Star Child (House of ...
Tolovaj, on 03/22/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
Yes, it's her work. It's her adaptation of Cinderella, used as a text-book for batik.
Tolovaj, on 03/22/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
Canalblog is going through major changes in these days. They are retiring their old servers and install new ones. This blog was offline for at least three weeks. I suppose it's again. At the moment I can't reachj it either. When I wrote to their ...
Tolovaj, on 03/22/2024
Jessie Marion King - A Versatile Artist and Educator
She was partially determined by her origin, yes. But she had talent and she was willing to make the best of it, in spite of obstacles. According to everything I have read about her, she was very adaptable. She used everything she could to ...
Tolovaj, on 03/22/2024
How to spot a spammer
We live in a sad world, yes. But only we can improve it. At least a bit. Hang on, Jo_Murphy!
Tolovaj, on 03/22/2024