Sheep were first domesticated by early Mesopotamian humans around 10 thousand years ago, the practice spread quickly throughout Europe and into Ireland. The sheep provide wool and meat and milk for their human counterparts. The humans provide protection and ensure that the sheep in their care have sufficient plant life to graze on. This symbiosisContinue reading “26… TwentySIX”
Author Archives: LaMAQA
25……TwentyFIVE
Nearly two an a half centuries were required to complete The Book of Kells, one of the finest examples of illuminated manuscripts in Western Europe. Intended to transform darkness into light, the skins of 150 calves were used to create its high quality vellum pages and the expert craftsmanship of monks dedicating entire lifetimes towards its completion.Continue reading “25……TwentyFIVE”
24……TwentyFOUR
“It is clear that much of humanity is suffering and that I am the cause of some of that suffering, what can I do to help relieve it instead?” The sweet wrinkled face of the woman across from me smiled and quickly answered in Vietnamese “Become a nun.” The alarm went off very early theContinue reading “24……TwentyFOUR”
23 …… TwentyTHREE
Returning home from school one afternoon I informed my mother that I was, from that moment on, going to be Jewish. Careful thought was given to choosing a menorah and plans to start learning Hebrew; I was eleven. My mother identified with my longing for spiritual community and decided to take the journey with me. Continue reading “23 …… TwentyTHREE”
22……. TwentyTWO
Hieronymus Bosh worked as a Dutch painter at the beginning of the 16th century. Religious iconography and biblical symbolism were obsessively represented in his work. Clearly aligned with the Christian ideology Bosh had an unusual style entangling scholars in heated debate still today. One triptych has received special attention; being picked over, dissected, andContinue reading “22……. TwentyTWO”
21 …. TWENTYONE
400,000 years ago Homo erectus learned to control fire. An incredible feat if you are able to consider the place fire held in the lives of these early hominids. Danger, destruction, decimation of their food and resources. Somehow our early human ancestors were able to set their fear aside in order to get close enough to examine its behavior, its potential.Continue reading “21 …. TWENTYONE”
20 …… TWENTY
Ferdinand Magellan’s body was never found. He was born near Porto and completed several naval missions for the Portuguese monarchy. After falling out of favor with his home country he was hired by the Spanish crown to find a western sea route to the Spice Islands. By the time his expedition was crossing the StraitContinue reading “20 …… TWENTY”
19…..NINETEEN
Romance is immortal. Industry in the machine age can only become a machine without it… Without Romance the essential joy of living as distinguished from pleasure is not alive… – Frank Lloyd Wright’s words in regards to being a romantic architect. “The Creative Professions” as they are sometimes called (a title I will use onlyContinue reading “19…..NINETEEN”
18…..EIGHTEEN
Seemingly infinite tessellation carved from the walls of the Alhambra inspired much of the artist M.C Escher’s work. During a journey through Spain in 1922 Escher explored the palace and halls of the 10th century Islamic fortress in Granada. As is custom, the artists commissioned to adorn the buildings did not depict a single imageContinue reading “18…..EIGHTEEN”
17 ……. SEVENTEEN
There are cities you visit, cities you check off your list – Barcelona tilled my subconscious soil and planted something inside of me. Its roots started growing and Barcelona claimed me for itself. Nine years later when people ask me why I moved to Tokyo, as if describing a lover betrayed I explain why Barcelona was left atContinue reading “17 ……. SEVENTEEN”
carnivorousblonde.com 