The Art of Food

Celebrating The Art of Food in Food Art Posters and Artsy Foodsy Figurines. Food can be artful no matter what food group! It's the art of food! Yes, food can be art, a delectable, tasty artful commodity! Art is all around us. As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so can there be beauty in food; beauty in food art.

Have you ever created a food item that was pretty as a picture?

Various food group items have been art subjects for many an artist. With The Art of Food, you can find some beautiful food art posters and Enesco Home Grown Foodsy Figurines among other artsy food items! Food is art; art is food. Food can be artistic, creative, and nutritional. Yumm! Yumm!

Welcome to the art of food. It's a delicious artsy food pictorial. Food can be artful no matter what the food group! It is truly quite delicious! Oh, our photo credit is Veggie Vacation Foodscape! Woot!! Now, doesn't this artsy poster exemplify "the art of food" to you? I mean, it is an artfully creative foodscape. Oh my! I think we need to seriously consider escaping for a vacation. A Food Vacation to some tropical island or perhaps an Ethnic European Vacation to sample some new food art(ful) creations! Let's see, Mojito or Margarita?? Hold the salt, please.

The photo credit: Veggie Vacation Foodscape!

The Art of Food -- Non-Scientific Poll - Which makes the best food art? Pick one please! Which of the food group pyramid is the best artful subject?

• Dairy
• Dry
• Beans
• Eggs
• Fish
• Fruit
• Grain
• Meat
• Nuts
• Oil
• Poultry
• Vegetables

Art Culinaire - This is a magazine subscription. You get 4 delicious issues received over the course of 12 months.

Dedicated to the quality and beauty of professional food preparation.

Contains recipes and color photography of the presentation of the dish.

This magazine IS very much oriented towards the professional or the very advanced amateur chef. Profiles and articles tend to focus on the needs of the Professional.

Art Culinaire is probably one of the absolute BEST magazines available to the culinary industry.


Enesco Home Grown Foodsy Figurines

Can you pick just one? I can't! Folks, feel free to vote up your favorites from the adorable line of Enesco. These are such creative food figurines which make a whimsical housewarming gift or a special gift for the cooks you know. I am so in love with all the creativity shown in these adorable foodsy figurines.

History: The Art of Food : It's Delicious was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 12, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #2,655 overall. Lens #510 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Cabbage

Celebrating The Art of Cabbage in Food Art Posters. Cabbage can indeed be art that is pleasing to the eye! Art can be found in cabbage -- green cabbage, red cabbage, cabbage heads!

Art in the eye of the beholder is all around us. It can be found in the food that we eat! As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so can there be beauty in food and cabbages. Have you ever looked at the intricate patterns and folds to the leaves on a cabbage head?

Cabbage can be a delicious art -- Ah, the art of cabbage, a delectable, tasty art! Before it makes it to become a stuffed cabbage roll, cabbage can be the subject of art for many an artist.

Welcome to the art of cabbage where you can find some beautiful cabbage art posters and items! Yumm! Yumm!

Photo Credit: The Art of Cabbage : Red Cabbage.

The Art of Cabbage Poll - How do you seriously feel about cabbage? Where do you stack up with cabbage?

• Ah, I surely do appreciate the art of cabbage!
• I appreciate the delicious taste of cabbage.
• OMG, I seriously love stuffed cabbage rolls.
• I appreciate both the art and taste of cabbage.
• Gosh, not a cabbage lover.

Consider making some artful cabbage at home! Try growing a few heads in your garden with cabbage seeds! Pick from quite a variety.

The Cabbage Slopes, Pontoise, 1882 Giclee Print
Pissarro, Camille
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Autumnal Window Decoration with Apples and Cabbage Photographic Print
Krieg, Roland
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Cabbage, Botanical Plate Giclee Print
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Cabbage, Illustration Art Print
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Cabbage Kids Art Print
Geddes, Anne
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Cabbage White, Caterpillar on Cabbage Photographic Print
Scientific, Oxford
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Fresh Red Cabbage, Apples, Bay Leaves Photographic Print
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Halloween Greeting - Cabbage Anthropomorphism Giclee Print
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Red Cabbage, c.2001 Art Print
Kit
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Savoy Cabbage, Turnip Art Print
Vilmorin, Andrieux
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Various Types of Cabbage in a Strainer Photographic Print
Lee, Joff
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Discover the Art of Cabbage by Peggy Karr! Pretty realistic ... please don't eat the plates! Each of these handcrafted "art of cabbage" glass dishes are beautiful, functional, and very collectible. Each dish is unique in texture and design.

Cabbage Flowers, North Carolina, USA Photographic Print
Panoramic Images
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Hey, you! What are you waiting for? Put those fingers to the keyboard and pen me a message! I love to hear from my talkative readers. Tell me something really special today -- got a good stuffed cabbage recipe or want one?

If You Love the Art of Cabbage -- Ya Gotta Love Stuffed Cabbage!!! Did you know that JaguarJulie is the Stuffed Cabbage Queen?

History: The Art of Cabbage was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 14, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #7,509 overall. Lens #514 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Chili Peppers

Celebrating The Art of Chili Peppers in Food Art Posters. It can be quite spicy! Yes, chili peppers can be delicious art - a delectable, tasty art!

You can find that art is all around us and in the food that we eat! As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so there is beauty in food and in chili peppers.

Have you ever looked at a grouping of chili peppers that was pretty as a picture? They have been the subject of art for many an artist.

I have put the tasty spotlight on some beautiful chili peppers art posters and hot chili pepper items! And, then we have put a spotlight on some awesome string lights. Yumm! Love it.

Beautiful Food Photography: Hot Chili Peppers Heart Art Print!

The Artful and Spicy Poll : How do you seriously feel about chili peppers? Where do you stack up with this tasty item?

• Ah, I surely do love the art of these peppers!
• I like the delicious taste : hot.
• I appreciate both the art and taste.
• Gosh, not a lover.

Oh boy ... I must have removed over a dozen of artsy art prints which really made this page IMPACTFUL!!

Why this page? I love the artful world around us and look for art where you might expect and in the unexpected. You might know that I am a lover of the red hot spice cayenne? It is my favorite spice for cooking as I like my foods spicy. Naturally, it made sense that I would focus on the little hot peppers. I hope you have enjoyed this artful page.

Had you given it any thought just how beautiful food can be as art subjects? Particularly red hot chili peppers — they are naturally so beautiful to photograph … er and then eat! How do you feel about this? Hey, it’s your turn to talk.

Hey you -- drop me a line today! What are you waiting for?

History: The Art of Chili Peppers was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 14, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #5,419 overall. Lens #511 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Cucumbers

Celebrating The Art of Cucumbers in Food Art Posters. Cucumbers can indeed be art that is pleasing to the eye! Cucumbers can be art! There is beauty in food art.

Art is all around us. As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so can there be beauty in cucumbers! Walk through a patch of cucumbers and you will find a bit of nature in food art -- a delectable, tasty art!

I love cucumbers for art purposes and because they are quite tasty. Have you ever tried cucumbers with sour cream and dill and perhaps some onions? Now that is food art that is quite tasty.

Welcome to the art of cucumbers where you can find some beautiful cucumber art posters and items! Yumm! Yumm!

Photo Credit: Cucumber Towers Topped with Tuna Tartare by Jan-Peter Westermann.

The Art of Cucumbers Poll - How do you seriously feel about cucumbers? Where do you stack up with cucumbers?

• Ah, I surely do appreciate the art of cucumbers!
• I appreciate the delicious taste of cucumbers.
• I appreciate both the art and taste of cucumbers.
• Gosh, not a cucumber lover.

"Everything is in here, from the proverbial soup to nuts!" You'll want to secure your own copy of Cucumber Greats: Delicious Cucumber Recipes, The Top 100 Cucumber Recipes!

You'll be surprised at the tasty recipes.

Try Ajad (Cucumber Salad), Alaska Vol-Au-Vents, Apricot and Cucumber Soup, Artichokes With Fresh Gazpacho Dip, Vietnamese Spring Rolls With Peanut Sauce, White Corn Salad, Yogurt-Cucumber-Dill Sauce, Zucchini Shreds With Ginger, Zuppa Matta. Oh my! That all sounds pretty great.

So, Have Cucumbers Got You Thinking Today? Or perhaps put your tastebuds in a drool for cucumber salad?

Hey there! What are you waiting for? Put those fingers to the keyboard and pen me a message! I love to hear from ALL of my talkative readers. Tell me something special today -- got a good recipe for cucumbers?

History: The Art of Cucumbers was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 14, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #13,136 overall. Lens #515 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Pumpkins

Celebrating The Art of Pumpkins in Food Art Posters. The artful and incredibly orange pumpkin! Art is all around us -- even in pumpkins! Welcome to "The Art of Pumpkins : Halloween and Thanksgiving Art!" As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so can there be beauty in food and pumpkins.

There is beauty in food art. Yes, pumpkins can be very photographic art -- a delectable, tasty art! A walk through a pumpkin patch will reveal a great deal of art in pumpkins.

The holiday season is upon us and the pumpkin is serving extra duty! Pumpkins have a lot of fun at Halloween. And, then it is on to Thanksgiving when pumpkins get a little more serious!

Welcome to the art of pumpkins where you can find some beautiful pumpkin art posters and items! Yumm! Yumm!

Halloween means carving and decorating those glorious pumpkins. And, then it's on to Thanksgiving. Put a little whipped cream on top of your pumpkin pie. Don't you just love this Thanksgiving pumpkin art? Booyah! Happy Halloween you ghouls! And, Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope your Fall and Winter are spectacular.

Photo Credit: Hollowed Out Pumpkin with Holes and Light Inside by Alena Hrbkova.

The Art of Pumpkins Poll - How do you seriously feel about pumpkins? Where do you stack up with pumpkins?

• Ah, I surely do appreciate the art of pumpkins!
• I appreciate the delicious taste of pumpkins.
• I appreciate both the art and taste of pumpkins.
• Gosh, not a pumpkin lover.

Delicious Pumpkin Dessert Recipes: 135 Mouthwatering Pumpkin Dessert Recipes - Why this cookbook?

That's easy! If I am going to discuss the art of pumpkins, I want to know about the art of baking with pumpkins.

135 recipes sounds like plenty to keep our tastebuds for pumpkin occupied.

Make Some Artful Pumpkin Desserts! Nutty Pumpkin Choco Chunk Cookie Pie, Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies, Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Kisses, Pumpkin Praline Fudge, White Chocolate Pumpkin Bars, Pumpkin Ale Ice Cream, Pumpkin Bread Pudding, Pumpkin Pie Cannoli's, Pumpkin Banana Cream Roll, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Classic Pumpkin Bread ... I can go on and on!

Pumpkin Growing, Carving and Baking? Be a professional about your pumpkin carving, you know? Well, get a book!

I've selected Ray Villafane's Pumpkins.

Holy smokes, but the product description on Amazon is awesome! You must take time to go check it out and read the fine acknowledgements.

Even Martha Stewart had something nice to say, "The Michelangelo of pumpkin carving."

So, Have Pumpkins Got You Thinking About Something Today?
Or perhaps put your tastebuds in a drool? Hey, you there! What are you waiting for, an engraved invitation? Put those fingers to the keyboard and pen me a message! I love to hear from ALL my talkative readers. Tell me something today -- got a good pumpkin recipe?

History: The Art of Pumpkins was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 14, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #921 overall. Lens #513 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Squash

Celebrating The Art of Squash in Food Art Posters. Squash can indeed be art that is quite delicious! How delightful it is to see the art of squash! Art is all around us. It can be found in the food that we eat! As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so there is beauty in food.

There is beauty in squash my dear! Have you ever looked at a grouping of squash that was pretty as a picture? Yes, squash can be a seasonally delicious art -- a delectable, tasty art! Squash has been the subject of art for many an artist.

Welcome to the art of squash where you can find some beautiful squash art posters and items! Squash is the photographic subject of many a talented food photographer. And, squash appears artfully in various art posters.

The art of squash is popular as Thanksgiving art too. Yumm! Yumm! I just can't get enough delicious squash!

One of the "prettiest" and artsiest examples of food photography and Thanksgiving Squash Art is the picture of Gourds and Flowers in Kitchen in Chateau de Cormatin, Burgundy, France Photographic Print by Lisa Engelbrecht.

It makes me seriously want to visit Chateau de Cormatin in Burgundy, France ... to also sample the countryside and have a glass of wine [or two] with some tasty cheese and French bread.

Food Photography: Gourds and Flowers in French Kitchen by Lisa Engelbrecht.

The Art of Squash Poll - How do you seriously feel about squash? Where do you stack up with squash?

• Ah, I surely do appreciate the art of squash!
• I appreciate the delicious taste of squash.
• I appreciate both the art and taste of squash.
• Gosh, not a squash lover.

Try a Delicious Squash Cookbook:

The Classic Zucchini Cookbook: 225 Recipes for All Kinds of Squash - Holy smokes! 225 recipes? Oh my!

How about Spicy Pepitas and Curried Toasted Pumpkin Seeds for starters. Then, try Mexican Zucchini Shrimp Salad and Avocado Salad in Zucchini Boats.

Getting to the main course, try Baked Penne with Summer Squash and Mushrooms and Chicken Pot Pie with Butternut Squash.

Make some breads! Classic Zucchini Bread and Apple-Carrot-Zucchini Muffins. And, finish it off with desserts of Pumpkin Chiffon Pie and Deep, Dark Zucchini Chocolate Cake. Amazing!

Squash: A Country Garden Cookbook - Packed into 95 pages is a comprehensive collection of recipes. Try everything from soups to desserts that glorify the winter and summer squash. Sounds quite tasty!

Harvest of Pumpkins and Squash - You'll want to try these recipes, especially Cranberry-Walnut Pumpkin Coffee Cake, Grilled Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Zucchini and Goat Cheese, and Five-Spice Pumpkin-Ginger Cake. Start something special with that artful squash.

Hey, you! What are you waiting for? Put those fingers to the keyboard and pen me a message! I love to hear from my talkative readers. Tell me something today -- got a good squash recipe?

It's usually the Holiday of Thanksgiving when we are celebrating the art of the squash. I've recently tried that yellow version in a casserole recipe for a turkey dressing alternative.

History: The Art of Squash : Thanksgiving Art was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 14, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #980 overall. Lens #512 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Friendships

Celebrating The Art of Friendships : Words of Wisdom, Inspirational Quotes and Art Posters. Ah, the Art of Friendships -- imagine the possibilities! Hold on to those friends! As we behold beauty and the art that is all around us, so let us celebrate the art of friendships. It is interesting that not only is there an art to maintaining our friendships, but so can we find significance in the art of it.

Friends come and go these days like a change in the wind direction. Let's hold our friends closely to help keep them from straying and becoming so-called "fair weather friends."

Thanks for visiting our friendly page in which we are celebrating and sharing the love of all our friends, buddies and chums. And, this is the place where you can find some beautiful and inspiring friendship art posters and choice friendly gift items. You'll find words of wisdom, inspirational quotes and art posters.

Be sure to extend yourself to a friend in need today.

Photo Credit: Willow Tree "Friendship" Figurine.

Please answer our poll question: How has the internet impacted you and friends?

• I've made a lot of them online.
• I've made some close ones online.
• They are a parallel universe to my real-life friends.
• My closest ones have not come from the internet.
• I've not made any friends online.
• I prefer to get to know people in person.

Friendship: The Art of Happiness explains what friendship is, why we seek it, and why it is often hard to find.

Philosopher John Cuddeback deftly weaves the timeless wisdom of the Greeks and Sacred Scripture into a practical wisdom that will show you the path to the most rewarding of human achievements - being a friend.

About the Author: Dr. John Cuddeback holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from The Catholic University of America, and is currently an associate professor of philosophy at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. He lectures and writes on various topics, including natural law, virtue, culture, contemplation and friendship.

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." --Helen Keller

"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are." --Author Unknown

"Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." --Author Unknown

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." --Bernard Meltzer

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." --Author Unknown

"Much of the vitality in a friendship lies in the honouring of differences, not simply in the enjoyment of similarities." --Author Unknown

"True friendship isn't about being there when it's convenient; it's about being there when it's not." --Author Unknown

"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow." --Alice Walker

"True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and value." --Ben Johnson

"Silence is the true friend that never betrays." --Confucious

Please Leave Your Friendly Mark Herein! I am so thankful for the meaningful friendships the internet has brought my way! You know, too often our lives get so busy and hectic that we forget to reach out to our friends, to tell them we care.

Have you made some new friendships this past year thanks to the internet? I know I have. Why not take a moment and drop in on that friend of yours — and say “Hi!”

History: The Art of Friendship(s) was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 24, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #7,167 overall. Lens #524 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Imagination

Celebrating The Art of Imagination : Words of Wisdom, Inspirational Quotes and Art Posters. Ah, the Art of Imagination -- imagine the possibilities!

Think about what Albert Einstein once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Doesn't that speak volumes to you? I think that is brilliant. We all have the capability of using our imagination to the fullest. I am so thankful that I found the medium of Squidoo for my artful expression of my imagination.

Welcome to the celebration of the art and importance of imagination! This is your call to action. Summon up that imagination of yours and start making a difference today.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." --Albert Einstein

Show your creativity in responsible ways. Create something authentic and original. Imagine all the possibilities within your grasp.

Photo Credit: Albert Einstein: Imagination is more important than Knowledge.

We've put the spotlight on the most inspiring art posters reflecting "The Art of Imagination." And, found some choice thoughtful gifts you may like. You'll find words of wisdom, inspirational quotes and art posters.

"Check Your Imagination" Poll. Take a moment please and imagine this. Where are you on the imagination scale?

• Oh, I am mastering it each and every day.
• Yeah, I've got a mentor helping stimulate it.
• I am a newbie, but trying harder!
• Huh, what's that?

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

John Lennon Imagine

"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." --John Lennon

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview
of life's coming attractions." --Albert Einstein

"Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere." --Carl Sagan

"Everything you can imagine is real." --Pablo Picasso

"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will." --George Bernard Shaw

"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities." --Gloria Steinem

"The world is but a canvas to the imagination." --Henry David Thoreau

"Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception." --Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun." --George Scialabba

"I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see." --Duane Michals

"Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization." --L. Frank Baum

"To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all." --Anatole France

"My imagination is a monastery and I am its monk." --John Keats

"The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope." --Henry Ward Beecher

"The great instrument of moral good is the imagination."
--Percy Bysshe Shelley

What do YOU think?

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." --Albert Einstein

Do you agree with Albert Einstein that "imagination is more important than knowledge? Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Do you dig John Lennon's message in his "Imagine." How do you stretch your imagination?

History: The Art of Imagination was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 23, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #8,275 overall. Lens #523 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Reflection

Celebrating The Art of Reflection : Words of Wisdom, Inspirational Quotes and Art Posters. Ah, the Art of Reflection -- imagine the possibilities! Ah, the Art of Reflection is more than just art prints. There are the tangible reflections that we can see around us, most vividly in nature. And, there are the moments of self-reflection and introspection.

Today we are exploring the tangible and intangible of reflections. It is a good think to take a moment for reflection. Here's reflecting on you kid! Hope you too can discover all the magic.

Reflections of, the one I love; the ones I trust; the ones I respect. It's all a part of life.

We've put the spotlight on the most inspiring art posters along with some choice, thoughtful gifts you may like.

You'll find words of wisdom, inspirational quotes and art posters, along with some really great examples in Mother Nature.

Photo Credit: Quiet Reflection Art Print by Brown, Haley.

That Picture by JaguarJulie! See that picture of the cabin with the reflections in water? I took that very picture whilst on our vacation to Hungary when we stayed at Club Dobogomajor.

One afternoon we were walking around the grounds of the timeshare resort when a photo opportunity presented itself. It’s reflections of the resort cabin in the swimming pool. Talk about the "art of reflection!"

"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action." --Peter F. Drucker

"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking, and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord." --Thomas Paine

"Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed." --Desiderius Erasmus

"A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral." --Maynard James Keenan

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." --John Quincy Adams

"Everyone and everything that shows up in our life is a reflection of something that is happening inside of us." --Alan Cohen

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." --Confucius

"The queen possesses a magical mirror that answers any question, to whom she often asks: 'Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in the land is fairest of all?' to which the mirror always replies 'You, my queen, are fairest of all.' But when Snow White reaches the age of seven, she becomes as beautiful as the day, and when the queen asks her mirror, it responds: 'Queen, you are full fair, 'tis true, but Snow White is fairer than you.' Though in another version, the mirror simply replies: 'Snow White is the fairest of them all.'" --Snow White, the rest of the story.

"The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face." --William M. Thackeray

"Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people." --Albert Einstein

"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment." --Marcus Tullius Cicero

"The changing of sunlight to moonlight
Reflections of my life
Oh how they fill my eyes

The greetings of people in trouble
Reflections of my life
Oh how they fill my eyes

Oh my sorrows
Sad tomorrows
Take me back to my own home."
--Reflections Of: The Anthology by Marmalade

Time for Your Reflecting! Feel free to reflect and drop me a comment on my blog post. I personally love the photography of reflections. I hope that this subject hasn’t been too deep for you! Just trying to show the beauty of it all and throwing in a little food for thought at the same time.

History: The Art of Reflection : Reflecting! was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 28, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #4,754 overall. Lens #528 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.

The Art of Solitude

Celebrating The Art of Solitude : Words of Wisdom, Inspirational Quotes and Art Posters. Ah, the Art of Solitude -- imagine the possibilities! Sssh! It's The Art of Solitude where I will help you achieve a little solitude in your lives. A little solitude surely goes a long way artfully! A little bit can be enriching for the mind, not to mention what it does for the body and soul. I am glad you dropped by to join me in seeking some of this illusive item.

There is solitude in art, in books, and all around us. I like a little bit of it every once in a while; how about you? As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there can be art in it!

I have hand-picked some great solitude-themed art prints and spiritual items for you, intermixed with inspirational wise sayings. Welcome my friends, come on in! Ssshh! It is time for a little solitude, folks!

We've put the spotlight on the most inspiring art posters and some choice thoughtful gifts you may like. You'll find words of wisdom, inspirational quotes and art posters. And, something to think about. Quiet, please.

Photo Credit: Solitude by David Winston

Are You Up For Such an Adjustment? Let's hear what you have to say -- silence can be deafening! With all the hubbub of life, could you use some solitude?

• Oh my dear -- you are reading my mind -- give me some.
• Crikey. I'm into all the hubbub -- bring it on!
• I like to be contrary.
• It is for when you are buried!

"I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers." --Henry David Thoreau from "Solitude," Walden.

"By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear." --George Herbert.

"Loneliness can be conquered only by those who can bear solitude." --Paul Tillich.

"The whole value of solitude depends upon one's self; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it." --John Lubbock.

"I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity." --Albert Einstein.

"I owe my solitude to other people." --Alan Watts.

"Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking." --Jessamyn West.

"It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say." --Thomas Merton.

"A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

It is a call to the adventure of spiritual transformation. An adventure that will lead you to freedom and authenticity.

Allowing you to become the person God created you to be.

Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence

It is so nice to hear from my friendly readers. Thank you mom and Al for also dropping by. The quiet can be quite deafening you reckon? It's nice to have those readers that I can count on to offer up insightful comments. Comments that make a difference to a lonely blog post. Thank you!

History: The Art of Solitude : Ssssh Please! was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on October 21, 2009. Highest lensrank ever achieved: #10,076 overall. Lens #521 in the quest for Giant Squid 600 Club.