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A PAINTING MY BLUEBERRIES MADE, BEFORE I ATE THEM

Looks like of like something Laurelines would do, don't it? Except she does her pictures on purpose, as far as I know. Whereas blueberries paint accidentally and probably somewhat reluctantly.  Nevertheless, they do nice work.

I see now that I wrote "like of like" in that first sentence, instead of "kind of like". "Like of like" makes no sense whatsoever. It too is an accident, although not a happy one, just a dumb one. That's one difference between painting and writing right there: painting thrives on accidents and what you make of them. I highly doubt that a writer looks at a typo and is inspired by it, leaves it in to enrich their writing. Unless it's a funny typo, like "poop" instead of "pool". I would leave that in.

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 12:07PM by Registered CommenterSparky Donatello | Comments9 Comments

Reader Comments (9)

Yes, very Laura-like. A word to the wise, though. They're easier to eat if you don't squash them on the plate first. And here's an idea for when your creative juices are running low: maybe you could explore how blueberries paint on different kinds of plates.

There's a very popular book in fine art photography circles at the moment made up of photos a woman made of leaves in her back yard. LEAVES, for chrissakes! They're not even very interesting leaves. By her standards, you should be getting a MacArthur grant for your ongoing documentation of grass growing beside the sidewalk.



Just another service from Dr. Research.
July 31, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDr. Research
You're forgetting Gertrude Stein, Sparky. Leave out the typos and her stuff would be two, three pages tops.
July 31, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMinnie Cooper
Ah, good point, Minnie. Okay, scrap that thesis. Feces aren't worth the paper--uh-oh, I wrote "feces" instead of "theses"! Cool!
July 31, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSparky
Hey, cool. Thanks, Sparkles, for giving me this little cameo appearance, even if it's only because blueberry smears remind you of me. There are worse smears that one could be associated with, as you allude to so helpfully in your last comment.
Xoxo,
Laura
July 31, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLaura
I am concerned about the scatalogical turn this blog is taking. You don't have plans for poop on a plate, do you?
And Dr. Research has a good point - when your own personal creative juices are running dry, you could turn to the juice of blueberries - or any other seasonal fruit.
July 31, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterTerry the Canuck
Oops, sorry, I forgot about Canadiens.
July 31, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSparky
Poop. Now that's funny.
August 1, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterdeb
Isn't it, though? You don't even have to place it in a humorous structure. Just say the word. Instant side-splitting laughter.
August 1, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSparky
You kids.
August 4, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteraway

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