Lily S. May–Life with Art
I recently finished reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi. It's an illuminating, hair raising, to say the least, book that has greatly helped me understand the history of where Israel and Palestine are today. A few days after finishing the book and with news of the continuing genocide of Palestinians on… Continue reading Palestinian History Book & A Beautiful Exhibition
I continue following the dreadful news of the Israeli genocide of Palestinians. And as I continue making art, the unfolding horror is on my mind. Here's 2 sketches I recently made plus a collage using fragments of some of my early prints. When I went back over some of my sketches, I was shocked to see… Continue reading War, Peace & a Collage
As I continue to hear and read about the horrifying mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza and the violence also in the West Bank, I again turn to art. Sometimes I ask myself what the use of art is. Then I think "use" isn't the word or meaning I'm searching for. It's more like , what's the point… Continue reading Art and News of War
Most of the bright autumn colours have subsided in Toronto. But late autumn has still been a wonderful gift. Here's two photos I took this past weekend on a walk by ponds and among trees in and around Evergreen Brickworks. While walking in these protected places, I continue to think of the Palestinian civilians that… Continue reading Beauty and Darkness
I’ve turned to making raw drawings as I listen to the horrifying news out of Israel and Gaza: the murders of many Israelis by Hamas on Oct. 7 and the ongoing revenge siege and bombing of the entire population of Gaza by the Israeli military. This is a genocide. The immediate cease-fire that so many… Continue reading Horror
This past summer, I was looking through some of my old sketchbooks and realized I wanted to begin sketching again. Here's a few drawings I did in September of household plants and objects. Also, I've been fortunate to take a few vacations outside the city this past spring and summer. These are 3 photos on… Continue reading Sketches & Travels
In the midst of this summer of terrifying wildfires and evacuations in Canada and across the globe, here is a poem of song, nature and the circle of life. I unearthed it earlier this month when I was organizing writing I'd done ten years ago. The poem is part of a series I wrote about… Continue reading Songs of the Body
I was in Montréal in June. While there, I went to a terrific exhibit at the Musée des Beaux Arts called The Portable Universe: Thought and Splendour of Indigenous Columbia. The show is on until October 1st, so there's still time to see it. There were nearly 400 works exhibited dating from around 1500 BCE… Continue reading The Portable Universe
Arts of May 