tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56301476182304152952012-01-27T09:21:05.593-08:00- - - - - - -http://www.blogger.com/profile/00892885860422727898noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630147618230415295.post-77007609767015206412009-11-24T05:17:00.000-08:002011-08-27T05:43:33.108-07:00This unbloggy site is&nbsp;to introduce my novel in progress: <em>Eye of an Artist</em> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(238,238,238); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #6e3000; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Pitch: </strong></span></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(253,253,253); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; moz-background-clip: border; moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; moz-background-origin: padding;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Xb8xEGPkAI/Swvu1Sy9ijI/AAAAAAAAABI/POuqyJBCufM/s1600/avatarbird+copy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407678376934476338" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Xb8xEGPkAI/Swvu1Sy9ijI/AAAAAAAAABI/POuqyJBCufM/s320/avatarbird+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 128px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 110px;" /></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Jol the artist goes in search of her roots to Portuguese Macau.</strong> </span><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><br />The Macanese people are dwindling in number and Jol's family will not talk about the past. Hankering after her ancestry, she visits feisty 89 year old Great Aunty Cheeki in Los Angeles, and thankfully the old lady is willing to talk. </span></div><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd;"></span>&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;">...............................................................................................</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-size: 85%;">“After the end of Portuguese Macau, all the memories start fading, and each time an old person dies is a moment of no return. That's why your interpretation is so valid and useful.” </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 85%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 85%;">Dr. Jorge Forjaz, author of 'Familias Macaenses' </span></strong><br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;">............................................................................................... </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Works of art</span> mentioned in the book exist [I used to be a professional artist], and were purchased by public or private collections. Some are shown below and linked to the collections. I am trying to get more specific links from the sources... <span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"><br />...............................................................................................</span> <br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: x-small;">Macanese people= of the former Portuguese colony of Macau established in 1557, now under SAR to <country-region st="on"><place st="on">China</place></country-region> since 1997 </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO LOCATE THE COLLECTION SITE: <br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5630147618230415295-7700760976701520641?l=eyeofanartist.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>- - - - - - -http://www.blogger.com/profile/00892885860422727898noreply@blogger.com9