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Jun 30, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

I think this body of work is excellent. Thought providing and bound to ring true for many readers, this art is moving on many levels and I applaud Betty-Ann Lampman​

for creating it and then sharing it with the world. 🦊👏👏👏

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Thanks so much Mary

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Jun 30, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

That Didion quote-—damn, I needed that.

I don't know nearly enough about art to know good from not good, but I do know that your art (including your writing) does very good things to my brain. Your technical skill is so thoroughly infused with a lifetime of relentless, courageous, deep inner work; thank you, thank you for so generously sharing both. I look forward to seeing your work in person in 2022.

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Thank you so much, Renée.

Yes, when I first saw that Didion quote a few years back, it was very affirming. Nothing like Joan Didion having your back!

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If you haven't already, check out the Joan Didion doc, The Center Will Not Hold. It is moving and cerebrally stimulating

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Jun 30, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

I haven't, but I will. Thank you!

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Jun 30, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

When you speak, you speak to me. Thank you.

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Thank you Joanne.

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"I credit writing with liberating me..." Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes. Such a great post. It resonates with me on many levels.

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Thank you so much, Shelley

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Jul 1, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

Beautiful writing and images, and meaning! Thank you!

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Thank you Geneva!

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Jul 1, 2021Liked by B.A. Lampman

Love the colours in the wall piece too. Cheerful at first glance and then weirdly jarring upon further inspection.

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Thanks Dotty xo

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Love the multi-panel piece. Your work speaks to the importance of story telling as a way of sorting through, unpacking, processing. I live the Didion quote also as it is 100% to figure things out. How else would I know what I think. Thanks for another thought-provoking newsletter.

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Thank you very much, Megan.

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Thank you Betty-Ann. Your visual art gets into the tentatively held together parts of my brain and heart. And leaves an echo….uncomfortable but necessary.

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Thank you for your poetic response!

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I like the drawing at the top with the stormy tornado brain. I know that feeling well. Loving the colours, graphic quality, and narrative of the big multi-panel piece.

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Thanks Smitty xo

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