tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post8039284908622060674..comments2023-09-08T09:45:10.235-04:00Comments on Coffee With Hallelujah: VEILED: Exploring connections and finding meaning across time, culture, and purpose--Marjane Satrapi and meRuth Schowalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-44263878052634913702014-09-11T10:21:05.585-04:002014-09-11T10:21:05.585-04:00Oh Vickie! How wonderful for you to stop by and le...Oh Vickie! How wonderful for you to stop by and leave a comment on my blog! I credit you with getting me to read Marjane Satrapi's books. I had seen the movie but had not sought out her books until you chose "Embroidery" to read for WCAGA. So thank you. And yes I have read "Reading Lolita in Tehran." Teaching students who are veiled is extremely informing.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-76425758656638245442014-09-11T10:08:22.475-04:002014-09-11T10:08:22.475-04:00Very interesting topic - as driving to work this m...Very interesting topic - as driving to work this morning I observed a group of women jogging wearing a veil. It was just an observation! The book club for the WCAGA of art read the 2nd book and I watched the movie from the first book - I enjoyed reading it as a graphic novel, but the cultural parts of it too. I don't know if youve read Reading Lolita in Tehran, but I remember conversations about what they wore underneath that was totally theirs and totally personal decision - I found that very powerful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871786060826540002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-56780194265584263462013-09-16T11:29:02.266-04:002013-09-16T11:29:02.266-04:00Yes Christine! Choices. Freedom. We experience joy...Yes Christine! Choices. Freedom. We experience joy when we can makes choices. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-37751410315903721582013-09-16T11:28:05.740-04:002013-09-16T11:28:05.740-04:00Dear Karen, I appreciate your taking the time to w...Dear Karen, I appreciate your taking the time to write a note to me regarding this blog and for signing up to get my blog entries. I especially find it kind of you to respond to my images. I often blog and post my art with this mantra: not good, not bad, just is. And often people don't seem to SEE my art. So when someone does, like you, it really rocks my world. I think we all long for having our creative expressions honored in the eyes of another. So thank you. I hope you will share your work with me.Ruth Schowalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106140875246572230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-55415826972039289142013-09-16T10:45:58.853-04:002013-09-16T10:45:58.853-04:00Well done Ruth and I love the questions that this ...Well done Ruth and I love the questions that this blog has me ask myself. What does the veil mean to mean. Curiosity would have been my first answer too until I met and became friends with my friend Bushra whose from Pakistan. She chooses to wear her veil and we've had several conversations over tea about the fabric, how to wear it, why, etc. Of course I still struggle with acceptance for those women who are forced to wear the veil or suffer dire consequences in their home countries - for them and all persecuted people I pray for peace and choices. Aren't choices delightful? The freedom of religion, the freedom to wear a colored veil and the freedom to write blogs about topics that inspire, question and delight your readers! Well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979779346417987447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2733812559283418635.post-25316323594385442472013-09-16T02:48:49.404-04:002013-09-16T02:48:49.404-04:00What an intriguing post - your words warrant ponde...What an intriguing post - your words warrant pondering, indeed, but your images are what draw me in - WONDERFUL. I am a big fan of Marjane Satrapi and her illustrating style, especially in the form of children's books that I read with my son. Plus I am beginning my own journey in intuitive painting and so I find your work very inspiring. Thanks for sharing! I look forward to receiving your post! KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956471475959249142noreply@blogger.com