Author Archives: Joy Hendrickson

About Joy Hendrickson

I am an adherent of the theory that we don't know what we don't know. I enjoy all things literary, visual, mysterious, and just beyond our grasp.

The fizz of Gaultier

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

Like a well-poured French champagne at a witty and well-orchestrated party, this “From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk” exhibit is bubbly, fizzy, and fun. Lively with its animated emoting/talking mannequins and reach-out-and-touch someone corset and costume designs, this show at … Continue reading →

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Barcelona ~ Here’s looking at you …

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

A little bit about Joan Miro, the Barcelona-born surrealist with the colorful and exuberant museum up on Montjuic. He said “You must always plant your feet firmly on the ground if you want to be able to jump up in … Continue reading →

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Barcelona ~ thru the looking glass … 4

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

You’ve got your Pablo Picasso and your Salvador Dali; you’ve got your Joan Miro, Xavier Cugat (cha-cha-cha), and Pablo Casals … and don’t get me started on George Orwell or Barcelona soccer heroes. But right up there in the firmament … Continue reading →

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Barcelona ~ thru the looking glass … 3

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

When you travel to Figueres (fig trees) from Barcelona, you might think you are entering another world. But you would be wrong. Until the train stops at the little station, and you walk through the weave of this small city, … Continue reading →

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Barcelona ~ thru the looking glass … 2

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

She speaks through her streets ~

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Barcelona ~ thru the looking glass … 1

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

Now that the very beautiful and insightful din and hum of the Ramblas, the Barri Gotic, Montjuic, the Barceloneta, et al. has receded — the clink of sangria glasses, the smell of the sea side and its restaurants, the giggling … Continue reading →

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Barcelona~a la playa

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

A bit of English weather on Brighton … I meant Barceloneta … Beach, where the surf was definitely up. Yellow flag The sandman … Life at 60 …

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Los juegos del hambre

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

Hunger games Barcelona Barcelona 1/Madrid 2 Barcelona vs Chelsea score uncertain, but anything less than victory spells defeat. RECESION! Can Spain remain? ___________ St Jordi’s night … When the Ramblas came out smelling like a rose. Night is right in … Continue reading →

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St Jordi’s day 4/23

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

” ‘La Diada de Sant Jordi’ is Saint George’s Day in Barcelona and Catalunya. It is a beautiful day full of romance, roses and books–a Catalan tradition inspired by the legend of St George slaying the dragon, saving the lovely … Continue reading →

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More spring

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Joy Hendrickson

First the plum and then the cherries … If ever you get confused, you are not alone. Just remember, February then April~ http://qjphotos.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/cherry-blossoms-vs-plum-blossoms/

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