The story of an Indigenous community caught in the crossfire of left- and right-wing politics, leading to a decade-long war. I’m captivated by the character of the mother. I’m enchanted by her journey, house, her kitchen, and the lush garden.
Hostages
Noa Argamani, Carmel Gat, Agam Berger
New collage prints
In the middle of the war, I needed a break from everything related to it—a moment to rest. The news about the pope selling out the Jews was a heavy blow. My response was denial—or positivity, if you prefer to call it that. I choose what defines me, not the pope. With all due respect, I decide what I’m about: color, shape, jokes, and flowers. I feel that collage can be deeply serious, too, but for now, it was simply fun.
David Bowie’s list of 100 favorite books
I came across this list, and I absolutely loved it.
It might take me a while to get everything linked, but I’m definitely assigning myself this homework!
Its fun to mark them as you go. I am adding a printable version of the list for you to download:
Kafka Was the Rage – Anatole Broyard
A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
City of Night – John Rechy
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao – Junot Díaz
Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert
Iliad – Homer (translated by E.V. Rieu)
As I Lay Dying – William Faulkner
Tadanori Yokoo – Tadanori Yokoo
Berlin Alexanderplatz – Alfred Döblin
Inside the Whale and Other Essays – George Orwell
Mr. Norris Changes Trains – Christopher Isherwood
Halls Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art – James A. Hall
David Bomberg – Richard Cork
Blast – Edited by Wyndham Lewis
Passing – Nella Larsen
Beyond the Brillo Box – Arthur C. Danto
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind – Julian Jaynes
In Bluebeard’s Castle – George Steiner
Hawksmoor – Peter Ackroyd
The Divided Self – R.D. Laing
The Stranger – Albert Camus
Infants of the Spring – Wallace Thurman
The Quest for Christa T. – Christa Wolf
The Songlines – Bruce Chatwin
Nights at the Circus – Angela Carter
The Master and Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Muriel Spark
Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov
Herzog – Saul Bellow
Puckoon – Spike Milligan
Black Boy – Richard Wright
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea – Yukio Mishima
Darkness at Noon – Arthur Koestler
The Waste Land – T.S. Eliot
McTeague – Frank Norris
Money – Martin Amis
The Outsider – Colin Wilson
Strange People – Frank Edwards
English Journey – J.B. Priestley
A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole
The Day of the Locust – Nathanael West
1984 – George Orwell
Animal Farm – George Orwell
Slaughterhouse-Five – Kurt Vonnegut
The Fire Next Time – James Baldwin
A People’s History of the United States – Howard Zinn
The Age of American Unreason – Susan Jacoby
Metropolitan Life – Fran Lebowitz
The Coast of Utopia – Tom Stoppard
The Bridge – Hart Crane
The New York Trilogy – Paul Auster
The Portable Dorothy Parker – Dorothy Parker
The Trial – Franz Kafka
All the Emperor’s Horses – David Kidd
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea – Yukio Mishima
Tales of Beatnik Glory – Ed Sanders
Nowhere to Run – Gerri Hirshey
Before the Deluge – Otto Friedrich
Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson – Camille Paglia
The American Way of Death – Jessica Mitford
Teenage – Jon Savage
Vile Bodies – Evelyn Waugh
The Hidden Persuaders – Vance Packard
The Trial of Henry Kissinger – Christopher Hitchens
Maldoror – Comte de Lautréamont
On the Road – Jack Kerouac
Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder – Lawrence Weschler
Zanoni – Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Transcendental Magic, Its Doctrine and Ritual – Eliphas Lévi
The Gnostic Gospels – Elaine Pagels
The Leopard – Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Inferno – Dante Alighieri
A Grave for a Dolphin – Alberto Denti di Pirajno
The Insult – Rupert Thomson
In Cold Blood – Truman Capote
Fingersmith – Sarah Waters
The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lady into Fox – David Garnett
Orlando – Virginia Woolf
Seven Years in Tibet – Heinrich Harrer
The Spirit of Man – Robert Byron
The Man Who Fell to Earth – Walter Tevis
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter – Carson McCullers
The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
Hunger – Knut Hamsun
A Night to Remember – Walter Lord
The Outsider – Albert Camus
The Metamorphosis – Franz Kafka
We Have Always Lived in the Castle – Shirley Jackson
A People's Tragedy – Orlando Figes
The Story of Art – E.H. Gombrich
Lives of the Great Composers – Harold C. Schonberg
The Origin of the Species – Charles Darwin
A Season in Hell – Arthur Rimbaud
Interviews With Francis Bacon – David Sylvester
Ai therapy /Spring Goddess
I was overwhelmed by the negativity online and needed to immerse my mind in positivity. I thought, What’s the most positive image I can imagine? A woman with a flower crown came to mind. So, I turned to my Canva AI tool to create what I envisioned. However, I couldn’t find exactly what I had in mind.
“Mom, just draw it—it’s totally in your skill set,” said my 17-year-old.
“Alright, I will,” I replied. But in the meantime, I explored some AI-generated results.
After a long negotiation with the AI prompts, I managed to create something close to what I was envisioning. It wasn’t perfect, but I felt proud of how I succeeded in capturing a glimpse of the image I was looking for. I felt completely detoxed and positive. AI as a remedy … yay!
#sold
I am so grateful to my latest buyers. Thank you !
Who am I? The eternal question...
I am Yifat Gat, a painter and graphic designer with a deep passion for creativity and personal growth.
My motto, "I draw, you draw, they draw, we all draw," reflects my belief in the universal power of art to connect and inspire.
As a secular Jewish woman who believes in God and loves Bible stories, I approach spirituality and identity with an open mind, blending personal reflection with artistic expression. Originally from Israel, I now live in Marseille, the vibrant heart of the Mediterranean and Provence.
I am a proud mother of five homeschooled children, four of whom were born naturally, and I wrote a book sharing my tips for natural birth. Throughout my homeschooling journey, I developed the "Home-Work-Self" system to help me stay centered amidst chaos and create balance for both my children and myself.
Living in a Brooklyn-esque neighborhood filled with artists and a diverse community, I draw inspiration from the rich cultural tapestry around me.
Having lived by the sea all my life, the Mediterranean blue is my oxygen. Living between Italy and Spain, I also get to swim in the blue of Matisse and the other masters of the region.
My love of flowers connects me to nature’s beauty—the park behind my house, the flower markets, and the fields of lavender. I embrace nature's power to nurture creativity and resilience in all aspects of life.
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I often thought, This is the ideal integration. But every time I start, it feels too complicated, and I’m tempted to go back to making handmade prints… haaaa.
Lets keep the link and have another go.
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War time exhibition.
The titles of the works are the names of the hostages.
