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From Cradle to Grave: The Color White VI

Posted on May 25, 2010 by jparadisirn

Argonauta-The Beach at My Back by JParadisi 13 x 13 1/2 ” oil, graphite & wax on paper 2010 Argonauta-The Beach at My Back is available for purchase online through Anka Gallery.

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Cradle to Grave: The Color White IV

Posted on May 11, 2010 by jparadisirn

 Mean Girls (First Communion II) by JParadisi oil and ink on paper 2010

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The Color White: Christening Gown (Cradle to Grave)

Posted on April 19, 2010 by jparadisirn

The Christening Gown by JParadisi pencil, ink, watercolor on paper,  2010 The Christening Gown is available for purchase online through the Anka Gallery.

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Cradle to Grave: The Color White

Posted on April 13, 2010 by jparadisirn

From Cradle to Grave: The Color White is available for purchase online throughthe Anka Gallery.

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Call Lights: Iconography of Nurse II

Posted on April 2, 2010 by jparadisirn

       This is a photograph of a second hospital call light. The nurse cap is removed from this icon. This is the first image posted on Die Krankenschwester  without gender-bias, because it is the first one I came across. It does not specify calling … Continue reading →

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Metamorphosis: If Kafka Wrote about a Nurse

Posted on March 16, 2010 by jparadisirn

 watercolor and ink on paper 2010 by JParadisi       Someone comparing a mosquito bite to a nurse drawing blood gave me a photo-shopped image of a mosquito wearing a tiny nurse cap. It is that person’s perception of a common nursing task.

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Die Krankenschwester: The Sick Sister

Posted on March 16, 2010 by jparadisirn

The title of this blog, Die Krankenschwester (kron/ken/shwes/ter) translates to The Sick Sister.  It  is the German word for nurse.  In this blog, I begin with the question: Has media representation of nurses affected their identity? I explore the question through posts using visual art and sometimes essays. The posts are not authoratative declarations nor draw … Continue reading →

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