Sunday in the Art Room -- Art History LOLs

[A link party about art issues hosted by

Nicole of DVArtist, Art, Food and Everyday Things]

Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

The truth of the matter is that hiring diversity based on competence

scares any overtly substandard white men who are dependent on

white privilege and male chauvinism in order to get ahead.

They simply can't compete on a level playing field.

They need it rigged in their favour so they can succeed

at the high echelon to which they automatically feel entitled.

They always have.

Friday Face OFF -- Lucky Cat

For today's Friday Face OFF link party

of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of

DVArtist, Art, Food and Everyday Things --

Got a cute little face to show you today!

This is one of the Lucky Cats 

I have in my personal collection.

Also known as Maneki-Neko or Beckoning Cats,

these figurines bring good luck, good health,

and prosperity according to Asian culture. 

[drawn freehand directly in permanent

black & red ink and painted in watercolours]

This particular Lucky Cat already made

an appearance on my blog earlier this year,

along with Kwan Yin the Female Buddha

and some other buddies, as part of

a full moon altar post.

[Art and photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]

Bad-Tempered Coping Mechanisms

No Words Needed, Not Even "Miaow"

Summer Orchestra Concert, Continuous Line Art, Pasquale Grasso

Here's a few things I did in Edmonton during my recent blogging break --

Summer Orchestra Concert

I attended a lovely free concert by the student symphony orchestra of the University of Alberta's Department of Music. They very ably performed pieces by Vaughan Williams, Mahler, and Rimsky-Korsakov. A truly pleasant Sunday afternoon!

Continuous Line Art Workshop

I like trying my hand occasionally at "continuous line art" (where the pen/pencil is never lifted from the paper while sketching). The workshop instructor supplied various objects for us to draw, including some plants. In my defence, I feel obliged to say that the following plant actually looked that wonky in real life, honest!

[continuous line drawing

done directly in Sharpie marker, 

with India Ink wash and accents]

Every single thing I did in the workshop later ended up in the garbage at home. This one almost did too, but I relented at the last moment and decided to post it here, LOL.

Pasquale Grasso Concert

At last month's Edmonton Jazz Fest, I was thrilled to attend a wonderful concert by Pasquale Grasso, the Italian-born New York jazz guitarist. In the following video, he is accompanying the fabulously talented singer Samara Joy (who I featured once as a "Beautiful Woman of the Day" on my other blog). And I must thank blogging buddy Tom of Tom the Backroads Traveller where I first saw this video, thereby learning of Pasquale Grasso's existence and becoming a fan!

Monday Murals -- Amiskwaciwâskahikan

I'm taking part today in 

Monday Murals hosted by Sami.

This mural is entitled Amiskwaciwâskahikan,

which means "Beaver Hills House" in Cree,

the traditional indigenous name for

Edmonton and its surrounding area.

Located at the TELUS World of Science Centre

in Edmonton, this mural was created in 2022

by First Nation two-spirit artist, Lance Cardinal.

Traditional indigenous clothing depicted in the mural

include ribbon skirts, a ribbon shirt, mukluks, and a Metis sash.

[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]