A Daily Dose of Art: Mudpies and Other Recipes by Marjorie Winslow
My friend Paul Wilm showed me a vintage copy of Mudpies and Other Recipes by Marjorie Winslow that a dear friend of his sent him because she thought he would appreciate it.
He does! And I do too!
This book that I don’t even own is doing a lot of emotional work for me right now after a full day (on many fronts) and a lovely, spiritually satisfying Don’t Write Alone Fall Cohort check-in and group spiritual direction session tonight.
While I was introduced to this book last Wednesday, I had sort of forgotten about it until I saw a photo of its cover in my phone. I was scrolling through trying to find a photo for an Instagram story about how much I love my work after tonight’s cohort gathering, and when I saw the image I knew this was the one. For so many reasons. For so many layers of so many reasons.
This book (and what it represents to me) is a perfect visual cue to remember some of what I want to remember about today and tonight and friendship and work and making art AND the presence of the divine in our days, our nights, our friendships, our work, and our art.
So I ordered my own copy and I can’t wait to hold it and flip the pages and read through some of what Paul and I looked at and some of what will help me remember so many good things.
I’ll share more about the book soon, after I receive my own copy.
In the meantime, here’s more about the book and Marjorie Winslow (who’s work lanes and interests seem to outnumber my own!):
“Marjorie Winslow (1923-2012) lived in Arizona, California, Indiana, New York, and Massachusetts and found an abundance of doll food everywhere. Prior to publishing Mud Pies & Other Recipes in 1959, Winslow entered and won Vogue’s prestigious Prix de Paris competition, which launched a career in publishing first as a copywriter, then as a fashion editor. But this was not the extent of her occupations, which also included Mexican restaurant owner, carpenter, upholsterer, clothing designer, cook, and, as she said in the update she wrote for a class reunion, ‘a housewife, a mother, an author, a corporation president, a free spirit, a sober citizen, a failure, a success.’” - NYRB Books
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Thank God for full days and satisfying work. Thank God for good children’s literature with staying power.
What do you think? Please share your thoughts on this book/topic or a glimpse into one of your recent doses of art in the comments below.