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Wordless Wednesday (The Coloring Book for the Super Intelligent)

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Together we can color our worlds in any way…

When I look at this I see a wild boar. What do you see?

Today’s Wordless Wednesday post comes to you with a few words of explanation, because as you can see, this week’s image is actually not a photo. Today’s image is a page from The Coloring Book for the Super Intelligent by Brett Bender. It was sold to help raise funds for the AIDS Library of Philadelphia way back in 1992.

There is a quote from Bender on the last page of the book. It reads, “Together we can color our worlds in any way to make our dreams come true.” He’s speaking in reference to working together to cure AIDS but the quote always resonated with me.

In my memory this was given to me while I was sick with Mono but since I had Mono in September of 1991 I’m obviously mistaken. I definitely remember it being from Tower Books on South Street (RIP), but now I don’t know if I bought it myself or if in fact it was a gift from someone.

I still have a few pages that I haven’t colored in but the uncolored pages are dwindling. I wish someone would find Brett Bender and have him create another edition of The Coloring Book for the Super Intelligent. There aren’t enough coloring books for adults.

So there you have it kids, a Wordy Wordless Wednesday post showcasing art created in 2 steps; the semi blank canvas provided by the first artist with colors provided by the second artist, me.

Write, He Said (Major Surgery & the Road to Recovery) — I Like To Color

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Enough of the heavy stuff! Let’s move on to something silly for tonight. I like to color. Plain and simple this almost 38 year old woman likes to color. I always have. A coloring book and crayons was one of my most favorite toys when I was a kid.  I still love to color. When I was 19 and had mono someone bought me a very cool coloring book from Tower Books on South Street. Art for Aids put it out and proceeds benefited Aids research. A few years ago I bought myself a coloring book of geometric shapes from Amazon.com. There’s just something soothing about the feel of a crayon in your hand and the sound it make as it covers the paper in color. 

When I got home from the hospital one of my very best friends sent me a care package full of things to make me happy. One of the items was a Winnie the Pooh (my childhood favorite) coloring book and another was a box of 24 crayons. That same week my mother bought me a Hello Kitty (another favorite) coloring book and a box of 48 crayons. So in addition to writing and taking pictures I’ve been coloring to keep my mind and my hands occupied. It’s been good for me to have so many creative outlets. It helps alleviate the anxiety.