I got a blog award...

Bit by bit, piece by piece, I am catching up with neglected parts of my life after the long depression and the ensuing "completely concentration-less" period (to put it euphemistically). So today I would like to accept a blogging meme, I received in MAY this year (I did say catching up bit by bit!) called:

5 Blogs That Make Me Think or The Thinking Blogger Award

I felt very proud to have been awarded this by Jackie K of Blissfully Imperfect (doesn't the blog name alone make you feel good?) who is admirably making her way through art college in adulthood.

Thank you so much Jackie! I can't think of a prouder award!

The participation rules are simple:

1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme,
3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to the post that you wrote.
... and I'd like to add a fourth: let your nominees know of the award.

I nominate:
1. First, and foremost, Robyn's Art Propelled. Robyn is an amazing wood carver whose very archetypal art, extensive collection and reading of art books and art-quotes never fail to inspire me.

2. Ragged Cloth Cafe, a community of artists who comment on art and textile art. Coming from an "outsider art" perspective, as I do, it is very enlightening for me to read thoughtful artistic discourse in the fibre art field.

3. Teesha Moore, whose whimsical pictures alone make me think so much, that I want to get off the computer and run to my studio and image my own thoughts! I've linked to her front page, her blog links from there, but there are several other feasts-for-the-eye links from the front page.

4. Terry Border's Bent Objects, whose most humorous and thoughtful art makes me smile and laugh and admire the thinking he applies to it. It is simply uncategorisable - he uses wire and everyday objects - and has to be seen to be appreciated.

and lastly, only because it's not art-making related:

5. Thought Leader - Roy Jobson, a medical doctor and ... vicarious observer of South African society through his association with the Khulumani Support Group -- his wife is the acting director (who, together with his wife, I feel lucky to call neighbours and friends).