Good to read some fun stuff and see humour survives Hep C.

I like this site for the truth and the kindness and humor in its small texts:

Please follow http://hepatitiscomics.blogspot.com/

http://hepatitiscomics.blogspot.fr/2013/06/ten-rules-for-hepatitis-c-treatment.html









Another VERY GOOD site, in french, is referenced below. I particularly appreciate the exchange of letters between the author and 'her virus'. It is witty and plenty of juicy words.

Please follow http://hepatite-c.over-blog.com/article-correspondance-avec-ma-virus-73957051.html

A word about HCV  by the famous Philippe Geluck

Another great testimony comes from Belgium. It is a HCV presentation (in french) by Nicolas Pirson.
Merci de suivre le lien suivant : http://www.chacasbl.be/htm/news_journee_temoins.html

Example of superfun video by Nicolas Pirson :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54q1ynuGLU0&feature=related

Picture from the book : Living With Hepatitis C For Dummies.

Nina L. Paul, PhD, Gina Pollichino

"Can we keep sense of humor at all times? Vincent Ravalec narrates the misadventures of a writer caught in the throes of the treatment of Hepatitis C. A disease that affects 700,000 people in France and millions around the world. Extraordinary vision and stripping of a theme not present in contemporary litterature."

                                                     

Some funny sites I like to visit when I want a good laugh :

Molvania

http://www.jetlagtravel.com/molvania/

The new production from "ZLAD", the famous molvanian pop singer. For this song,the eurovision jury kick off "zlad" from festival game...




And also for cinema lovers, this pastiche about East Europ realistic cinema. French audience, please visit and take the time to enjoy 'retour à Bakouva'.

Retour à Bakouva

http://vimeo.com/9595194

Again, for french readers exclusively a very nice and exiting little book called : Anagrammes renversantes. It is written by Etienne Klein and jacques Perry-Salkow and edited by Flammarion.

On y trouve de renversantes pépites telles que : 


"L'Origine du monde" / "Religion du démon" 
ou encore "Le marquis de Sade"/"Disséquer la dame"
ou encore "La vérité"/"Relative






Encore pour les francophones, un petit sketch des Deschiens. Effet sur moi garanti !

Les dictons du jour:
"Jambe cassée vaut mieux qu'hépatite C"; 
"Mieux vaut deux fois qu'une, mais plutôt un foie que deux"

Steve Jobs to the cloud

I like this picture of Steve Jobs skinny, sick and standing up alone  in his castle.

"Death is very likely the best invention of life"

We know he did it 5th October 2011 23:00 CET.

LES DERNIERS JOURS DE STEVE JOBS

"J'ai atteint le sommet du succès dans les affaires.

Aux yeux des autres, ma vie a été le symbole du succès.

Toutefois, en dehors du travail, j'ai eu peu de joie. Enfin, ma richesse n'est rien de plus qu'un fait dans lequel je me suis habitué.

En ce moment, allongé sur le lit d'hôpital et me rappelant toute ma vie, je me rends compte que tous les éloges et les richesses dont j'étais si fier, ont été transformé en quelque chose d'insignifiant devant la mort imminente.

Dans l'obscurité, quand je regarde les feux verts de l'équipement de la respiration artificielle et que j entend le bourdonnement de ses sons mécaniques, je peux sentir le souffle de la proximité de la mort qui m'attend.

C'est seulement maintenant que je comprends, une fois qu'on a accumule assez d'argent pour le reste de sa vie, que nous devons poursuivre d'autres objectifs qui ne sont pas liés à la richesse.

Ils doivent être quelque chose de plus important :

Par exemple, les histoires d'amour, l'art, les rêves de notre enfance...

Dieu nous a formé d'une manière que nous pouvons sentir l'amour dans le cœur de chacun de nous, et pas les illusions construites par la célébrité ou l'argent que j'ai gagné, je ne peux pas les emmener avec moi.

Je ne peux emporter avec moi que les souvenirs qui ont été renforcés par l'amour.

C'est la vraie richesse qui vous suivra ; qui vous accompagnera et vous donnera la force et la lumière pour aller de l'avant.

L'amour peut voyager a des milliers de kilomètres et c'est ainsi. la vie n'a pas de limites. Bouge-toi où tu voudras. Fais de ton mieux pour atteindre les objectifs que tu souhaite atteindre. Tout est dans ton cœur et dans tes mains.

Quel est le lit le plus cher du monde ? Le lit d'hôpital.

Vous, si vous avez de l'argent, vous pouvez engager quelqu'un pour conduire votre voiture, mais on ne peut pas embaucher quelqu'un pour prendre sa maladie .Les choses matérielles perdues peuvent se retrouver. Mais il y a une chose que vous ne pouvez jamais trouver quand on perd sa vie.

Quel que soit l'étape de la vie dans laquelle nous sommes en ce moment, au final, nous allons devoir affronter le jour ou le rideau tombera.

Faites un trésor de l'amour pour votre famille, de l'amour pour votre mari ou femme, de l'amour pour vos amis...

Que chacun agisse avec amour et occupez-vous de votre prochain."

"In the eyes of others, my life has been the symbol of success.
However, apart from work, I have little joy. Finally, my wealth is simply a fact to which I am accustomed.
At this time, lying on the hospital bed and remembering all my life, I realize that all the accolades and riches of which I was once so proud, have become insignificant with my imminent death.
In the dark, when I look at green lights, of the equipment for artificial respiration and feel the buzz of their mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of my approaching death looming over me.
Only now do I understand that once you accumulate enough money for the rest of your life, you have to pursue objectives that are not related to wealth.
It should be something more important:
For example, stories of love, art, dreams of my childhood.
No, stop pursuing wealth, it can only make a person into a twisted being, just like me.
God has made us one way, we can feel the love in the heart of each of us, and not illusions built by fame or money, like I made in my life, I cannot take them with me.
I can only take with me the memories that were strengthened by love.
This is the true wealth that will follow you; will accompany you, he will give strength and light to go ahead.
Love can travel thousands of miles and so life has no limits. Move to where you want to go. Strive to reach the goals you want to achieve. Everything is in your heart and in your hands.
What is the world's most expensive bed? The hospital bed.
You, if you have money, you can hire someone to drive your car, but you cannot hire someone to take your illness that is killing you.
Material things lost can be found. But one thing you can never find when you lose: life.
Whatever stage of life where we are right now, at the end we will have to face the day when the curtain falls.
Please treasure your family love, love for your spouse, love for your friends...
Treat everyone well and stay friendly with your neighbours."

More than 30 years have passed

With the HCV treatment and the slowdown of activities it requires,  I got  time  to rest these days and I opened some old stuff drawn thirty years ago.

Woman's Body

Paris métro

Sain Sébastien?

Cat with arrows 

Was I already living with my virus at this time ?


Anyway, a link to a Gainsbourg's song to bring back to this period in Paris: 'petit pull marine'

Pull marine Adjani Gainsbourg

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qaztg-P4myE

Please visit for Elegance of concepts and integrity of the work !

My map and my dictionnary for conceptual art is Caitlin Berrigan : membrana.us.
I particularly admire her work called 'Life Cycle of a Common Weed' in which she studies and paints 'reciprocity, anxiety and the aesthetics of non catharsis'. These are the sharpest thoughts about HVC I have read so far.

Hepatophagy (2008) Caitlin Berrigan

Full story is available under http://membrana.us/thesis.html. Please visit !

Trompe l'oeil: erotic flora

Tree

Orchid

Aubergine

Pepper1

Pepper2

Peach

Carrot

Apple

Cherry

Pear

With gyotaku the art of fishing meets art of drawing

As long as I can remember I have always been fond of fish world and fishing. When fish are activ, fishing takes me out of anything. My heart beats and my blood flashes when I see a big fish I can lure. I dont fish to kill, most of time I catch and release except nice subjects that  I reserve to cuisine and also to drawing. 
Better than photographs, I prefer to use gyotaku technic. This is an old japaneese art consisting in printing the fish on paper (washi) or cloth. I use natural sepia ink or just lemon juice,  and so the fish can still be cooked after the picture. See few examples below :

Gyotaku ?

Voir aussi dans ce blog : https://emagicworkshop.blogspot.com/2014/06/mantaku-empreintes-de-vulve.html 

human bodies drawings

Human body, men and women,  are infinite sources of desire, creation, love. In a word sources of life. I like to try to catch it with some ink or  color.