{"id":100414,"date":"2012-11-24T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-25T02:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/100414\/escher-and-ascending-shopping-simple-sunday\/"},"modified":"2012-11-24T21:07:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-25T02:07:00","slug":"escher-and-ascending-shopping-simple-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/100414\/escher-and-ascending-shopping-simple-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Escher and Ascending Shopping @Simple Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=Slide1-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/Avatars\/Jons%20Banners\/TheCPCTideblank-2.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"771\" height=\"260\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/Slide1-10.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"750\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>With madness of &#8220;Black Friday&#8221; starting <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>On &#8220;Turkey Thursday&#8221;, <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong><font size=\"4\">W<\/font>e welcome<font size=\"4\"> yo<\/font>u <font size=\"4\">to <\/font>another Simple Sunday&#8230;<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong><font size=\"4\">With <\/font>a revisit of what<font size=\"4\"> o<\/font>ccurs to <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>The average American during this time of year!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=shopping-mall-crowds-675x841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/shopping-mall-crowds-675x841.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"733\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"6\"><strong><font color=\"#FFCC00\">&#8220;Shopping&#8221; <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#FFCC00\">and at a dizzying pace..<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#FFCC00\"><font size=\"4\">Which reminds me most o<font size=\"4\">f<\/font> a favorite<\/font><\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#FFCC00\"><font size=\"4\">A<\/font>rtist and today&#8217;s guest feature&#8230;<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=Autorretrato-MCEscher.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/Autorretrato-MCEscher.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"620\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#FFCC00\"><font size=\"4\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><strong>Today <font size=\"4\">we introduce you to the artist<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font color=\"#FFCC00\"><font size=\"4\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><strong><font size=\"4\"><font size=\"6\">M.C. Escher<\/font><br \/>\n<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=escher-head-shot.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/escher-head-shot.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is one of the world&#8217;s <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>most famous graphic artists.<font size=\"4\"> <\/font>His art is enjoyed by <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>millions of people all over the world, as can be seen <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>on the many web sites on the internet.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong> <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>He is most famous for his so-called impossible structures,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong> such as Ascending and Descending, <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>Relativity, his Transformation Prints, <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>such as Metamorphosis I, Metamorphosis II and <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>Metamorphosis III, Sky &amp; Water I or Reptiles.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>Escher had a unique  way<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>Of looking at the world<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>some of his best works can be<font size=\"4\"> found<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>Here at his website<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\"><strong><font color=\"#FFCC00\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcescher.com\/\">http:\/\/www.mcescher.com\/<\/a><\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#00CCFF\"><strong>Please use any of the following (3) art pieces<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#00CCFF\"><strong>As Inspiration for you poetry<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>1) Thi<font size=\"4\">s is <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>&#8220;Drawing Hands&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=escher_hands.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/escher_hands.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"395\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#FFCC00\">2)  This is <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#FFCC00\">&#8220;Ascending and Descending&#8221; <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\"><strong><font color=\"#FFCC00\">(a cropped close up version)<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=escher_ascending_cropped_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/escher_ascending_cropped_1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"751\" height=\"637\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>3)  And this is called <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>&#8220;Relativity&#8221;<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=Escher_Wallpaper_8k4if.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/Escher_Wallpaper_8k4if.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"701\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>~<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>So when you find yourself in <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>The shopping madness of the season&#8230;<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>We hope to bring you a simple smile<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong>as you recall these whimsical art pieces!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FFCC00\"><strong><font size=\"6\">ENJOY!<\/font><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=85f47ed9-3e2f-4d55-b3a3-c478f156eba3.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/85f47ed9-3e2f-4d55-b3a3-c478f156eba3.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"709\" height=\"410\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/?action=view&amp;current=shopping-mall-crowds-675x841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/shopping-mall-crowds-675x841.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"680\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF00FF\"><strong>Hope the season finds you happily sh<font size=\"4\">opping!<\/font> <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF99CC\"><strong>I thank you for visiting and sharing with us here for<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF99CC\"><strong> Simple Sunday!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF99CC\"><strong>Please leave us your <font color=\"#FF0000\">Heart <\/font>and comments!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF99CC\"><strong>Let us know if you <font color=\"#00FFFF\">Liked<\/font> today&#8217;s art!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF99CC\"><strong>I&#8217;m looking forward to our time again<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF99CC\"><strong> for sharing next week!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF99CC\"><strong>One Summer Dream<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"4\" color=\"#FF99CC\"><strong>~Cynthia~<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i187.photobucket.com\/albums\/x262\/CeruleanSea5\/A-1%20CPC%20Simple%20Sunday%20w%20Cynthia\/Bouquet-1.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" width=\"210\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With madness of &#8220;Black Friday&#8221; starting On &#8220;Turkey Thursday&#8221;, We welcome you to another Simple Sunday&#8230; With a revisit of what occurs to The average American during this time of year! &#8220;Shopping&#8221; and at a dizzying pace.. 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