night salt

Charles E. Prendergast, Fantasy, 1916-18

Lambs carried by donkeys in special side-saddle as flocks of sheep move from pre-Alpine hills to summer pastures on Lombard plains.

Rabanus Maurus, De laudibus sanctae crucis, (“The praise of holy cross”) 810-814

Artist’s statement: 

“This is a story about Tusheti - mountain region in the Republic of Georgia. Tusheti lies near the Chechen border and it is culturally closer to Chechens than to Georgians.

The story is about shepherds who travel every summer to their ancestors’ land Tusheti and than return to spend the winter at the bottom of the mountain. Twice a year they travel with their sheep through the pass in the Caucasus which is 3,000 meters high. 

I was staying and documenting life of the Shepherds in the Caucasus mountains for 5 years. These people have been cheese makers since before Christ. Their life is simple and harsh, but beautiful.”

Georges Braque, Oiseaux en vol (Bird in Flight), 1961

Fig. 2. The origin of clouds, winds and tornadoes. Atlas meteorologique. 1860.

“Cross-section of outer part of secondary bark of English Oak.”  The microscopy of technical products. 1907.

Henry Darger, Human headed Blengins of Calverine Island Catherine Isles. Males. Venomous. Only the angels of heaven can combact these creatures. Mid-20th century Watercolor, pencil, and carbon tracing on pieced paper 19 x 24 in. American Folk Art Museum purchase, 2001.16.5 © Kiyoko Lerner; photo by James Prinz