"UNABLE TO FORGET" / "life happens after other plans are made"

+ART & LIFE+

>are as you know examined together, is the<

>"modus operandi" of our blog / >this blog<

+(SPIRITUAL EMPATHY was+

+>MUCH< >APPRECIATED)+

>reviews some metaphysical graphics that<

>express the importance of family interest<

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+"UNABLE TO FORGET"+

>the last section of tonights blog focuses<

>on a poignant side of family connection<

+(WIFE LOSS WAS+

+POIGNANT-SAD)+

>to the spiritual life of creative people w/<

>my cousin's deep reaction to a wife loss<

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+FAMILY & FRIENDS >ARE+

+ALWAYS  VERY VITAL TO+

>(my >mothers brother's<

>staigg family >awaited<

>us in golden california)<

+SPIRITUAL ATTITUDE OF+

+ALL >CREATIVE PEOPLE+

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>after a decade building in louisiana,<

>california i >KNEW would provide<

>the MILIEU  >for our radiant work<

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+RAY / STAIGG / CAVAROC+
+and VERLOIN de GRUY+
>four new orleans families< in our DNA link<
>were always >vital to our consciousness as<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / SANSOUCI FOREST+
>i sat down to >design my first structures in<
>covington / small town 35 miles n. of nola<
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+GLADYS MARIE STAIGG RAY+
+HAD >CAVAROC ART VISION+
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>i dedicate this blog to >gary & curtis clark our<
>mother's brothers family / this was our mother<
+(OUR MOTHER INHERITED+
+CAVAROC DNA ARTISTRY)+
>gladys staigg ray's favorite childhood book &<
>art devotion< was already >very evident here<
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+METAPHYSICAL  GRAPHICS+
+HAS an ALLEGORICAL SIDE+
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>(the 1969 move to lajolla<
>fueled a  new invention /<
+(XEROGRAPHY+
+was MY MEDIA)+
>collage  mail art graphics<
>a >radiant new art media)<
+REFLECT a  >FAMILY LOVE+
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+WALKER JOHN RAY+
+BROTHER of PEACE+
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>our >youngest brother inherited the best<
>qualities of john ray (great grand father)<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / WALKER JOHN RAY)+
>who when on the stump >spoke in favor<
>of emancipation >even others heard him<
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 +JOHN & TANIA MESSINA+
+FRIENDS IN the >COSMOS+
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>john was the top student in the first class<
>i ever taught / >prof staub called me for<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / JOHN MESSINA)+
>LSU architecture / "prof. hand had a heart<
>attack. would i take over 4th year design"<
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 +MARIAN OLSEN RAY+
+BELOVED >1ST WIFE+
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>marian was an >inspiration to my youth<
>beautiful, sweet, learned< ; we shared a<
+(THE 1950s WAS OUR+
+>RADIANT< DAWN)+
>radiance of the 1950s, our dawn of life<
>her phi beta kappa key was a great joy<
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 +RANDOLPH J. RAY JR+
+BROTHER OF GENIUS+
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>ranny seen here >w/ our mother< was a<
>seer< as well as a talented artist-genius<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>>> / "RANNY")+
>he excited many people w/ his vision &<
>letters flowed in after his death, >age 39<
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+RANDOLPH J. RAY SR+
+FATHER / GRUY DNA+
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>our father was >"mechanically inclined"<
>mad for his >hupmobile, first ww vet in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+GRUY / ORIENT FOREST)+
>signal corps, (my crystal radio) his gruy<
>DNA gave us >orient forest magic links<
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+3843 CHARLES STREET, B.R.+
+ / 1947 UFO / 1800 FIREBALL+
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>rainy & i in front of our baton rouge home<
>in 1942 / i was 10 / five years later i saw a<
+(COSMIC EVENTS @ OUR+
+>BATON ROUGE< HOME)+
>giant mothership here / >in 1800 a fireball<
>crashed near here, thomas jefferson report<
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+ELISE L. RAY / FAMILY+
+RAY-GRUY GRAPHICS+
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>watercolor by ranny who lise adored / his<
>early death was a terrible blow to all of us<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>> / ELISE L. RAY)+
>her spirit was the light of our family / she<
>galvanized our lives w/ her radiant vision<
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+FRANCOIS VERLOIN de GRUY /+

+VAUDECHAMP PORTRAIT 1840+

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>jean joseph vaudechamp was a famed paris<

>painter when he moved to new orleans and<

>became the star of creole portraits, our great<

+(GOOGLE :>>>> EUGENE RAY /+

+FRANCOIS VERLOIN deGRUY)+

>great grandfather became a fine subject and<

>elise ray purchased & restored for posterity<

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+NEAL PENDLETON /+

+ARCHITECT ARTIST+

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>our dufouchard degruy cousin< (as compared<

>w/ our verloin degruy branch)  >is a light< of<

>my "genetic memory" orient forest conscious<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+> / NEAL PENDLETON)+

>research and i dedicate this last section to him<

>(reflects his talent & >a deep family devotion)< 

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+ALL FIVE  FINAL IMAGES+

+WERE SENT >BY NEAL IN+

>(talented neal has been<

>fealing ill w/ suffering)<

+A THICK >PACKET< TO ME+

+(ART  as DEEP CATHARSIS)+

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+NEALS FIRST WIFE+

+a POIGNANT LOSS+

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>patricia mc carthy pendleton neal's radiant<

>bride just before their marriage was a very<

+(BELOVED PAT DIED  w/+

+ALZHEIMERS DISEASE)+

>excellent scholar, >winning highest honors<

>@ loyola univ.  (on old foucher plantation)<

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+NEAL'S REF. CLIPPING+
+from TIME MAGAZINE.+
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>this >extract article from time< magazine<
>reflects the >pain neal has felt< since the<
+("UNABLE TO >FORGET"+
+ / CAUSES NEAL'S PAIN)+
>death of his first wife. lorraine his current<
>wife is a  >beautiful, compassionate help<
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+NEAL'S FIRST HOME+

+ / NOLA UP MARKET+

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>on upscale audubon blvd in nola during<

>his first marriage reflects a happy good<

+(DEEP  >FEELING OF LOSS+

+IS IN >NEAL'S MEMORIES)+

>life that >neal enjoyed w/ his first wife<

>(neal's current life enjoys 2 fine homes)<

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+NEAL''S BELOVED MOTHER+
+A MOTHER HE NEVER HAD+
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>the deep feelings neal has, must begin<
>when his mother died during his child<
+(HER DEATH @ HIS BIRTH +
+AN INDELIBLE MEMORY)+
>birth / >we can understand< the sad last<
>phase w/ >patricia not recognizing him<
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+NEAL'S ALLEGORICAL ART+
+/ MUCH HONOR IN FRANCE+
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>neal's talents in drawing as an architect<
>has been >put to good use in his retired<
+(ALLEGORICAL ART+
+GIVES >CATHARSIS)+
>life w/ this >allegorical art giving him a<
>deep therapeutic medium of expression<
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+MY COUSIN NEAL'S INNER+
+PAIN IS >VERY SAD< BUT I+
>(creative expression as<
>deep human catharsis)<
+ADMIRE >HIS USE OF ART+
+TO REDUCE HIS SORROW+
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>my >dear marian's death caused much<

>pain of loss< in our family and i have<

+(HUMAN LOSS  >IS A+

+VERY SAD REALITY)+

>much empathy w/ neal's process / my<

>kind marianne has helped the healing<

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+PHILIP MATZIGKEIT'S  MOTHER'S+

>(our sincere condolence to<

>philip & his wife elvarose)<

+RECENT DEATH >RELATES HERE+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu