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SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. from Intimate Triangle by Jeanne S. Rubin, Polycrystal Book Service, 2002. 3. Film Still from A Touch of Greatness directed by Leslie Sullivan, 2004. 4. from Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook by Maria Montessori, Schocken Books, Inc., 1969. 5. Ken Garland and Associates for Galt Toys, “Wooden Engine” 1964–1972. 6. from The Development of Children by Michael Cole and Sheila R. Cole, Scientific American Books, 1989. 7. Rebecca Lepkoff, “Drawing on the sidewalk”, 1938. 8. Ken Garland and Associates for Galt Toys, “Fizzog Game,” 1964–1972. 9. John McLachlan, “Couple,” http://www.home.comcast.net/~johnmcboston/stringart.html. 10. from Art for PreAdolescents by Angiola R Churchill, McGraw-Hill, 1970. 11. “Cats Cradle,” http://doit101.com/Recreation/IndoorGames.html. 12. Vera Frenkel, “String Games: Improvisations for Inter-City Video,” Montreal-Toronto, 1974. 13. Ken Garland for Abbatt Toys, “Spread for Abbatt Toys Catalogue: Climbing Frame,” 1958. 14. William “Wink” Donovan,” Geodesic models,1980” from http://e-dome-invention.blogspot.com/search/label/william%20donovan. 15. Google Image Search: Cats Cradle, source unknown. 16. Lewis Friedman, “The Great Kaboom,” 1979. 17. from The Child’s Construction of Knowledge: Piaget for Teaching Children by George E. Forman and David S. Kuschner, Na-tional Association for the Education of Young Children, 1983. 18. from Signs, Symbols and Codes by Gary Benenson and James L. Neujahr, Heinemann, 2002. Image altered by Anna Craycroft. 19. & 20. from The Development of Children by Michael Cole and Sheila R. Cole, Scientific American Books, 1989. 22. Grace Carpenter Hudson, “Little Mendocino,” 1892. 23. John Mix Stanley, “Young Chief Uncas,” 1870. 24. from Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook by Maria Montessori, Schocken Books, Inc., 1969. 25. & 26. from A Catalogue of Play Equipment com-piled by Jean Lee Hunt, Bureau of Educational Experiments, 1918. 27. from The Development of Children by Michael Cole and Sheila R. Cole, Scientific American Books, 1989. 28. “Specter Column, The Beautiful Caverns of Luray, Virginia,” Vintage postcard from the Image Collection of Jeffrey Jenkins.

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Anna Craycroft: Drawn to Repeating Patterns Exhibition presented at Tracy Williams Ltd, New York City, 2011

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DEVELOPING PATTERNS OF INTIMACYTRACING THE PATHS THAT CAN DRAW US

TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER OR PULL US

APART CAN REVEAL THE BEAUTIFULLY REPETITIVE

SYMMETRIES OF ENTANGLEMENT

by Anna Craycroft

WE CAN FORGE PATHS ALL BY OURSELVES

BUT WE ARE RARELY ALONE IN OUR EFFORTS

WE MAY AIM TO TRAVEL GREAT DISTANCES IN SOLITUDE

ONLY TO FIND OURSELVES IN THE COMPANY OF OTHERS

BUT ONCE OUR PATHS ARE CROSSED

IT IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY WHAT DRAWS US TOGETHER

WE WILL RELY ON ONE ANOTHER

TO HELP TACKLE ENTANGLEMENTS WE PREVIOUSLY ENCOUNTERED

ON OUR OWN

AS OUR INDEPENDENT COURSES NOW OVERLAP

OUR LIVES BECOME INTERWOVEN

WE NAVIGATE A FRAMEWORK OF HABITUAL BEHAVIORS

PATTERNS EMBEDDED INSIDE PATTERNS

FORMING A COMPLEX LATTICE THAT IS BOTH PREDICTABLE

AND CONFOUNDING

AND THOUGH THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SURPRISES AND DISCOVERIES

THAT ARE FELT IN THE COMPANY OF ANOTHER

IN THE CACOPHONOUS MUNDANEITY OF A FAMILIAR REFRAIN

WE CAN LOSE CONTACT WITH WHAT WAS ONCE MEANINGFUL

AND JUST AS WE WERE DRAWN TOGETHER

WE CAN IN TURN BE TORN APART

THEN WE ARE ALONE

GRADUALLY WE MAY FIND STRENGTH IN THIS ISOLATION

TO START REBUILDING OUR INITIAL PATH

ONE PIECE AT TIME

BUT EVEN AS WE BEGIN AGAIN

WE ARE INCLINED TO MAP A SIMILAR SCENE

WILL WE MARVEL AT THEIR MAJESTY?

WHEN WE NEXT FACE THE OUTCOME OF THESE ESTIMABLE PATTERNS

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SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. from Intimate Triangle by Jeanne S. Rubin, Polycrystal Book Service, 2002. 3. Film Still from A Touch of Greatness directed by Leslie Sullivan, 2004. 4. from Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook by Maria Montessori, Schocken Books, Inc., 1969. 5. Ken Garland and Associates for Galt Toys, “Wooden Engine” 1964–1972. 6. from The Development of Children by Michael Cole and Sheila R. Cole, Scientific American Books, 1989. 7. Rebecca Lepkoff, “Drawing on the sidewalk”, 1938. 8. Ken Garland and Associates for Galt Toys, “Fizzog Game,” 1964–1972. 9. John McLachlan, “Couple,” http://www.home.comcast.net/~johnmcboston/stringart.html. 10. from Art for PreAdolescents by Angiola R Churchill, McGraw-Hill, 1970. 11. “Cats Cradle,” http://doit101.com/Recreation/IndoorGames.html. 12. Vera Frenkel, “String Games: Improvisations for Inter-City Video,” Montreal-Toronto, 1974. 13. Ken Garland for Abbatt Toys, “Spread for Abbatt Toys Catalogue: Climbing Frame,” 1958. 14. William “Wink” Donovan,” Geodesic models,1980” from http://e-dome-invention.blogspot.com/search/label/william%20donovan. 15. Google Image Search: Cats Cradle, source unknown. 16. Lewis Friedman, “The Great Kaboom,” 1979. 17. from The Child’s Construction of Knowledge: Piaget for Teaching Children by George E. Forman and David S. Kuschner, Na-tional Association for the Education of Young Children, 1983. 18. from Signs, Symbols and Codes by Gary Benenson and James L. Neujahr, Heinemann, 2002. Image altered by Anna Craycroft. 19. & 20. from The Development of Children by Michael Cole and Sheila R. Cole, Scientific American Books, 1989. 22. Grace Carpenter Hudson, “Little Mendocino,” 1892. 23. John Mix Stanley, “Young Chief Uncas,” 1870. 24. from Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook by Maria Montessori, Schocken Books, Inc., 1969. 25. & 26. from A Catalogue of Play Equipment com-piled by Jean Lee Hunt, Bureau of Educational Experiments, 1918. 27. from The Development of Children by Michael Cole and Sheila R. Cole, Scientific American Books, 1989. 28. “Specter Column, The Beautiful Caverns of Luray, Virginia,” Vintage postcard from the Image Collection of Jeffrey Jenkins.

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Anna Craycroft: Drawn to Repeating Patterns Exhibition presented at Tracy Williams Ltd, New York City, 2011

EVIL TWIN PUBLICATIONSISBN 978-0-9763355-5-9