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from The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger (978-1-55858-232-0)
Joy comes from seeing the beautiful.
A scarf, sweeping from the neck. A puffed out skirt with mysterious draping. A wallpaper with an intricate pattern.
Hats and furniture, statues and inscriptions, graceful figures and dainty shoes.
Joy also comes from seeing the demonic, the ugly.
A man whose body looks like a fly. A fearsome witch.
A ghost holding his head in his hands. A black spectre.
Joy comes from seeing the fantastic.
Mr. Knife and Mrs. Fork, with blade and prong growing out of their heads. A dancing camel. A boy climbing into a picture. A fish flying through the air.
Joy comes from seeing the humorous.
A mouse wearing a woolen cover around its long, thick tail. A little man with a pillow on his head. A donkey and some scholars wearing the same spectables. Maids lifting their skirts to hid their kissing princess.
Joy with the eyes emerges from the stories.
Detail at left from A Christmas Carol
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