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    Australienne: I'm always amazed by people who can see beauty in the most mundane or ugly of things. I'd love to be able to see the world with Melanie's eyes. more »
    funnyface: I just recently saw an exhibit of work featuring several artists who all work with hair as a medium: [halsey.cofc.edu] One of the most interesting, to... more »
    Diziet_Sma: Beautiful art. But the thought of having a stranger's hair in such close proximity makes me gag. more »
    alouette: Sometimes I will make an "S" out of a hair on the shower wall before rinsing it off, so I guess Melanie and I are one in the same. more »
    BlowJoy: Much too sad for me. Reminds me of having to say goodbye to a dying grandmother in a coma and my father warning us that she doesn't look the same. A... more »
    seatangle: this is creepy to me. more »
    electriklights: Chilling. more »
    jofletcher: My husband wants me to have him taxidermied and propped up in the corner of the room after he dies... I'm not sure thats quite as romantic as Monet? more »
    annejumps: I remember seeing this in a nicely done children's book about Monet.... [Girl's Name] in the Garden of Monet, something like that. more »
    daisen-in: His playful portrait of Camille wearing a kimono (with a samurai escaping from the fabric) is super interesting, too. It's hanging at the MFA in Bosto... more »
    quatrevingtquatre: I have loved Claude Monet since 3rd grade (I even got to spend one of my birthdays in Giverny)...and this just makes me love him even more. more »
    morninggloria: This is so much more romantic than a plaster cast of her boobs. more »
    LindsayC: doctoral hilarity ensues: I expect nothing less from my husband when I go. Except I don't think he can't paint... hmmm. more »
    CrankyOldBroad: God what a lovely, sad story goes with this painting. more »
    sassyredhead: I have always loved Monet and knew this story. He was able to capture things in his art that leave me speechless. more »
    sportz.star: That's an extremely haunting image to me, but I would hope it gave Monet some peace. more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: Ok, this is unabashedly romantic, and I'm not afraid to say it. The bleeding heart part of me thinks that might just be one of the most beautiful and ... more »
  • #mementomori

    Hair Today

    Victorian mourning willows this isn't: Melanie Bilenker's jewelry involves intricate hair line-drawings that are awe-inspiring in their detail and delicacy. [Utne]
  • #claudemonet

    Last Impressions

    When Claude Monet's beloved wife and muse Camille died at 32, the artist responded the only way he knew how: a vivid, evocative painting that would hang over his own deathbed 47 years later. [Obit]