Category Archives: PubWages Staff

This is my staff and my rod. When the staff and the rod are wielded properly, all is well with the world.

The Last Painting of the Year

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Aya Katz

The last painting of the year sounds so final. Will there be other paintings in the future? Maybe. But this is the last of the year. Sometimes the asymmetries and the disproportionate representation seem all too obvious in my work. … Continue reading →

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Character-Based Family Portraits

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Aya Katz

This week I finished another family portrait. Is this a realistic painting or a caricature? I discuss in the video below. Character is the most important element that I try to represent in paintings. But unlike the connotation of caricature, … Continue reading →

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How to Draw a Husky

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Aya Katz

Drawing freehand in ink, one corrects mistakes as one goes, without ever erasing any lines. Continue reading →

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Second Livestream with Julia Hanna and Guest Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Aya Katz

      On April 13, 2018 in the interview by Aya Katz and Julia Hanna with Dr Sue Savage-Rumbaugh the following topics were discussed:   * chimpanzees Sherman and Austin and a contrast with Lana. * the meaning of … Continue reading →

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Livestream Talk with Julia Hanna and Aya Katz — March 9, 2018

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Aya Katz

  In this podcast from March 9, 2018, Julia Hanna and Aya Katz discuss the topics of the day. TOPICS ON LIVESTREAM MARCH 9, 2018 Attitudes about the right of medical professionals to mislead people in the way we would … Continue reading →

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What Socialists Want

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Aya Katz

What Socialists Want — and How the Free Market Might Provide It! Updated on August 1, 2009 Different people have different preferences. Some value personal freedom. Some value safety. Everything in life has a price. To obtain maximal safety, you … Continue reading →

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Children, Finicky Eating and Vegetables

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Aya Katz

Children, Finicky Eating and Vegetables  When I was a little girl growing up in Rehovoth, Israel, there was a vegetable wagon that used to stop in our neighborhood, with an old tired horse to pull it, and a noisy vendor … Continue reading →

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Support Your Local Musical Theater

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Aya Katz

Support Your Local Musical Theatre Aya Katz [This pub was first published on Hubpages in 2010. Due to the current ban on dueling by Hubpages management, I had to move it to PubWages.] The first musical I ever saw was … Continue reading →

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Variations on “The Ash Grove”

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Aya Katz

[Last Updated on February 26, 2010. First published on Hubpages and then de-indexed.] Folk tunes have a long shelf life. They get re-used often with different lyrics, and we can learn a lot about the values and preferences of different … Continue reading →

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