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Sita Sings the Blues Paintings

I have finally, FINALLY catalogued the paintings I did for Sita Sings the Blues, and they’re all for sale at http://www.palegraylabs.com/sita-paintings/

Each one is signed, dated, and matted under glass in a 15″x12″x1-3/8″ (except “Forest Hut” which is 13″ x 13″) unfinished wood frame.

The Angel of Pain

I needed something to visualize while I’m in pain. The Angel O’ Death is nice, but pain isn’t death; in many ways, it’s life. So this morning, I asked the Angel of Pain to show itself to me. And this is what I got.

Designing a Poster

So many iterations of this poster! This is version #32. A few earlier versions below:

You Gotta Believe

Why not believe in Her?

You Gotta Believe from Nina Paley on Vimeo.

In this episode of Seder-Masochism, Moses is confronted by the goddesses the Patriarchy is about to crush.

Directed animated etc. by Nina Paley (me)
Music: “You Gotta Believe” written by Norman Whitfield, sung by the Pointer Sisters, circa 1976
Free goddess gifs at blog.ninapaley.com/2018/01/01/24-free-goddess-gifs/

The lyrics are extremely clear in some places and hard to decipher in others. At two points the Pointer Sisters sing, “why don’t you let the Wilson Sisters set you free?” Who are the Wilson Sisters? Does anyone know? Here are the lyrics I’m confident are accurate:

You gotta believe in something

Why not believe in me?

You gotta believe in something

Why not believe in me?

Tell me brother,

what have I, I, done to you

To make you mean and treat me

the way you do?

Go on and raise your flag,

Brother,

Start your revolution.

I’m willing to let you do your thing,

Tell me why are you blind when it comes to mine?

You gotta believe in something

Why not believe in me?

You gotta believe in something

Why not believe in me?

Take the chain off your brain

I said,

Take the chain off your brainâ€¦

Stop.

Take a look at yourselfâ€¦

Don’t (refuse??) something something…

You gotta believe in something

Why not believe in me?

You gotta believe in something

Why not believe in me?….