al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1579
first posted in facebook may 2, 2026
jaqueline fahey -- "the birthday party" (1974)
"they say it's your birthday well, it's my birthday too, yeah" … paul mccartney
"overflowing with love, conflict and quiet despair, fahey’s paintings from the 1970s bristle with the intensity of domestic life. before 'the personal is political' became a rallying cry for feminism in the 1960s, artist jacqueline fahey began to survey the private realities of new zealand women, making paintings that challenged accepted archetypes of female experience and 'appropriate' subjects for art. often painting from the vantage point of the kitchen table, she positioned it as the nexus for the conflicts and complexities of family life" … felicity milburn (christchurch art gallery)
"yes, we're goin' to a party, party yes, we're goin' to a party, party yes, we're goin' to a party, party" … paul mccartney
"i really would like you to dance" … al janik