Sydney Mary Thompson: life and works

Sydney Mary Thompson (also known as Madame Christen) (1847 – 16 July 1923) was an Irish geologist, botanist and artist. She is a member of the Belfast Rambler Sketch Club and the Belfast Art Society. Her father Henry Thompson, a mining engineer from Sydney, Australia (Liverpool, New South Wales), died in a mine disaster before Mary …

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19 facts about Betty Spindler

Betty Spindler (born 1943) is an American ceramist, known for her ceramic renditions of fruits, vegetables, and supplementary foods. Born in Long Beach, California in 1943, Spindler struggled following learning disabilities as a child, later diagnosed as dyslexia. She began her art career once classes at Sherman E. Burroughs High School, but did not continue …

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