Wednesday 15 July 2009 - The Edinburgh Scotsman
"SUBTITLED ARTS journalism for the
love of it, this devastatingly beautiful blog covers a wide range of
topics and mediums, from known artists such as Marc Chagall, to unknown
discoveries (well, unknown to us), such as Kathleen Dustin, who makes
exquisite handbags in the shapes of seed pods from a special type of
coloured polymer clay.
The site is named for the blue-shaded lamp that
French author Colette used as a guiding light for her imaginary
journeys, after she became too frail to leave home. "Her invitation,
extended to all, was 'Regarde!' Look, see, wonder, accept, live." It is
written by Jane Librizzi, an American broadcaster blessed with great
intelligence and an eye for the rare and marvellous."
Sunday 22 August 2010 - The Linosaurus
"I have done a good deal of rainy-day back-reading on Jane's blog (it should be a book really)..."
Friday 16 September 2011 - Wuthering Expectations
Librizzi is a master of pairing text and image, whether the text is a famous poem or her own essay. This piece on Mariana Griswold von Rensselaer is a good example. She also understands how literature and images interpenetrate – see this expert review of Theodor Fontane and this little biography of Djuna Barnes.
...www.wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com Wednesday 11 Janaury 2012 at Just A False Alarm
EVERY now and then you stumble
across a very impressive blog or two whilst trawling the internet
during moments in which you experience rare solitude and freedom.
Tonight I have been absorbed for a good hour or two by this blog: ... The writer is Jane Librizzi, a New Yorker, apparently a freelance
journalist and a radio broadcaster, who I wouldn't know from a bar of
soap- and yet, becoming absorbed in her thought-provoking blog, you
can't help but feel you know her a little. She covers a wide range of
subjects, mostly Art and Literature, and she does so comprehensively and
professionally with acknowledgement of sources and detailed
bibliographies. And you learn so much from her blog- or at least I did-
because she covers some really interesting and esoteric subjects. At the
moment, in 2012, she seems to be absorbed with Belgian art and Belgian
photography. Then there is poetry by an Austrian, Ingeborg Bachmann, a
fascinating study of the construction of stairs under the lovely heading
'Evanescence', a discussion of a Paul Signac painting under the equally
beguiling heading, 'Luminance', and the professional relationship
between Duncan Phillips (patron) and Augustus Vincent Tack (painter).
Now I have only gone back in my discussion here to December 3, 2011, and
Librizzi has been blogging since September 2005. So she has an
incredible wealth of interesting blog entries over a number of years.
She also includes a library of books read under a link called 'Library Thing.' Here once again I was introduced to the
names of many writers and their books totally new to me."
...www.justafalsealarm.blogspot.com
The Human Flower Project, Julie Ardrey, editor, Austin, TX.
Jane Librizzi’s treasure chest of artworks you’ve never seen, except after midnight.
Dear Jane - The Blue Lantern is a masterpiece. I have been a dazzled reader for awhile and am preparing to wind down my own site, The Human Flower Project. Having attempted to make something beautiful and thoughtful online, I deeply admire the ambition and generosity of your work! - Julie Ardrey
The Curated Object, Chicago, Joanne Molina, editor.
It's my absolute delight to introduce our readers to Jane Librizzi. Her intellectually stimulating and aesthetically astute blog, The Blue Lantern, has captivated and enchanted me for more long mornings, afternoons and evenings than I would care to admit. Originally from northern New Jersey, she lived in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and now lives in upstate New York. She studied the piano for ten years and started writing stories at age nine. Aside from freelance writing, she has worked in music broadcasting on her local Public Radio station for the past nine years. The place in the world she would most like to visit is the Wolong Panda Research Center in China
The Human Flower Project, Julie Ardrey, editor, Austin, TX.
Jane Librizzi’s treasure chest of artworks you’ve never seen, except after midnight.
Dear Jane - The Blue Lantern is a masterpiece. I have been a dazzled reader for awhile and am preparing to wind down my own site, The Human Flower Project. Having attempted to make something beautiful and thoughtful online, I deeply admire the ambition and generosity of your work! - Julie Ardrey
The Curated Object, Chicago, Joanne Molina, editor.
It's my absolute delight to introduce our readers to Jane Librizzi. Her intellectually stimulating and aesthetically astute blog, The Blue Lantern, has captivated and enchanted me for more long mornings, afternoons and evenings than I would care to admit. Originally from northern New Jersey, she lived in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and now lives in upstate New York. She studied the piano for ten years and started writing stories at age nine. Aside from freelance writing, she has worked in music broadcasting on her local Public Radio station for the past nine years. The place in the world she would most like to visit is the Wolong Panda Research Center in China
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