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Everyday Oddities invites readers to tease the wonder from their days and enter into Leyla Modirzadeh's off-kilter, idiosyncratic world. What began as an artist's experiment became a vibrant collection of art. Week after week, artist Leyla Modirzadeh created a new work of art reflecting a recent observation. As the project progressed, she found that this deep examination of ordinary moments exposed unexpected details. The result is Everyday Oddities, a witty visual diary depicting everyday moments through a dreamlike, at times irreverent, lens. Brimming with bright hand-drawn illustrations that explore a range of emotions from childlike playfulness to painful reality, this collection of unusual drawings, cartoons, and haikus celebrates life in all its quirky glory. On each page, Everyday Oddities invites readers to tease the wonder from their days and enter into Leyla's off-kilter, idiosyncratic world.

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Like a kaleidoscopic tin of curiously strong mints for the imagination, Leyla Modirzadeh's Everyday Oddities breaks through the hazy miasma of ordinary awareness and reminds us of how refreshingly beneficial it is to focus our attention on the deeper lyricism that animates quotidian life. Delightful! -Dr. Bryan Smyth, author of Merleau-Ponty's Existential Phenomenology and the Realization of Philosophy Leyla Modirzadeh's work is imaginative, witty, and colorful, with a view of the world all her own. I welcome viewers to the singular vision within the pages of this book. Slick commercial imagery dominates the 21st Century. This book of art is a breath of fresh air. -Ping Chong, theater director, choreographer, video and installation artist A unique offering of unfeigned fairy tales in fine line and graceful hue, Leyla Modirzadeh's Everyday Oddities stops time with elegant imaginaries of aqua, arbor, everyday magic, and intermittent disquiet. -Dr. Paul Austerlitz, author of Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity and Merengue: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity The year 2019-2020 became an unforgettable year for all of us about midway through, but for Leyla Modirzadeh it was already the subject of a chronicle of small life events that, as she brings each one to life through whimsical drawings, becomes a rich tapestry of minor moments made significant, raising the trivial and the banal to the level of fundamental importance in a life marked by the inevitable processes of aging, death, and evolving human relationships. Whether evoking the double pain of losing a dear pet and a dental procedure in a single day or the small pleasures of relaxing in a community pool, these daily musings in the form of Haiku come to life in the comical and colorful images that accompany them. The reader is sure to see a part of themselves here as well as the humor in the everyday that we so often overlook. -Dr. Anne Quinney, author of Paris-Bucharest, Bucharest-Paris: Francophone Writers from Romania

Like a kaleidoscopic tin of curiously strong mints for the imagination, Leyla Modirzadeh's Everyday Oddities breaks through the hazy miasma of ordinary awareness and reminds us of how refreshingly beneficial it is to focus our attention on the deeper lyricism that animates quotidian life. Delightful! -Dr. Bryan Smyth, author of Merleau-Ponty's Existential Phenomenology and the Realization of Philosophy Leyla Modirzadeh's work is imaginative, witty, and colorful, with a view of the world all her own. I welcome viewers to the singular vision within the pages of this book. Slick commercial imagery dominates the 21st Century. This book of art is a breath of fresh air. -Ping Chong, theater director, choreographer, video and installation artist A unique offering of unfeigned fairy tales in fine line and graceful hue, Leyla Modirzadeh's Everyday Oddities stops time with elegant imaginaries of aqua, arbor, everyday magic, and intermittent disquiet. -Dr. Paul Austerlitz, author of Jazz Consciousness: Music, Race, and Humanity and Merengue: Dominican Music and Dominican Identity The year 2019-2020 became an unforgettable year for all of us about midway through, but for Leyla Modirzadeh it was already the subject of a chronicle of small life events that, as she brings each one to life through whimsical drawings, becomes a rich tapestry of minor moments made significant, raising the trivial and the banal to the level of fundamental importance in a life marked by the inevitable processes of aging, death, and evolving human relationships. Whether evoking the double pain of losing a dear pet and a dental procedure in a single day or the small pleasures of relaxing in a community pool, these daily musings in the form of Haiku come to life in the comical and colorful images that accompany them. The reader is sure to see a part of themselves here as well as the humor in the everyday that we so often overlook. -Dr. Anne Quinney, author of Paris-Bucharest, Bucharest-Paris: Francophone Writers from Romania

Author Information

"Leyla Modirzadeh is an Iranian American artist, performer, and educator. She has acted in theaters across the country, including the Kennedy Center, Wisdom Bridge Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, and The Group Theatre. Her writing has been featured in various publications, including ""Wild Words"" and ""Arts Education for Social Justice."" In 2002, she founded Two Little Heads Productions, a film and video production company in New York City. She currently teaches acting at UC Berkeley. More information about Leyla can be found at www.leylamodirzadeh.com."

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