harry, nibbled to death, lapis, azure, workshop,workshopping, atelier.Patricia Cadolle and her dog, Praline, at the Cadolle atelier.

Patricia Cadolle and her dog, Praline, at the Cadolle atelier.Credit...Lucie Cipolla for The New York Times

拋開藝術家不談，多數時候，你能看到的只是一些房間還有舊傢具（但有一個例外：弗里達·卡羅[Frida Kahlo]在墨西哥城的故居藍房子[Casa Azul]）。

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Three years ago a workshop group helped me to realize how harried and driven I felt by out side demands — "nibbled to death by ducks" was the way one person ..

harry
verb [T] FORMAL
to repeatedly demand something from someone, often causing them to feel anxious or angry:
She harried the authorities, writing letters and getting up petitions.

harried
adjective
I saw a harried-looking mother at the checkout trying to manage two small children and a mountain of shopping.

nibble
verb
1 [I or T] to eat something by taking a lot of small bites:
Have you got some peanuts for us to nibble while the party warms up?
A mouse has nibbled through the computer cables.
Jenny's hamster's nibbled a hole in the sofa.

2 [T] to bite something gently and repeatedly:
She nibbled his ear.

nibble 
noun
1 [C] when you nibble something:
Just take/have a nibble to see if you like the taste.

2 [S] an expression of interest in something:
Our house was on the market for six months and there wasn't a single nibble.

nibbles
plural noun UK INFORMAL
small pieces of food that are eaten between or before meals, often with alcoholic drinks:
I bought some crisps and nuts and other nibbles.

lap・is laz・u・li

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━━ n. 【鉱】ラピスラズリ; 瑠璃(るり)（色）, 群青色.

az・ure

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━━ n., a. 空色（の）; （the ～） 青空.
n.

1. 1. A light purplish-blue.
   2. Heraldry. The color blue.
2. The blue sky.

[Middle English, from Old French azur, from Medieval Latin azura, from Arabic al-lāzaward, the azure : al-, the + lāzaward, azure (from Persian lājward, lapis lazuli).]

atelier

Pronunciation: /əˈtɛlɪeɪ/

Definition of atelier

noun

• a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer.

Origin:

late 17th century: from French, from Old French astelle 'splinter of wood', from Latin astula