It was such an honor to be interviewed on Eggshell Transformations with Imi Lo. I loved talking to Imi about deep knowing and why/how metaphor connects us with what is greater than ourselves. Here’s the link to the interview: https://www.buzzsprout.com/415966/10693815 Enjoy!
I’ve always wanted an art car. (I’ve admired them for years.) And after spending the July 4th weekend with my friend Dorcey (she’s one of the most inventive, wild, eccentric, creative people that I know), I went home and started painting my RV. It’s sort of like I broke through a barrier of some sort—from…
How to find the metaphor that’s “working” you right now: a. Spend time in nature (or a city park). Whatever stands out to you will be a metaphor. b. Notice the metaphors that show up in your conversations. c. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and then open your eyes. What is the first…
“…we must get rid of this outside feeling of looking in on art. We must get on the inside and press out. Art is simply a result of expression during right feeling…Any material will do. After all, the object is not to make art, but to be in the wonderful state which makes art inevitable.”…
Nearly everyone I know right now seems to be “waiting.” We’re waiting for our new president to take office of course. We’re also waiting for congress to make decisions about economic recovery packages and greenhouse gases and overseas wars. That list seems endless. But I’m doing another level of waiting. Robert Romanyshyn called it “waiting…
I’m in love with Robert Henri’s book The Art Spirit and I’ll share more later, but for now, take a look at his beautiful painting of a young child…And then read what he writes about painting children. I must win my way in with a child. He lives in a world that he has made,…
Discipline is a tool that numbs the mind. –Krishnamurti It seems a little dramatic, but perhaps there’s some truth to it. I often hear writers (famous and not-so-famous) go on-and-on about how they get up at dawn EVERY day to write for a specified number of hours. “It’s a discipline,” they seem to be lecturing….