Ten years ago, I found myself sitting in on a drawing class in Oakland. The topic that day was shading—how to capture the play of light and shadow around an image. The instructor gave a beautiful demonstration, and I was captivated. I thanked them, left the classroom, and barely made it out the door before…
In 2001, during National Poetry Month, Robert Siegel on NPR’s All Things Considered asked Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz whether poetry was a dying art. Kunitz replied, “No, in fact, people are more involved with poetry now than I’ve ever seen in my lifetime.” This optimism wasn’t always Kunitz’s outlook. In the 1970s, fewer people were…
Last Friday January 23rd, the French painter and art teacher Paul Reynard died in his New York home. He wasn’t particularly well known for his art in the United States (in fact I couldn’t find any images of his paintings on the Internet.) However, I loved something he once said about the creative process: “…there…
I just watched Meetings with Remarkable Men, a fascinating film based on the book by Greek-Armenian mystic G.I. Gurdjieff (1866–1949). Both the book and film explore Gurdjieff’s early experiences and his encounters with several “remarkable” individuals who shaped his understanding of life and spirituality. One scene in the movie really stood out to me. Gurdjieff…
Nearly everyone I know right now seems to be “waiting.” We’re waiting for decisions to be made—waiting for leaders to act, for resolutions to come, for the world to shift. Whether it’s political transitions, economic recovery, climate action, or personal uncertainties, waiting seems to be the theme of our time. But lately, I’ve been experiencing…
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