How art invites us to see—and become—more
“Why should an artist’s way of looking at the world have any meaning for us? Why does it give us pleasure? Because, I believe, it…
Author: Kim Hermanson
Dr. Kim Hermanson helps creatives, pioneers, and seekers break free from linear thinking and access a deeper, more expansive intelligence through metaphor. An educator and adjunct professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute, she guides people into the mind’s third space—an untapped field of profound beauty and knowing. Learn more at MetaphorMind Lab.
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Why creativity and life thrive in being ‘too much’
One of my favorite art quotes is from Pauline Kael, the American film critic known for her witty and insightful movie reviews: “Art doesn’t come…
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Forms of inspiration
In a class I taught last fall, I posed the question, “What inspires you?” The following is what the students came up with. I’ve had…
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Textile & clothing class at Iowa State University, 1956
I discovered my mother’s final project for her Textile and Clothing class. She got a B on the project, even though it looks like many…
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Reflections on life’s journeys: A poem from Tamika Harmon’s Known and Unknown
For several years, I lived in Northwest Montana among a cool crowd of creative, hippie folk. (Before this I had thought that the only interesting…
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