pruning
Can you see all those little branches at the top of the tree going all “sproingy”, jumping up straight towards the sky? And can you sort of see how this poor tree has been massacred by my too-dull cutting sheers? And that what look like “sproingy” things are really trees in the distance? Well, that’s […]
interrupted
Whenever I get interrupted, my first response is, “Oh no!” But inevitably, I’m glad afterwards. And I never can guess why. When I was hanging my show in DC, there was a fire in the building. “RONK RONK RONK” – that penetrating sound. I think: “Is this a joke?” No. We all, all in this […]
more advice
(i cloud, you cloud, water cloud…) Certain advice just has a way of staying with you. You recognize it: “Yes. TRUTH.” Never to be forgotten. Well, ideally. As in the pity party (you recall?). So, this next piece of advice came during that same time period. I had now moved into the house that needed […]
words
… we put things in words and don’t much notice how they have altered that bit of the world for us forever. (Susan Rethorst, A Choreographic Mind). Susan Rethorst is talking about dance. But she could as well have been referring to art. I used to have a piece of art that said: “Art is for […]
show’s up!
Title of show: 13.8 Billion Years Ago 13.8 billion years ago was the Big Bang. So much time has passed and we are as restless as ever. We may seek calm, but, as the Buddhists say, “our wild horse mind” still runs away with many of us: Stimson Gallery, DC. Until mid July.
freedom through “I”
(lotta ice, lotta snow, lotta wind) I, that is, “I”, want to follow up on that discussion of the first person that excited me so much in reading Zadie Smith. I think of my dear friend, Leigh, when I write this, because she mentions over and over that what she wants to offer, through her […]
full reaction mode
Do you know how, every once in a while, something catches you, really catches you sideways/unexpectedly, and you react? Just react! You are in full reaction mode. Gotcha. Well, this happened yesterday and it caught me off-guard. I was so surprised, I didn’t say anything at the time. I just witnessed the conversation and witnessed […]
bathing in forest air
(very faint tree shadow) I create art. And then I do things to support creating my art. And one thing I love to do is get out into the beautiful woods of NH. NH woods are like no other. Because there is so much granite – that both makes the high mountains but also the […]
why use the first person
I’m so flipped out excited about Zadie Smith that I’m sure I won’t do her justice. But this essay is indebted to her: on how powerful the first person is. I found her essay so rich that I want to come back to it again and again. But today, I want to share this piece: […]
vagus nerve
(cleaning up all the hooks, re-stringing them on new elastic) I was talking to my online group today about Thupten Jinpa’s book, the Fearless Heart, in which he talks about compassion. He notes that in the western culture, the whole basis that we as humans understand ourselves and our government, etc, is based on Darwin: […]
