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: […]
March 1!
We made it to March. Did you remember to say, “Rabbit Rabbit” before anything else???? Congratulations! You now guaranteed yourself good luck for the next 31 days. Who knows what would have happened if you forgot! Advice? You want to remember advice. But superstition. You MUST remember. “Come in the same door you go out.” […]
okay already
You recall way back when – when you were in school and you were looking forward to recess? Or the end of the school day? And then, you realize, man, I have another class? You know, that kind of structure that you felt stuck in. Well, that’s the way this weather (more snow) feels like […]
don’t pass up the chance
Years ago, before moving into a house with my husband and four children (when they were small), I contacted Tom, an interior designer. This friend with a fancy house had recommended him. Tom came by, took one look at the house and told me, “You don’t need me. You need all the guys who do […]
stay on it
Not a great photo, this one. It’s of an embroidery I did a while ago. Each of the girls is thinking about something different. Focussing here there and everywhere. That’s me. I’m in my end of work on a piece phase. Lots of details. Glueing (yes glueing) in an attempt to hold the pieces on […]
