Laughing at Ourselves
Hi Friends, After watching a film about the artist Banksy, my friend Wayne suggested that I inject some humor into my art by stencilling a cat somewhere into ea...
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Social Divide
Greetings Friends, The United States is currently facing an extreme division among our people on many issues ranging from politics to racial equality to the eff...
We Are All Artists
Hello Friends, Last week I was listening to an Art Juice podcast where artists Louise Fletcher and Alice Sheridan were talking about limiting beliefs. These are...
Creative Abrasion
Greetings Friends, I’ve been working on some new sanded collages, and I thought I’d show you the process. Of course I developed this by accident. Do...
There is Love Here
Hello Friends, One day last week I felt inspired to revisit the past. I opened my grandmother’s cedar chest, and sorted through the many treasured items s...
New Views on Health
Hi Friends, There’s a very good article in The Nation by Sonia Shah about a new approach to managing pathogens and pandemics. Shah looks at the developmen...
Spirit Bird
Hi Friends, This week I was inspired and deeply moved by the music of Australian singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd. Some of his songs incorpate themes of spirituali...
Seeking Truth
Greetings Friends, In a recent article, Jeff Krasno of Commune looked at the differences between countries that have managed to reduce and nearly eliminate COVI...
What Does Love Call You To Do?
Hello Friends, It’s been a rough week for me personally, and for all of us collectively in the United States. The Black Lives Matter movement has replaced...
Where to Now?
Hey Friends, Here in Ventura we’re easing out of lockdown. The stores are beginning to reopen with restrictions on the number of people that can be inside...