Rebuilding a Life
Hey Friends, I’ve finally resigned myself to the fact that most of the in-person things I used to do are not coming back any time soon, and possibly never...
Category: Musings
Uniquely You
Hi Friends, My painting style isn’t exactly conventional. I push the canvas into wet paint, use household tools to make marks, and scrunch the canvas up i...
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...
Make Mistakes
Hi Friends, What’s that saying — if you’re not failing you’re not trying? I was working on several layered and sanded paintings this wee...
On Feeling Vulnerable
Hi Friends, Hairdressers closed down last March because of the pandemic, and the last time I got my hair cut was in February. I thought I would just let my hair...
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...