“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” James Baldwin Just now, I texted everyone I have a current iMessage conversation with “Thank you for being human with me”. It is because… Continue reading Serendipitous gifts
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Corners Turned
It’s too early to tell precisely. But I suspect I may have stumbled onto something I’d like to do for a while, which helps me to feel less powerless in the world, gets me outside, teaches me to grow food, teaches me about land preservation, restoration, and conservation, shows me how to effectively irrigate using… Continue reading Corners Turned
SEAF 2013
Disclaimer: After a long week on my feet, I am a bit fried mentally, more than a bit exhausted physically, and yet still rather awake and energetic. My creativity is in the shitter, though, so if you’re hoping for poetry unfortunately I doubt you’ll find much this time. You will, however, find a blog entry… Continue reading SEAF 2013
I do not write stories.
Dr. Papernick sat quietly at the end of his desk, short white clown hair darting every which way, his small blue eyes nearly level to the desktop, peering into a chickenwire cage. He sat far back from the tableside, leaning forward in his rolling armless chair, elbows propped on his wide knees, lips smashed into… Continue reading I do not write stories.
The Mask
My choreography for my (public, and for charity) performance on the 22nd is basically already written, and basically always was. Though I haven’t had the chance to perform my favorite act very often, I know it like the curve of my own hip. I also know whatever changes I do make, or whatever snafu’s happen… Continue reading The Mask
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Art is freeing and also the most rigid stifling cage imaginable.
A breakthrough, finally
AHA!! I finally figured out why I am so pissed & frustrated about my art not selling more, EVEN THOUGH I LIKE IT and don’t mind having it around, AND why it’s felt so much more primal and deep than just having trouble making a charmed living. The more art I collect the less room… Continue reading A breakthrough, finally
Namaste, suckers: My Qi Revolution experience
Friday, July 20, 2012: Packing for a 4-day, 36 hour Qigong seminar at the Tacoma Convention center. I am not bringing a laptop. Recently, along with about 425 other people, I trekked down to Tacoma to attend “Qi Revolution“, presented by Jeff Primack. The course is $99 and the CEU (continuing education credits, which are… Continue reading Namaste, suckers: My Qi Revolution experience
Wonder
I’ve been traveling through painting, lately. Doing a lot of things I haven’t done much before, like take a week to finish a painting, let layers dry and having a fresh take on it the next day, stretching the canvas myself before starting, etc. Even my methods are changing a little. I am trying out… Continue reading Wonder
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“For we have thought the longer thoughts And gone the shorter way.” —Ernest Hemingway, Poetry, January 1923