Order Up!
What if everything we make– Art– is because someone else, thousands of someones, placed their order?? What if nothing is made in a void,...
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Jan 1, 20201 min read
Tending Soil
“An atmosphere,” he said. What he was trying to create with “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was “an atmosphere that allows people to be...
Jan 1, 20201 min read
The New Year Looks to Us
Oh, what does the New Year see in me? I certainly see myself. But from where does it reckon who I am? -John Bragstad, Bringing in the New...
Sep 25, 20191 min read
Images are Symbols
How to draw my cat, Per. I just realized that for me, drawings are symbols / touchstones / hieroglyphs– they don’t tell all of the story,...
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Lake Superior Selkies
Last winter I saw a photo of these two fabulous ladies swimming in Superior… in January. I said, “I need a wetsuit!,” and next thing you...
Sep 1, 20194 min read
The True Self is 11 Years Old
I’ve been thinking about my 11-year-old self a lot lately. As I planned my 37th birthday party, as she always does, 11-year-old Rose...
Jul 15, 20193 min read
Honeybee Magic
I’ve never liked “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” I hated that the fable was pro-hard-working, no-time-for-fun-or-art ant. I identified...
May 11, 20182 min read
What is Magic?
photo by John David Dela-Peri What is Magic? It is fierceness and generosity. It is one hundred children sitting cross-legged on the...
Mar 28, 20162 min read
What Feeds the Soul
My own art, other people’s art– it’s all part of being an advocate for Joy. When we all experience life as being Magical and Good, then...
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