Dervishes of Devotion, A Poem
Field Notes from Within My heart is a staunch defender of allI am, beating with relentless passionthe wherewithal of my …
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Titian in a Venetian Palace in Downtown Boston, Or Lost in Time and Space
That’s how I felt visiting the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum when visiting Boston a few weeks ago. I went to …
Brimless Being, A Poem
Brimless Being Sharp edges, sharp endings, thingsthat shatter like teacups on tiled floors,hurt feelings, resentments, things thatbind like too-tight shoes. …
Chopin’s Nocturnes Tinkling the Keys of Consciousness
I spent Sunday morning in bed with my coffee listening to Chopin’s complete nocturnes playing on my phone beside me. …
Touch and Texture, What Satisfies the Eye
I’ve always loved the intricacy of highly textured things, in art as well as in the natural world, like tree …
The Truth Will Always Be
Every day I spend listening to music, sometimes stretches as long as five or more hours at a time, while …
A Glimpse Into the Studios (and Minds) of Famous Artists
Aside from her paint brushes, we don’t see much of Georgia O’Keefe’s studio here, but I couldn’t resist including her …
In Defense of Joy
We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must havethe stubbornness to accept our …
Struggling to Blog
I’ve been struggling to find something to blog about this week. Actually I spent half a day yesterday working on …
The Art of Mothering on Mothers Day
Margarita Sikorskaia 1968, St. Petersburg, Russia My understanding of what “mothering” is, or could be, was hugely influenced by this …
