Continue Reading Arcing, Stilling, Bending, Gathering. Rather than spend time reading today, I encourage you to listen. Classical composer Lisa Illean creates music that is often serene, able…
Continue Reading Self-Deception and Denial (2) Today’s images were made by a young photographer from New York City. Ben Zank was on a meteoric rise as an artist…
Continue Reading Self Deception and Denial (1) When I talk with my friends we often circle back to the question of finding the right balance: When is it ok…
Continue Reading Salvia and Szymborska to the Rescue. One of those weeks. Between the heat and a body with its own intentions I had to cancel all planned outings, miffed…
Continue Reading Juneteenth 2024 Today is Juneteenth. We mark the day in 1865 when the last of enslaved Black Americans in Texas first learned of the…
Continue Reading Walking Among the Beasts. Phew. Don’t have to start with my innervated spiel about art and botanical gardens, sounding like a broken record. As it turns…
Continue Reading June Excursion. If you like vistas, wildflowers and wondrous limestone ponds, come walk with me around a lake or two at the southern side…
Continue Reading Art as Witness. These are the woes of slaves; They glare from the abyss; They cry, from unknown graves, “We are the witnesses!” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Witnesses Just…
Continue Reading Monsters among us. The election results for the European Parliament are in. While not surprising, they are horrifying regarding the advancing power of the extremist…
Continue Reading Spread Peace: Yoko Ono’s installation at Portland Japanese Garden. “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” -Yoko Ono The next few days (6/7…
