Look Closer [David’s blog on Two Artists Tuesday]
It is not in my nature to look closely. I more easily jump into the sky and see clearly the lay of the land. It’s why I am drawn to metaphor and appreciate the universal stories. It’s what made me...
View ArticleTell The Deeper Story [David’s blog on DR Thursday]
Walking on our trail in the middle of December, we rounded a corner and stopped. The dramatic shadows of the trees made long and distinct by the low-to-the-horizon winter sun. “It’s mid-December,” she...
View ArticleHonor The Error [David’s blog on Not So Flawed Wednesday]
“Art is human. Error is human. Art is error.” ~ David Bayles & Ted Orland, Art & Fear I adore all three parts of this syllogism. Just don’t ask me if the reasoning is inductive or deductive...
View ArticleWish For It [David’s blog on KS Friday]
“The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” ~ Paulo Coelho And so we tie up another year according to the latest iteration of the Roman calendar. As is customary on the waning days of...
View ArticleWelcome The Surprise [David’s blog on Merely A Thought Monday]
“I would love to live like the river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” ~ John O’Donohue Day one. A mimosa. A special breakfast. A question: what will this year bring? In truth,...
View ArticleExpect The Burst [David’s blog on saturday morning smack-dab.]
It’s alright. I know she will inevitably burst and I’ll be covered head-to-toe in her thoughts and opinions. She’s the same way with gifts. She can’t buy presents ahead of time because she gets too...
View ArticleLife Spilling Out [David’s blog on KS Friday]
If this beautiful winter skeleton of Queen Anne’s Lace was a sculpture – my sculpture – it would be titled The Impossibility of Containment. Trying to hold on to the magic movement of life. It spills...
View ArticleLook Closely [David’s blog on Two Artists Tuesday]
Look closely. The turkeys slept in the neighbor’s tree. All night. Only two. The third turkey was last seen gobbling at the end of the street. In the dim grey light of morning, while the coffee...
View ArticleKnow The Context [David’s blog on DR Thursday]
Things are rarely what they seem at first glance. One tidbit of information, one step to the left or right and a new perspective opens, the image shifts, and everything comes into focus. Change need...
View ArticleEnter And Listen [David’s blog on Merely A Thought Monday]
A Haiku for You A forest critter, Gnome, Leprechaun or Spirit, Tree Dweller, Heart Door. Sometimes I want to believe in magic. I want to think there is an angel at my side. I want to sit in the...
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