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Bang On Stuff
from Lucy & The Waterfox by David Robinson John said, “The real challenge is how to help people across the ‘I can’t’ line.” What a great phrase! I imagined myself drawing a line in the sand while...
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Remember The Fire
This is the first painting in a triptych I did for The Creatures Of Prometheus, a performance I did with The Portland Chamber Orchestra. Special kudos to Jen and Brad for housing these enormous...
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Feel The Ripple
Baby Cat settles in “The fabric of creation ripples when people love each other,” the leader prayed. I opened my ipad to capture the phrase. I liked the image of creation as a dynamic living fabric, a...
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Feel The Day
My favorite face of exuberance. And so, the sun! These crisp, bright fall days bring pause. They make us slow down and pay attention to the small things, the sensual things: the smell of coffee, the...
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Return To Center
My sister posted some photos and a video of our father dressed as Santa Claus. He was playing the role for her grandchildren, his great-grandchildren. The photo made me smile and the moving images took...
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See It Blaze
text from Krishnamurti as it appears in my painting Every once in a while the things I read, the experiences of my life, seem to coordinate. Like a thought-confluence, the books, the poems, the...
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Experience The Miracle
From the archives: Pidgeon Pier. This painting is about paying attention “It has become my view–my faith–that all elements of nature have that power to produce peace. It is surely why so many are drawn...
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Thoughts Babble. Hearts Speak.
TODAY’S FEATURED THOUGHT FOR HUMANS Sometimes the hardest thing to do is cut through the mental chatter, the fear stories and investments in obstacles to hear what your heart already knows: what is...
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There Is Wisdom In Dancing
TODAY’S FEATURED THOUGHT FOR HUMANS To restate an old notion: knowledge is not wisdom. And, often times, our reliance on knowledge blinds us to wisdom (for instance, passing a test has little or...
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Be An Avid Catcher Of Your Thoughts
TODAY’S FEATURED IDEA FOR HUMANS This notion is the heart of change. It is the practice of self-awareness. Listen to the story you tell yourself about your self. It is ripe with ideas, dreams, and...
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Focus On The Important Stuff
an offer from TwoArtistMakingStuffForHumans A note from the temporary site of TwoArtistsMakingStuffForHumans: The waxing moon was muted with fog. It made the air shimmer. Avalon was near. Although it...
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Answer The Question With A Question
carrying on the tradition (and my heroes): mike and sabrina bartram at Changing Faces Theatre Company Many years ago at the start of my career I bumbled into running a summer theatre company. It would...
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Find Love Everywhere [on Two Artists Tuesday]
In a former life I had an office and on the wall of the office was a poster with the English alphabet as found on butterfly wings. Sometimes I think our only real purpose on this earth is to...
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Open, Open, Open [on Chicken Marsala Monday]
“I found that I could say things with colors and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” ~ Georgia O’Keefe The first time Jim, one of the most brilliant actor/directors...
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Count It [on Not So Flawed Wednesday]
People like to count things. Kerri and I are people so it only follows that on this melange anniversary week that we’ve been counting all manner of things. 52 weeks. 5 posts a week. 260 posts times...
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Lose Your Right Mind [on Merely A Thought Monday]
I have made some incredibly bad decisions in my life that set off a chain of events that led to some extraordinary, life-illuminating experiences. Conversely, I have made some incredibly good,...
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Listen To The Heart [on KS Friday]
This morning, sitting to write about this piece, I find that I have too much to say. Too much to say about missing and memory and delight and yearning. In trying to choose a thought-path I realized...
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Start The Ripple [on DR Thursday]
The mantra goes like this: Actually, it is a meditation of ripples. The second round, after the “I”, someone very close is named. On the third round, someone a bit farther out, and so on until the...
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Decide To See [on Two Artists Tuesday]
When you come to our house, pay attention to the small things. You will find many, many, many hearts. Heart shaped rocks, heart shaped leaves, shells that are the shape of a heart. This is not an...
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Draw The Symbol [on DR Thursday]
Sometimes drawing is like free writing. I capture the lines and images as they arise without edit or evaluation. It is more akin to following than leading. It’s a meditation. I draw for the surprise...
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