Dear Mr. Kavanaugh
Dear Mr. Kavanaugh. My heart really goes out to you and your family for what you are currently enduring. I can only at present utter a...
The Wonder of Fine Print
I've just landed in San Francisco. It's late at night, I'm staying in a collective living/hosting home in the Haight, and despite...
Going elemental: Gifts and secrets of burnout
In the autumn of 2009, I burned out. Like most enthusiastic people, I was still peddling in mid-air, not realizing why i had no traction...
The Art of JOY
Many of these writing focus on themes in the arts; but today i want to point towards quality of life, and speak to art in service of...
Enchanting Evolution: Art as Momentum Beyond Religion or Science
One ambition close to my heart is to inspire and enchant your world. Featured above is a still from Disney's Fantasia, in the "Dance of...
Dealing with depths and darkness through Art
There are times when life takes us down. We feel either beaten down, or fallen, or abandoned, or defeated or overwhelmed by grief and...
Aesthetics and Anaesthesia
The famous social catalyst Caroline Casey says that when we lose our senses we are also untouched by beauty. I had never considered that...
Planetary Art
The greatest gift of art is to inspire love. Not just romantic love, which is terrific; but a deeper love, a kind of appreciation for...
Art for Community Healing
"Like lighting a fire in the middle of a frozen night," asserts community artist Lily Yeh, "art can bring a blighted community back to...
Creating Anew
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of every day life.” -- Pablo Picasso While the word "art" does conjure images of paintings or...
