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...
Art and Order
"God geometrizes" says the adage from "The Old Commentary," -- an esoteric work by Helena Blavatsky. This short phrase speaks to the...
Art and the Sacred
We've all seen it somewhere: a serene Buddha in a garden or entryway, creating a sense of sanctity even if we know nothing of the Buddha...
Awakening the art of noticing
I remember the first time I was taken to a museum. I was about 9, I went with my mother to the Museum of Fine Art in Houston; and we...
Visionary Art, Part Two: Art as catalyst
I have always been a visionary. I may have inherited this quality, if that's possible, from my father, who could foresee systems and...
Moving "Art" beyond the page
I did a sketch a few years ago about the impact of flowers upon me; but also then i was contemplating how flowers were impacted by light,...
