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,...
Artists as muses
The visionary artist Alex Grey has said, “When artists give form to revelation, their art can advance, deepen and potentially transform...
The Dance of Color
Wassily Kandinsky, the famed painter said, “Color provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power still unknown but real, which acts on...
Art as relationship
As I say often, art saved my life. I'm not talking about fine art - although it is certainly part of the treasure house. What I'm talking...
When Art touches a Person
Today I want to speak to the way art can touch people without their ever really comprehending that it's happening. It is a process of...
When the muses call
Here's the thing: when you are too exhausted to go on one more day in your great job, or great company, or great non-profit, or great...