cobbling together the artist's life…coaching, acting, photography, writing, and music…
Granted, some people argue that negative thought can smoke out the problems, prevent illusionary thinking, and generally give a more realistic view of the world. However, negative energy and negative thinking do me no good. Faith, belief, inspiration, and hope all lead to better outcomes than thinking a thing can’t be done. My mental playlist …
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"Since sensationalism, power, and wealth dominate our cultural imaginations, we may not be willing to journey to the ephemeral, as the Japanese poets of old have, to see beauty in the disappearing lines or to see poetry in a drying puddle of water." - Mako Fujimura, Refractions.
Music moves us, those sounds of hammers striking strings, voices singing words or scatting, mallets pounding taut skins. We are attuned to shapes of time and space sculpted by musicians, the moment-to-moment shimmerings of sound that make our hips, knees, and arms want to undulate. Music is everywhere, is personal, is communal, is magic. Maybe …
So I've been experimenting with various ideas about what to do with the tetrameter that I've been writing each morning for over two years. For the moment, I've decided to pull fragments out and create panels experimenting with text and texture. I've got lots to learn visually, but it feels like there's potential here. …
I posted a question on my Facebook page this morning: “When you hear the word delight, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?” Not unexpectedly, the winners were things related to children, laughter, music, and culinary treats. And “Turkish.” I experienced something this week that has me thinking more seriously about this seemingly airy …
JEFF BERRYMAN 