I'm not really a clown kind of guy, but years ago, back in the 80's, I spent a memorable evening of theatre in the presence of one of the best. Avner the Eccentric, he called himself, and I remember laughing as hard as I have ever laughed that night. You know the kind of laugh …
Making Sense and Nonsense: A Conversation at Vermillion
Last night I was privileged to hang out with my friend and collage artist extraordinaire Marty Gordon. We decided to take in a conversation of seeming epic proportion at a Capitol Hill art gallery gathering place called Vermillion, where a man named John Boylan was hosting a artist-dense conversation on the notion of making …
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World Building
Jonathan Harris is an artist I just came across last night, but already, there's something about what he's up to that appeals to me. Go to his website to explore. He begins with a clear statement of vision, and then you go to a page with descriptions of his work. He is …
Artistic Desire, Artistic Torment
So my friend wrote a comment on my post entitled "An Artist's Prayer" that read something like this: "How do you know the difference between artistic desire and artistic torment? It seems one and the same some days." Honestly, I'm not sure what she meant in asking the question, but given my mood today, it …
The Limits of Language: Beauty
I don't know when "the beautiful" became so important to me. Was it an idea or an experience? Notions of truth came first, primarily because of a religious upbringing, and the good wasn't on my radar for many years, at least not as a concept. But somewhere along the way, "beauty" came along …
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