Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Art and Soul

                                                    Woman, 2005

Art exists to prepare the soul for tenderness.
--Anton Chekov

Signs of Life:
My friend Hope discovered this wonderfully odd and delightful site, yesterday, and I'll share it with you. Artists are an unpredictable lot, which is part of their charm. The Wildgoose Museum seems archetypal, in that regard. Enjoy!
http://janewildgoose.co.uk/collections

                                                     Shakti, 1994

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Quote of the Day

                                                                    Incantation, 1992

Nothing is more cheerful than the urge to commit art.
--Garrison Keillor

On the days when I take the time to paint at my easel, to cut and paste a collage at my work table or to wander about with my camera being amazed by the beauty and variety of the world, I am so happy! The same is true if I'm exploring a new recipe with ingredients that are strange to me -- what a wonderful alchemical laboratory the kitchen becomes! Time, as José Argüelles says, is not money -- it's art! Even the words we speak or write can be crafted with a reverence for connection, honoring and clarity; for  honesty, compassion and upliftment. Whatever your tasks, today, whatever your needs, let loose the urge to commit art into them, and see what results; what amazing thing is birthed, right out of the center of your being. I wish you a day filled with good cheer!

Signs of Life:
For a heartwarming story and a demonstration of how good cheer works, go to
http://www.godvine.com/Thrown-Away-Dog-Saves-a-Little-Girl-from-Death-671.html
                                                                Birth of Horus, 1992