December 9, 2014Build slowlyRunning metaphors find their way into my teaching, thinking and making all the time, especially when I’ve been sick and I haven’t been able to run. […]
December 8, 2014It all matters.When I read and I come across a phrase or passage that challenges or inspires me, I record it in one of my Commonplace Books. Today […]
December 7, 2014Studio gazingAt my bench in my studio is a bulletin board filled with various cards and other things that inspire me. Some of these cards are over 10 […]
December 6, 2014Open for Fun20 years ago I was preparing to move to the tiny island of St. Kitts to begin my service as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I was […]
December 5, 2014Internal versus ExternalWhen I was in college, I remember a conversation with a fellow art student about living in one place for the rest of his life versus […]
December 4, 2014Alone, yet not aloneToday is Rainer Maria Rilke‘s birthday. I often turn to his writings, and have since college when I first read Letters to a Young Poet. Today […]