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December 22, 2015

Advent Day 22: Happiness comes in waves

Many years ago I made an artist book entitled Happiness Comes in Waves. It’s a fantastic little book that utilizes one of my favorite structures, the […]
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December 21, 2015

Advent Day Twenty-One: Into your groove

One of my favorite podcasts is Krista Tippett’s On Being. She broadcasts a new episode, or sometimes a popular previous episode, nearly every week. Last week […]
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December 20, 2015

Advent Day Twenty: Try transforming

Lots of shapes, colors and line converge in today’s collage, and many of the collages made in the past three weeks. Some are down right chaotic. […]
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December 19, 2015

Advent Day Nineteen: Let Go

I received some feedback on Wednesday that forced me to take a look at some of the things I am not doing and avoiding in relation […]
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December 18, 2015

Advent Day Eighteen: Keep at it

Anyone who has tried to eliminate a bad habit, or start a new one, knows how difficult it can be, and frustrating. Especially when you know […]
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December 17, 2015

Advent Day Seventeen: Need

What do we really need? Really. Need. I ask you to meditate on that today…let the definition from an old dictionary inspire you to think on […]
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December 16, 2015

Advent Day Sixteen: Eagle

On Monday as I was driving along the Massachusetts turnpike I luckily spotted a bald eagle perched in a tree. A friend recently recounted an experience […]
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December 15, 2015

Advent Day Fifteen: Converge

What exactly is converging here? Little dots and pathways back and forth and back and forth finds its way into my work regularly. Often the dots are […]
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December 14, 2015

Advent Day Fourteen: Chimeras

Chimeras, what a great word. It definitely goes onto the list of possible titles for future exhibitions. The origin of the words comes from Greek mythology, […]
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December 13, 2015

Advent Day 13: Steady Practice

Often when I sit down to make these collages, what I think I am going to make and what I end up making are two very […]
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December 12, 2015

Advent Day Twelve: Saucy

Noisy. Restless. Sauciness. I’m feeling all of these things right now. Primo Levi also says it all for me right now. Unfinished Business Sir, please accept […]
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December 11, 2015

Advent Day Eleven: Time Change/Change Time

Time change. Change time. Time to change. Change the time. Change your mind. Change your time. Time your mind, time your change. Whoa.  A couple of […]
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December 10, 2015

Advent Day Ten: Reframe

Reframe: Reframing is a way of viewing and experiencing events, ideas, concepts and emotions to find more positive alternatives, as defined in the Cognitive Reframing entry on […]
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December 9, 2015

Advent Day Nine: The time is always now

There is never a time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment, the time is always […]
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December 8, 2015

Advent Day Eight: Acquainted with the Night

Nevertheless the moon Heightens the secret Sleep long withheld Dry for a rain of dreams– Flies straight above me White, hot-hearted, Among the streaming Firmament armies. […]
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December 7, 2015

Advent Day Seven: Growing Old Isn’t for Sissies

In our home gym, we have these two posters on the wall from Northern Sun. These posters remind us every single day that while growing old […]
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