August 5, 2012Seek only the truthThere is no denying that the artist is someone who is full of questions, who cries them out in great angst who discovers rainbow answers in […]
July 29, 2012Stumbling on HappinessOne cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make happiness; one only stumbles upon them by chance, in a lucky hour, at the world’s end […]
July 22, 2012Live your Life, Live your Life, Live your Life.I first read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath during my junior year abroad in Paris, in the days before email and internet, when I would […]
July 15, 2012Chop wood, carry waterWhen I arrived home after interviewing for my job as Assistant Professor of Art at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Doug presented me with an […]
July 8, 2012Each of us is the maker of our own happinessKaždý je sám svojho šťastia kováč, a phrase my Grandma Thomas used to say. I come from a line of strong Slovak women. I adored my […]
July 7, 2012Gold Stars, the Restlessness updateI love gold stars or any kind of little reward for my efforts. Mostly, these are private rewards, little things I earn alone. I’ve been earning a […]