December 9, 2015
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 […]
December 8, 2015
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. […]
December 7, 2015
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 […]
December 6, 2015
Swoop: a celebration of a fun word. Swoon. Swell. Sweet. Swish. Swoosh. Swizzle. That ‘sw’ sound, so fun to say. I dare you, add some of […]
December 5, 2015
This time of year is packed with all kinds of obligations. Parties, shopping, decorating, baking, cooking, oh my! For educators/students: end-of-semester projects, presentations, grading, etc, etc. […]
December 4, 2015
The past six months of my life are crowded with changes. Some mostly wanted? Others completely unwanted, and I’ve had to find all kinds of courage within […]
December 3, 2015
Practice takes practice is a phrase that Doug coined for us a number of years ago to help us both remain committed to our various rituals […]
December 2, 2015
This year’s PRESS Monthly Mantra calendar is a collaboration with student’s in MCLA Professor Frances Jones-Sneed’s class Women, Race and Society. The students, Frances and I […]
December 1, 2015
My bicycle teaches me things all the time. From the necessity of getting back on after you fall off to the hill is your friend, even […]
December 21, 2014
In Michael Pollen’s book Cooked, in the chapter on Fermentation, he makes some comment along the lines that people who are easily disgusted are often terrified […]
December 20, 2014
The two lessons that continually circle back to me are learning how to be patient and how not to cultivate useless anxiety. Henri Nouwen wrote this about […]
December 18, 2014
From Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, Rome, December 23, 1903, as translated by Johanna Macy in Anita Barrows in A Year with Rilke. I often […]
December 17, 2014
In 2010 I was lucky enough to participate in Phase Two of Monstress Productions experiment entitled Here & Now. I don’t remember how I received the […]
December 16, 2014
One of my first projects in graduate school found me making “prints” of my hands. I made detailed linocuts of my fingerprint pattern, digital maps of […]
December 15, 2014
Sometimes I have no idea what I am making. Today is one of those days. I look forward to ten months from now when I will […]
December 14, 2014
During the week of prep for the PRESS Calendar Release Party, right after Thanksgiving, I got sick. I’m not a very good sick person. I don’t […]