December 12, 2017
This post is a reblog from Krista Tippett’s On Being BY SHARON SALZBERG (@SHARONSALZBERG). I’ve taken classes with Sharon Salzberg at Kripalu in Lenox, MA and one day […]
December 11, 2017
My understanding of the word silence changed dramatically after I read Rebecca Solnit’s essay “Silence Is Broken,” found in The Mother of All Questions. Maria Popova writes a […]
December 10, 2017
I return to a phrase and a variation of the phrase from Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Walking” (first published in 1862 in The Atlantic), whenever I need to […]
December 9, 2017
Love starts when fear ends was inscribed in the entryway of the Egyptian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale. The exhibit featured a multi-sensory film by artist […]
December 8, 2017
The etymology of a word often directs my art-making, especially when I am uncertain of a path. I’ll take a word, look at its origins, synonyms/antonyms, […]
December 7, 2017
Redacting text lives high on my list of techniques for manipulating words, whether found or my own. I don’t remember the origins of the text for today’s […]