December 11, 2011.
What is art without vision, then?; Symmetry Breaking; Darren K. Woods on his passion for opera; Music to My Ears.
I was immersed in life to my fullest capacity the last two Sundays. Every cell felt like a sponge for Stillness, joy, love, warmth, observations, growth…
There comes a point when living and experiencing catch a momentum faster than one can share through any medium. I believe that’s when the real challenge begins for one who has decided to undertake being an artist.
We are all creative (some more talented or innately gifted than others); however, not all are artists.
Art without vision is creative stimulation for pleasure. In order to have ... read more »
Tagged art, choices, life, relating
For those of us for whom it is not about money (
although that is marvelous given one needs it, however minimally, to exist in this physical space without anxiety) nor about fame or celebrity (
celebrity is a choice and it comes and goes; fame may not be a choice and can be attributed for a variety of reasons one never intended) but about the fragrant, sweet gratification of having sewn our stitch or stitches in the Embroidery of what we saw and heard and what is Possible…for those of us, there is no alternative but persistence.
Mama says persistence means you believe [honestly] in the [realistic] value of what you have to offer regardless of however ... read more »
Tagged art, books, life, music, writing, writing process
Still Sundays.
November 13, 2011.
Stillness is a guardian angel.
That being said, on days where the frozen wind in New York City feels like the wrathy breathing of some evil gods, I do yell aloud, forgetting all I know about seasons, climate, and weather, “God you can’t be real! Because no one in his or her right mind would actually create a day this cold!”
Yet so far November feels like early spring. Will March then be like early winter? Maybe winter has never been that long after all? Climate change is changing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What do I know without a doubt this Sunday morning as this calendar year is almost over?
Light ... read more »
Tagged 2011, art, choices, life, nyc, relating, social media, twitter
Still Sundays.
November 6th.
No matter how many times I write about New York City it is not enough. Not enough for me and not enough for those who just don’t see what I see.
Rage is a bull and I am a champion rider who neither tires easily nor plans on retiring. At best I can tame the beast with humor. But I find cynicism easy and eventually boring; therefore, I take whatever it is that I don’t understand by the horns: the spleen wants to spit.
That being said I never write when I am angry. I can create a fury of words that can dissolve the deads’ bones, but actually write?—never. I don’t ... read more »
Tagged art, choices, life, marco rojas, questions, relating, social media, toni morrison, twitter, yoga
“To Converse with the greats” by Vera Pavlova
To converse with the greats by trying their blindfolds on; to correspond with books by rewriting them; to edit holy edicts, and at the midnight hour to talk with the clock by tapping a wall in the solitary confinement of the universe.
Tashaki Miyaki – Somethin’ Is Better Than Nothin’ Link to video.
Great video, I say. Resonated with me for the writing process, along with the poem. The two came separately to me. I just seated them at the same table, made of resonance.
On a personal note, I never have, and I never will, settle for something just because ... read more »
Tagged art, life, music, poetry, seekfindseek, vera pavlova, writing process
