From Annie Dillard’s For the Time Being: “‘For the Jew the world is not complete; people must complete it.’ So said a nineteenth-century Frenchman, Edmund Fleg. Recently Lawrence Kushner stated the same idea powerfully and bluntly: ‘God does not have hands, we do. Our hands are God’s. It is up to us, what God will […]
Pretty
Not much else to say here. Katie Makkai, a poetry slammer, defines the word “pretty.” [For those of you squeamish about the f-word, please note, there is one occurrence.] You can’t help but think about these things when raising a daughter, although it’s equally important if you have sons. May you be pretty today–pretty creative, […]
Painted Lady Butterflies
You’re familiar with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, right? The caterpillar emerges from an egg, then proceeds to eat his way through various, delicious foods (including a hot dog and piece of cake!). He makes a “cocoon” (really, a chrysalis…you wonder how the editor missed that one!), then emerges days later a fabulous […]
Creative Capital Artist Development Project
As promised. Scoot closer. I’m going to tell you all about the workshop I attended this past weekend. Ready? Do you have your cup of joe in hand? First, I must tell you about the people who presented this great wealth of information to us. Creative Capital is “a national grant-making not-for-profit organization that gives […]
How Does a Building Spread Jesus’s Message of Love?
This past weekend was life-changing for me. I attended an Artist Development Project workshop, underwritten by the Minnesota State Arts Board, in partnership with Springboard for the Arts and Creative Capital (a NY-based foundation that supports artists). Since I’m still compiling the information I learned, I’m saving it all as a post for tomorrow. You’d […]