And although the poem doesn’t need extra commentary, I liked a quote Roger Housden used in reference to this poem, in his book Ten Poems To Set You Free. [Post image: Crop in Field by hotblack at stock.xchng]
Thought-Provoking Things
I’ve compiled a few amazing, thought-provoking things for you today. March 22nd was World Water Day, and Solidarités International and its agency BDDP Unlimited unveiled a surprising and beautiful little video using water and ink, to highlight the fact that 3.6 million people (including 1.5 million children under the age of five) die every year […]
The War of Art
As I mentioned before, I finished Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles. I would suggest it for anyone, not just artists or craftsmen. The book is chockfull of wisdom, the kind you return to repeatedly to gain new insight. Today, I want to share several […]
Two Cultures, Two Stories
Liliana and I have found the most extraordinary book, beautiful in every way! And guess what? It’s for adults and children. C’mere a minute. You have to see this. Look what author/illustrator Jeannie Baker did with collages and storytelling in her book Mirror. It’s remarkable. Here’s the front cover. If you flip the book over, […]
Quirky Assignments To Make You See the World In a New Way
For seven years, writer and filmmaker Miranda July and artist Harrell Fletcher maintained a site called Learning to Love You More, where they posted creative assignments “to inspire people to see the world in new ways.” The site has since been taken over by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection (so you […]