What Does It Take To Be A Great Artist? – #137
“You know how you know you’re an artist? It’s like breathing, it’s a necessity…but that doesn’t make you…
Midweek: The Real Magdalena Abakanowicz
My attraction to Flock II has a long history. Shortly after moving to Des Moines in 1977, I…
The Delicate Phrase: Don’t Look Away – #136
Your first instinct, when viewing Marina Abramovic’s provocative performance art, will be to avert your eyes. I can hear…
Mid week: this might be an emergency
This morning I was “messing around” with Feedburner and fear I have erased all of the email addresses…
One More Deception – #135
I hope since we were last together, you have not been holding your breath in anticipation…
Please Look Away!
Early in the twenty-first century, I resigned my volunteer docent position at the Des Moines Art Center. A few…
Don’t Look Away! – #134
This afternoon, for about forty-five minutes, I inhabited the Des Moines Art Center, Pei Gallery. While propped up…
Mid Week Question: You A Robot?
As I attempt to publish comments in the comment section of exploring the mystery, Google keeps asking me to…
Counter Cultural Slowness: Endorsed by Rilke – # 133
On this peaceful foggy Friday morning, leaves model the beauty of slowness as they float through the air.…
midweek slowing of heart
What Nicky would have said in the past: A poem, especially if sandwiched in a paragraph, doesn’t warrant my…