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Category Archives: Philosophy

The Portfolio Problem

Thursday, December 2, 2010

I’ve been focused recently on selecting portfolio samples of my work.  Last week I put together the 2011 calendar featured in the previous post, and this week I prepared my regular application for the NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts) Fellowship, in the “Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts” category.  Nearly every artist in the State of New [...]

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My Interview with Yasuko

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

At the May 1 opening of my solo exhibition “Healing Hands” at CRS in New York, I was interviewed by Yasuko Kasaki, author, teacher, healer and founder of CRS, in their beautiful, newly renovated studio. The exhibit consisted of three bodies of work:  “Healing Hands”, a series of color drawings based on the hands of [...]

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The Secret of Practice

Friday, April 9, 2010

Practice itself is no secret. Everybody knows you have to practice to be good at anything athletic or artistic. Talk to anyone who has brilliant skills, whether with a fiddle or a basketball or a theatrical role, and you can bet you’ll hear they spend a lot of time practicing. I’m a big believer in [...]

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The Mind is an Antenna

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

A long time ago, someone taught me a simple way of meditation.  I was told that thoughts would come, and I should let them go.  You can’t stop the thoughts coming, but you can choose not to pick up on them or follow them, to just let them come and let them go.  I was [...]

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The Spirit of Weeds

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Weeds are feral plants, the bane of gardeners and pavers.  They thrive in the most inhospitable settings, taking root in the sooty dust that collects in cracks, taking over abandoned urban spaces with remarkable speed, breaking concrete and reclaiming mankind’s barrens for the kingdom of plants. Weeds may be glorious wildflowers or medicinal herbs, thistles, [...]

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