Think Again (Book Review)
Getting yourself to “think again” is one thing, but getting someone else to do so can be quite another…
Polly Castor
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (Late Summer 2024)
We’ve had so much rain that many of the trails here are closed and washed away. The other result is that things are very GREEN!
Seasonal Chop Chop (Recipe)
This is barely a recipe, merely something we like and often do. It is simple and delicious with fresh, seasonal veggies.
Grace Notes #55 (with Photos)
I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
All Things Collaborate (Marcus Aurelius Quote with Photos)
“Think always of the universe as one living creature, made of one substance and one soul: how all is absorbed into this one consciousness; how a single impulse governs all its actions; how all things collaborate in all that happens; the very web and mesh of it all.” by Marcus Aurelius … Read more
Bits and Clips for August 2024
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you.
You Are Here (Book Review)
You too might like this story about a 10 day hike, which expands possibilities.
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 5)
This group of artists have been particularly wonderful to work with!
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Inspirational Bits and Cherry Island Swim Photos)
“There is no impact but Love.”
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 3)
On day three, my class moved on to working with transparencies and layering. I introduced them to printing on a Gelli Plate, which is loads of fun. You can see my small, special class above, and their work below. And then after dinner we had a contra dance, which was fun! Tomorrow I lead a … Read more
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 2)
I overhead someone asking one of my students about my class, and the answer was “fun and exciting!” I can live with that.
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 1)
Leaving a deluge behind (flooding with roads washed out) I headed to Creative Arts Camp to teach Painted Paper Collage with 35 categories of art supplies that took days to collect from all the places I use them. After a warm welcome with dear friends who greeted me, unloaded me, and help me assemble my … Read more
To Be Like a Tree (Poem by Carrie Newcomer)
See how the trees
Reach up and outward
As if their entire existence
Were an elegant gesture of prayer.