Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
Have you snorkeled and studied what was deep below you in the water? It is fascinating, with the undulating plants, the shafts of light, the deep shadows and the darting schools of bright fish.
Here are some advent poems and If you feed anything on this list to your dear ones, they will thank you
Thank you for to Matisse and Derain for stepping out in courage, to express color as they experienced it.
In this classic, Henri Nouwen explores the parable of the prodigal son through a close examination of Rembrandt’s painting The Return of the Prodigal Son.
These crispy morsels paired with this yummy green goddess dip, it makes a welcome hot appetizer for the holiday season, or for great snacking any time.
This is delicious, interesting, and easy, which is a perfect combination.
I read (or will finish) 65 books this year, which is very close to average for me.
You can only deeply commit to a few things. One or two? Maybe three?
All holiness is about learning to hear the voice of your own soul.
These are not how-to books, but rather inside cameos of what other artists have done in their sketchbooks and artist journals.
Lately I’ve been experimenting printing collage papers, and these two small acrylic collages utilize some of them.
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, poetry, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires, supports, educates, or motivates you:
I’m grateful for walking at Huntington State Park; I basked in the foliage colors and the endlessly fascinating reflections.
Those of you new to this site may not know that it is crowd funded. What started as a free love offering on my part has now turned into an expensive venture. Because of the sheer size of this site with over 5,400 posts over 15 years with hundreds of thousands of photos, this little … Read more
