PoppyRow

So it’s coming along. My life that is. They say if you want to eat an elephant you need to tackle it one bite at a time. I have been spread so thin lately that I run around not really accomplishing anything. Ever feel that crazy? I remember when I first had my daughter, I would just lay around, my very existence defining “bored to death”. Now, I can’t fathom being bored, and at times I yearn to taste the sweetness of doing just nothing.

And therefore I am trying to adopt new habits that will allow me a sense of accomplishment. Sometimes I think its silly to try to get into new habits, because for the most part, (more…)

I had the good fortune to be able to see a new exhibit when I taught at the Chaffee Art Center over the weekend. It wasn’t quite your typical show- it was a kid’s exhibit featuring art from preschoolers to seniors in high school from the Rutland, VT region. It was an excellent show, and on day two of my seminar, I decided to take my students on a tour of the galleries so we could talk art. After all, art is not created in a vacuum, the inspiration is interactive, the process is interactive, and the results are definitely interactive.