Archive for creation
The Song of Bareness
A cantilena formerly ascribed to Johannes Tauler 14th century German Mystic:
I will sing of bareness a new song,
for true purity is without thought.
Thoughts may not be there,
so »»
Detachment & Completed Artwork
Neolithic Vessel
I brought my work today to show a spiritual master whom I deeply admire. I was hoping he would react with praise. (Of course!) I’ve known »»
Tagore & the Artist (Again…)
I can’t seem to get enough of Tagore. I’ve posted many of his poems here because he so intimately understands the process of creativity.
Thou hast made »»
Icon Writing & Contemporary Artists
Iconographers say that icons are written, not painted. They are believed to embody the Word, God, in physical form. Icons act as physical windows into Heaven and »»
Alex Grey
So I started & finished Alex Grey’s The Mission of Art today. I was very impressed. He really understands art as a spiritual path and articulates well »»
The Yoke of the Spiritual Artist
The act of creation is by its very nature an imitation of the Divine. The artist is the microcosmic reflection of the Macrocosm. Knowing this lays a »»
The Root Cellar
Sometimes when I get in my head too much (which is often!) I have trouble working. I get disconnected from my materials and the physical world. When »»
Meister Eckhart Day
Today is Meister Eckhart appreciation day! Meister Eckhart is a 14th century German mystic. A Domincan Friar, who was extremely controversial in his time even being tried »»
An Artistic Time-Out?
Maybe I’ve been spending too much time with young children lately, but it seems like recently the universe gave me a time-out. I have one day »»
Are you only as good as your last piece?
The question as asked in Gloria Dean’s Blog is interesting to think about, but I believe this is question misses the true point of making art. Art »»
Plotinus
I’m deep into my copy of the Essential Plotinus.
This quote from “Contemplation” says everything to me about what it means to make art:
Were one to ask Nature »»
Last night’s dream
If you ever wondered what artists dream about:
I dreamed I gave birth to twins but they were lost. Panicking, I searched and they were found: two sculptures »»
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