Month: September 2021

The Seamstress

Written September 20th, 2019 Once again Maria Popova has ‘strung a knot in my mind’, to quote a favorite line from Bob Dylan’s “Restless Farewell.” Her website, brainpickings.org is a treasure-trove of articles on many of my favorite subjects and heroes, with each article being a written exposition on...

Bad Has Never Felt So Good

Written July 29th, 2017 While working on a new painting tonight, casually listening to music through my earbuds, as is usual, I heard the first few notes of the song and immediately smiled with recognition. I know the song well and certainly the aesthetic weight it carries for me,...