Performance Art Architecture
I visited the recent show at one of my very favorite galleries, Edward Cella. The piece that most attracted me looked like an open steel frame, glass house worthy of … Read More
Racing toward The Lightening Field
A long overdue journey… On May 8th & 9th I visited Walter de Maria’s “Lightening Field,” near Quemado, New Mexico. The experience exceeded my already high expectations, and already, I’m … Read More
Tortoise & Marshmallow
James Turrell describes the mix of tenacity and mellowing that is changing the way he works… James Turrell has been building his own forms of art based on experiences of … Read More
Summer Camp (WordPress)
Just returned from my 2nd WordCamp. This one in Orange County at UC Irvine’s Innovation Center called The Cove.
The War of Art
The War of Art is one of the best books I have ever read which dispenses with the clichés and gives a much more honest view of what it takes … Read More
LART: Scottsdale Turrell
I revised this piece at the SMOCA (Scottsdale Museum of Art), which I saw during a major Turrell exhibit they had in 2001. In fact this exhibit was my awakening … Read More
Land Art stops
I’ve refined and slightly expanded my route for the Land Art Road Trip.
Shop craft, as soul craft…
This book was mentioned in Cal Newport’s “Deep Work.” So far I’ve only read the first bits, but it does offer a fresh view of the power and privelege of making … Read More
Deep work; the story of the blacksmith…
So, “Deep Work” by Cal Newport is the most influential book for me this month. I was hiking along the beach, and the chapter I was listening to, was about a … Read More