My life has been a tapestry in rich and royal hue
an everlasting vision of an ever-changing view
a wondrous woven magic in bits of blue and gold
a tapestry to feel and see, impossible to hold.
Carole King – Tapestry
Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just get to work.
Chuck Close
No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.
Robert Frost
Transition
There is nothing permanent except change.
– Heraclitus
I never have artist’s block.
I work when I’m sick, happy, depressed, constipated, jet-lagged.
I show up.
If I can’t work, I go to Home Depot.
Artist Mark Bradford
(New Yorker 6-22-15 pgs 28-34)
If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.
Yogi Berra
Mark Bittman’s Tomato Jam
Makes approximately two 8 oz. jam jars… and a little bit more.
I know, I know… not really a Meditation but I love this tomato jam… it’s funny… sweet and savory at the same time.
I’ve posted this before but it bears repeating.
Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you got and fix it along the way.
Paul Arden
… and we’re not done yet!
I was listening to Terry Gross’ interview with RuPaul on NPR’s Fresh Air the other day when I was brought to a standstill by RuPaul’s insight into the human condition.
“Being youthful is about being flexible both literally and figuratively. In this life, if you can stay flexible, you have a really good chance of navigating a really rich experience for yourself on this planet.”
Wise words we all would do well to remember during these tumultuous times.
(Portrait of a Sktchy muse in a Hahnemühle Nostalgie A5 Sketch Book)
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes. But in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust
