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  • Situating Street Artists

    Cool. Filmmakers Z.S. Grant and John Carr have spent the better part of the past year ricocheting around the country, capturing the stories of politically minded street artists for their documentary series, “Voice of Art.” Their eight-episode Web series —… Continue reading

  • Camille Paglia, George Lucas, & the Work of Art

    Thanks to my beautiful friend Joy Harris who told me about this article. Time to pull out my own writings on this and dust them off. Who is the greatest artist of our time? Normally, we would look to literature… Continue reading

  • BBC – Adam Curtis Blog: WHILE THE BAND PLAYED ON

    If you enjoyed that Adam Curtis piece I put up earlier, you should def check out his blog and look at the stuff he gets up to… I have always been fascinated by the way music can completely change the… Continue reading

  • Urban Wall Art & Murals

    Some really great pieces over @ Urban Wall Art & Murals. All you folks of the Ether should pop over and check it out. Continue reading

  • “Flown” by Carl Bajandas

    New kinetic sculpture by my beloved brother Carl Bajandas. You should check out his entire youtube channel. Continue reading

  • London at night | sethsnap

    Just discovered Seth Johnson’s photography after he liked one of my reposts. Really great stuff over there at sethsnap. I recommend you take a few minutes to surf around his pages. Well worth the time. For instance, London at night… Continue reading

  • Zen Teacher Anita Feng

    A very cool studio interview by Buddhist Art News. I visited the raku studio of artist and zen teacher Anita Feng in late August at the height of Indian summer. The trees had not yet caught fire, but the air… Continue reading

  • Drinking alone with the Moon…

    Drinking Alone with the Moon From a pot of wine among the flowers I drank alone.There was no one with me — Till raising my cup, I ask the bright moon To bring me my shadow and make us three.… Continue reading

  • Life Cycle of a Leaf

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  • Klee Conference – Institute for the Liberal Arts – Boston College

    Wow. If I had known that this was going to be happening, I would definitely have saved up some funding for myself and Christopher to go to it. Just too much cool stuff happening in the world. If there are… Continue reading

  • Eyes of Spirit: Works by Adam Scott Miller

    My own life’s work as an artist is an expression of energy, creating my response to what I feel is needed for harmony between my consciousness and the cosmos. Visionary art is this pursuit of harmony, in courageous creativity for… Continue reading

  • Scape by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers

    Not one to advertise things for the iPad, but so many of my buddies are musicians who will find this of great interest. Continue reading

    Scape by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers

  • Art Takes Miami

    Looking for artist submissions to Art Takes Miami competition. Deadline is Sep 30. Continue reading

  • The Method of the Moon Bridge

    The Moon was one of humankind’s first measures for time. Thus, to this day the word “month” recalls that original measurement. “Moon” itself probably arises from a variation of the Indo-European term “me-” which is also the root for “to… Continue reading

  • Tolkien & Teaching

    In his mythology, Tolkien tells us that the elves crossed the sea in rebellion, and even those who linger yet in Middle Earth do not forget and yearn for a return to their land of origin.  For elves, the sea is… Continue reading

  • Everyone shoots first: reality in the age of Instagram | The Verge

    There are over five and a half billion cell phones in the world, nearly all equipped with cameras: an orgy of recording of life as it passes. Our age has seen an explosion of this peculiarly human activity — recording… Continue reading

  • TechnoScience & the New Pedagogy

    In the past, the suggestion of getting a college degree without ever cracking a book meant paying a degree mill. It meant the degree was in name only, reflecting neither learning nor effort. Then distance learning meant correspondence courses, perhaps… Continue reading

  • Using a Compass Now vs. an Outdated Map from Before

    One of my good friends, Andrew Wicklander, runs his own project management group and software company. His wife, Maile, owns a yoga studio. They are both the sort of “job-creators” touted as crucial to the success of America. Andrew says… Continue reading