Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bumbershoot How Times Change

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I am finishing my book , so my blog has taken a back seat, but I must write a quick note about Seattle's art festival Bumbershoot 09. I ...
Friday, August 7, 2009

A puppet show

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At the recommendation of a friend of mine, I went to see the Puppet Show at the Frye Art Museum . It came from the ICA in Philadelphia and c...
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Monday, August 3, 2009

The contradiction of life and death

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I am seared by the contradictions of life and death. On the one hand I have a beautiful new baby grandchild and a lovely 19month old grandso...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

New Grand Baby Eleanor with her mother and her father and her brother Max

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The complete miracle of new life is astounding. This is Eleanor at three hours old. Big brother Max is now 19 months. They seem to be gettin...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Vashon's Gravel Pit: Artists Fight Back

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This is the cover and last image from Ann Leda Shapiro 's beautiful small book about Vashon Island. She celebrates its natural beauties,...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Seattle art and transportation

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Last week I got out of my monastic isolation and thoroughly enjoyed First Thursday in Seattle. I talked with the folks at Revolution Books ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

John Feodorov's Spiritual Ambiguities

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This piece Souls Awaiting a Future from John Feodorov' s recent show "Ambiguities" at South Seattle Community College Nat 18 -...
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Monday, June 22, 2009

Iran

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How can we think of anything else right now. The courageous uprising of the people of Iran, across class, religious, and both urban and rura...
Monday, June 8, 2009

Shakespeare's The Tempest Then and Now

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Ahh how perspectives change and yet trully insightful people all get it right in the first place. Shapekeare's The Tempest, known as his...
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Sweet Crude A film about oil exploitation in the Niger Delta

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Sweet Crude a film by Sandy Cioffi confronts us with the human cost for our thirst for oil. Everytime we get in a car, we are part of the pr...