I'm sequestered today to write things down.  It's blazing hot outside but in here, the light is working out okay.

  As soon as I sat down to write this, my stomach started to rumble, reminding me that I've had coffee and no breakfast yet, though I...

It's summer, so we're probably spending more time outside.  Some of that time may be spent looking up into the night sky.   I kno...

I'm listening to the music of Derek Bailey.  It's rich and layered, engaging.  Oddly, I remember an old Sesame Street bit.  Not so v...

  This from Seth Godin's blog: Doing the big work (at the little table) Most of the day is spent in little work. C...

  Summer is here.  We swim in the dark and sleep with no covers, listening to fans blowing and night birds chirping.  The heat comes up wi...

On Motivation and Inspiration.   The latter was quiet, but near.  I think I heard him scuttle about in one dark corner.  I didn't dwell...

  It's Sunday morning, the house is quiet and I can choose how I want to spend the day.  This is a privilege and I know it.  Pete has ta...

  It seems to me that artist types tend to think too much.     Without this deep examination, where would the work come from?  It's ...

 When I was a little kid, I used to lie on edges and look at the world upside down.   I'd lie on the floor and imagine the ceili...

   Change is a funny thing.  When I watched Can't Stop , the documentary about Conan O'Brien, I realized that I'd forgotten h...

 I should likely continue with my 'summer camp' analogy.    The temperatures are moving and there's no denying that some brut...

   Safe and Sound are only words until they're gone.  If we're lucky, they'll come back  and give us another ch...

  Between coats of paint and firing of sculptures, I had a discussion. (below)  Seemed as good a post as any I can come up with at this poin...

  I've been ill for days with a sore throat and ache thing, so today, feeling a bit better, I packed Poppets and sent them on their wa...

Sore throat and body aches all day.  No playing with roots.  Sitting and working on small things.  Sipping tea and moaning and groaning occa...