Talking about art…
(Thanks to Ana Masut for this…).
12 January 2016
21 November 2015
There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
— French proverb
15 June 2015
Reading can seriously damage your ignorance.
(You’ve been warned).
12 April 2015
Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion.
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
10 April 2015
It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top.
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
9 April 2015
For every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses.
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
8 April 2015
We live in stories…
Winnipeg, Canada
We live in stories… is Ev’s latest piece. It incorporates impressions of wood letterpress type from my collection. As of yesterday this sculptural piece is on exhibit at the Pulse Gallery (The Forks, Winnipeg). This hand-built kiln-fired clay figure is partially glazed, along with oxide stains and cold finishes, on a stained wooden base (old-growth fir).
7 April 2015
Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.
— George Orwell (1903-1950)
6 April 2015
Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
— Kahlil Gibran (1183-1931)