“Artists as trusted mentors are very few. If and when I live near one again, I won’t take it for granted. It’s as important as the weather.”
Me, via Twitter
In my short time on earth, I’ve taken a lot of aimless drives. If any significant amount of time without such a jaunt has passed, I feel [...]
Archive for the ‘thought’ Category
Mentors are Important
Thursday, May 7th, 2009The Rising Thing
Monday, May 4th, 2009The geeks are well aware of what’s coming and the artists don’t need to be, because what the geeks don’t know (and the artists don’t need to know) is that eventually, when all these transitions come to pass, aura will still matter. What’s lost on many of the trailblazers is the very definition of aura.
The comeuppance of reason
Sunday, June 11th, 2006Nobody surely doubts that he lives and remembers and understands and wills and thinks and knows and judges. At least, even if he doubts, he lives. If he doubts, he thinks. If he doubts, he knows he does not know. If he doubts, he judges he ought not to give a hasty ascent. I love [...]
Such fresh horror
Wednesday, May 19th, 2004Since Richard A. Clarke’s fifteen minutes, I haven’t had much to say about political affairs of any kind. That is probably because I am busy, and even more so because I am confused. My thoughts concerning the recent events are hard to sort, and I’m not ready to make any simple conclusions. It is too [...]
Only go where I don’t know
Wednesday, March 24th, 2004A few weeks ago, I was finishing up a critique with my professor, mentor, and friend – Jane. As she looked over my paintings, we began to discuss the quality they share with my short films, and the sensibilities I employ in both. She asked me if there was anything I had been thinking about that isn’t in the paint yet – maybe something I had been sketching, a theme I had been pondering. There was.