Creative People: Carol Phillips
Carol Phillips is a fine artist from the UK. Her artistic practice is based in Chaos Theory, harnessing the wind to create drawings that are pure energy. Although they are not meaning-based, they are certainly meaning-full, rich with emotion and poignancy. One of her most recent pieces, the second to last image below, is an […]
Creative People: Pauline Jennings
Pauline Jennings is a contemporary dance choreographer based in Jericho, Vermont. Like all creatives in the performing arts, she faced profound challenges during the pandemic, being unable to perform publicly and separated from collaborators. In addition, she lost a critical component of her creative process during the shutdown: connection to others. She shifted by creating […]
Creative People: Kevin & Kristyn Henslee
As many of you know, Alan and I live on a farm. While it’s no longer the operation it was way back in the day, it has given me a special affection for those who grow and raise food for a living – especially those who do so in a sustainable way. While I tend to […]
Creative People: Paula Stebbins Becker
I’ll admit; it’s been hard to write lately. The nervousness of the election is over, but the long slog of ballot counting remains. Tensions are high and it feels as if the fabric of society might tear apart at any moment. I almost skipped posting this week, when my creative energy hit a new low. […]
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If you live in the U.S., I don’t need to remind you that tomorrow is Election Day. Nor do I need to encourage you to vote. Unless you live under a field stone, you’ve been bombarded with that message for weeks now, and quite possibly have already done it. I want to tell a different […]
Creative People: J Patrick Rigney
J Patrick Rigney is the kind of guy I might never have crossed paths with in real life. But because 2020 isn’t real life (I can only imagine it’s some sort of lucid dystopian dream I wake up from eventually), we did cross paths – and I’m ever grateful. When I first met Patrick, I didn’t […]