Quote for Today: Tom Robbins
Although the surface of our planet is two-thirds water, we call it the Earth. We say we are earthlings, not waterlings. Our blood is closer to seawater than our …
A World of Earth: Yamatane by Yusuke Asai at the Rice Gallery
Modern humanity has found itself disconnected from nature by technology and civilization. Can art help us reconnect with the Earth? Yesterday afternoon I made a trip to the Rice Gallery on …
Quote for Today: E.L. Konigsburg
The way I see it, the difference between farmers and suburbanites is the difference in the way we feel about dirt. To them, the earth is something to be respected …
Mud Painting: The Art of Henry Neubig
Artist Henry Neubig makes astonishing paintings with Louisiana dirt. Digging in five different counties, Neubig has a palette of eight colors, all iron oxides. By mixing the paints together and …