Creativity from the Storm: The Flood of 2009
In late April 2009, after days of rain, our neighborhood flooded during a heavy storm. Construction in our area had created vulnerabilities that had not existed in the area before …
Still Growing: “Get Old” Hy Snell, 94
Meet Hy Snell, who has been painting for seven decades. At 94 he possesses only 5% of his eyesight, but he keeps working, still trying to paint the best work …
Quote for Today: George Eliot
“After all, people may really have in them some vocation which is not quite plain to themselves, may they not? They may seem idle and weak because they are growing. …
Re-imagining Movement and Growth in the Sea: Hinode by Tetsuka Niiyama
The sea is full of movement, from the motion of small rocks, seeds and other particles carried by the water to the growth of plants and animals. The impressionistic film …
Quote for Today: Paul Klee
A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller. ―Paul Klee
Quote for Today: Richard Bach
Never stop being a kid. Never stop feeling and seeing and being excited with great things like air and engines and sounds of sunlight within you. Wear your little mask …
Quote for Today: Anaïs Nin
We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish …
Quote for Today: Tom Waits
My kids are starting to notice I’m a little different from the other dads. “Why don’t you have a straight job like everyone else?” they asked me the other day. …
The Organic Art of Rob Sato
Rob Sato is a watercolor artist based in Los Angeles who explores cycles of growth and decay in his work. This gallery at visualnews.com is truly astounding. Sato’s work features …
Quote for Today: Roger Zelazny
I saw my earlier selves as different people, acquaintances I had outgrown. I wondered how I could ever have been some of them. ― Roger Zelazny, The Courts of Chaos