Quote for Today: Lauren Artress
The labyrinth literally reintroduces the experience of walking a clearly defined path. This reminds us that there is a path, a process that brings us to unity, to the center …
Look and Listen #29: William Kleinelder and the Healing Power of Art
This is the story of William Kleinelder, who was wounded by an IED while driving a Humvee on a medical mission in Iraq. Art is a part of recovery for …
Quote for Today: Mary Daly
Within a culture possessed by the myth of feminine evil, the naming, describing, and theorizing about good and evil has constituted a maze/haze of deception. The journey of women …
Quote for Today: Meara O’Hara
One thing was certain: life was a maze. There was nothing “straight forward”. Everything that pretended to be straight somehow ended in unexpected twists and turns, only to leave you …
Look and Listen #18: Kent Monkman’s Paintings
Kent Monkman is a Cree visual artist working in multiple media. This particular short film explores the process and intent behind two large paintings created for exhibition in the Great …
Quote for Today: David Brooks
We are called at certain moments to comfort people who are enduring some trauma. Many of us don’t know how to react in such situations, but others do. In the …
Quote for Today: Laura Hough
The healing process is best described as a spiral. Survivors go through the stages once, sometimes many times; sometimes in one order, sometimes in another. Each time they hit a …
Quote for Today: Edmund de Waal
Stories are a kind of thing, too. Stories and objects share something, a patina. I thought I had this clear, two years ago before I started, but I am no …
Quote for Today: Gaston Bachelard
A creature that hides and “withdraws into its shell,” is preparing a “way out.” This is true of the entire scale of metaphors, from the resurrection of a man …
Originals by Synkroniciti: Outgoing Tide
After a few years and two floods, I’m finally painting again. Nothing calms me down better than putting some color on canvas and seeing what crops up. The section of …