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 14 Feb 2004 @ 16:57, by amara. Ideas, Creativity
The parts and pieces of this were created spontaneously about two years ago and finally assembled, in its own time, a couple of months ago. It sits in our co-op gallery, High Desert Living Arts [link]a few doors down from our pottery.
I suppose the title says it all -- "Hold it Together." I keep feeling it's not a coincidence it's a woman. Perhaps just projection, but I think there's something more. There's something about the wobble. There's a hope, I think, that with help, even with the wobble, the bowl will be able to hold itself up at some point. More >
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 13 Feb 2004 @ 18:38, by bombadil. Ideas, Creativity
As I walk
down the park,
I see them,
And I watch them,
Bustling,
And fluttering about. More >
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 12 Feb 2004 @ 22:48, by amara. Ideas, Creativity
It seems I've always been interested in the didgeridoo. I had heard just brief references to it in television and world music in my younger years. The sound is captivating and of course, unique. The first time I experienced it live was in Atlanta, Ga in the early '90's. This cat was a really good player, don't remember his name. He had a stack of painted PVC didgeridoos he was selling on the street for $75 - $120. That struck me as absolutely nuts! I don't care what one could do with the tube, it's still just a tube and the art wasn't that kickin'.
Went right home and "built" one, partly out of spite. Saw him a few more times and he helped me get started playing. That was over ten years ago and when I started working in clay and realized I could make a tube by throwing a series of "donut" forms on the wheel and piecing them together, I thought "any tube will do!" And there it was, my first clay didge.
The clay didges have been in development for about three years now and it's been a wonderful tour of sound and form. Most challenging has been how subtle changes in length, width, bell shape, pinches, so many factors can make big changes in sound. It can be baffling. Just when I think I start understanding what does what, I'm usually surprised and find something totally different. But, just like in other realms of my work, the "surprises" usually work out to be better than what I've planned. The trick is integrating those surprises in the next time!
More on the process in future posts.
--Thomas More >
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 4 Feb 2004 @ 18:24, by ming. Ideas, Creativity
Via Dewayne Mikkelson, the principles of how to think like a da Vinci. From Michael J. Gelb's book "How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day"Curiosita: An Insatiably Curious Approach to Life and an Unrelenting Quest for Continuous Learning.
Dimostrazione: A Commitment to Test Knowledge through Experience, Persistence, and a Willingness to Learn from Mistakes.
Sensazion: The Continual Refinement of the Senses, Especially Sight, as the Means to Enliven Experience.
Sfumato: A Willingness to Embrace Ambiguity, Paradox, and Uncertainty.
Arte/Scienza: The Development of the Balance between Science and Art, Logic and Imagination. Whole Brain Thinking.
Corporalita: The Cultivation of Grace, Ambidexterity, Fitness, and Poise.
Connessione: A Recognition of and Appreciation for the Interconnectedness of all Things and Phenomena. Systems Thinking. Hey, I'm not doing half-bad on most of these. More >
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1 Jan 2004 @ 17:07, by craiglang. Ideas, Creativity
We just got home from seeing Return of the King. For Gwyn it was the first time she had seen it. For me it was the second. In the last couple of days, we had re-watched the first two movies, and I also looked up a few websites that talked about some of the ideas portrayed in the movie. One of the best is Jay Weidner's website: "Tolkien at the End of Time". It discusses a lot about the history behind the rings, and Tolkien's thinking about the current cycle of history where we presently reside.
In seeing the movie several times, particularly in the context of having just seen the first two again, alot of interesting connections fell into place - some of which had long escaped me. On his site, Jay Weidner discusses the idea behind the third and fourth ages of Middle Earth. In Lord of the Rings, Tolkien presents the tale of the close of the third age (the Bronze age), and the beginning of the fourth age (The Iron age, the age of Men, Power and Machines).
Jay states that this is the age of technology, when the mechanical and technological would be very much dominant over the spiritual and magical. It is the cycle known in Hindu mythology as the Kali Yuga. This age has lasted for the last 6000 years (recorded history), and is the final age of this great-cycle or maha yuga.
In the astrological lore of many cultures: Mayan, Babylonian, Indo-European, etc, the close of the present age occurs at the winter solstice of 2012. At this point, the cycle begins again with the Satya Yuga, or Golden Age. This is the time when Heaven and Earth become close together - and I suspect that it is at the core of most new-age thinking. At this time, humanity again lives as one in a deep spiritual communion with both Earth and Sky. It is the beginning of a long time of peace for all on the Earth.
The time at the close of each age, and especially the boundary between the Kali and Satya Yugas is said to be a time of tremendous upheaval - wars and cataclysms being their main characteristic. And based upon this model, we can imagine that the time of 2010 to 2012 will be an entertaining time, indeed.
In that time, I can imagine that the polarities that make up the Kali Yuga will intensify, until they come to a head at the close of the age. At the end of that time, or at some time around then, the transcendence or enlightenment occurs. Is this the time of the second coming? The time when all humanity (at least all that remains) Awakens? Perhaps. But how many will be here to see the answer?
Many of the prophets have described a fork in the road at about that time. On one path is the path of darkness - which many will choose to take. On the other path, is the road that leads to the light - which others will follow. And in the end, at the close of the age, the two paths diverge, with the path of light leading into a new world.
The Return of the King portrays a fascinating picture of Tolkien's composite of modern/western mythology, from Norse, Germanic and Celtic tribes, as well as a heavy influence from Hindu/Vedic cosmology. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, how accurate this model of history is, as we approach the end of the Kali Yuga - the Iron Age - the age of Machines and Power. More >
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13 Dec 2003 @ 18:07, by sindy. Ideas, Creativity
a joy More >
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 12 Dec 2003 @ 14:00, by sindy. Ideas, Creativity
Words often used (express) by a person(jack) that comes out for another person's (Jill) ear to hear, flows totally different(level) to what jack is saying to Jill...... More >
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 5 Dec 2003 @ 12:15, by susannahbe. Ideas, Creativity
Image title:Golden by Susannah Bec
Some thoughts to celebrate the wonderful sun filled afternoon here in the UK today :-)
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Winter sun burnishes my world.
Late afternoon glow.
Golden lights, pick out natures shadows.
The world is alive beneath my feet.
The air dances with energy.
The giant fireball in the heavens
bathes me in liquid yellow streaks,
as it tumbles lazily onto the horizon.
And as I honour my journey,
as a living breathing piece
of a universal jigsaw.
The power of life,
overwhelms me.
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29 Nov 2003 @ 12:36, by sharie. Ideas, Creativity
Love flows from the soul of all humankind,
like a babbling stream rushing by
madly dashing past sticks and stones
and broken bones
But your love?
Your love is like the Ocean
in all its Depths and Heights,
in all its Blue and Turquoise and Whites,
in its Deepest Darkest Stormy Depths,
its Trembling of Thunder
and Glorious Splendor of Lightning
and Heavenly Sunsets.
Your love is like the Mist and the Rain,
the Clouds of Pink and Violet,
the radiance of the glaciers
in the coolness of the sea,
the soft sweetness of snowflakes,
and the warmth of the beach.
There is no other world.
Your Love is the Very Air I Breathe,
every Smile I See,
all the Songs I Sing,
and each Sensation I Feel.
And when I sense you pushing me away...
how do I survive that murderous pain?
I survive and stay alive
because all the beauty and glory of your precious life,
all your joy and laughter,
the majesty of your eyes,
and the sadness your cries,
echoes through my mind,
bringing me back to life.
I die and resurrect a million times
in your world of love,
feeling my eternal life
in every whisper of your voice,
in all the thoughts of your mind,
and in the glorious light of your immortal life.
Your soul is my heaven
and because of you
I am forever the sunlight
shining on the mountain peaks,
the waters dancing on the rocks,
the wind happily nudging the ocean waves.
I am the whole of the universe,
all the emptiness,
and all the brilliance of all the stars.
Every twinkling eye reflects the light
of those babbling streams racing to meet you.
And I come know to myself as all the shining smiles
and all those crying eyes,
and I want to be with you too.
You are the light of my world
and I will live forever and love wherever you are.
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4 Jun 2003 @ 07:47, by waalstraat. Ideas, Creativity
Today’s Important Question: What is the Relationship Between this Parable and NCN--Is there one More >
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