I finally had the golden opportunity to bring Al Filreis on the air. It is something I had been hoping to do for some time, but was waiting for the right moment. So here we are. Enjoy! Perspectives: Al Filreis on ModPo, Collaborative Learning, Emily Dickinson & More
Category: Open Arts
I want to bring to your attention this wonderful aural experience. This is something our Teri steered me toward a few weeks ago. It is a collaboration between the Orange County Museum of Art and Alan Nakagawa. And the public! A call was put out for haiku addressing our current life under pandemic. Over 500
Alonna Shaw, artist and writer, came on Meraki Radio and shared a post that I share here for your interest: http://www.alonnashaw.com/2020/04/interview-perspectives-alonna-shawthe.html Enjoy!
I learned how to make an animation with a transparent background, and was able to employ this new skill just in time for my Mom’s 66th bday! Sharing with y’all now! Uploading it here, as I did not want to put my mom’s bday card on public on youtube. The “Black Diamond” thing at the
I wanted to share this link to the latest Poetry Off the Shelf podcast as I found it fascinating. Helena de Groot is in conversation here with Peter Murphy and their discussion is broad ranging. Murphy is the author of a book called The Long Public Life of a Short Private Poem – Reading and
This book was recommended by a dear friend as an antidote to the sometimes overwhelming chaos we are enmeshed in these weeks. She was right, it was perfect. I listened to the book, read by Douglas Thomas in his deep, resonant voice. It was an integral and beautiful reminder of what matters and how to
I have been very slowly working my way through this novel for months. I was reading it during our Winter Reading Session, and now have finally finished its 560 pages. That’s longish, but it shouldn’t have taken this long to read it. (The Weight of Ink is such an excellent title, isn’t it?) This book
Baking grounds me. Making pies ties me to generations of women in my family who all made fabulous pies. I have tweaked my own pie making – whole wheat crust, less sugar, unsalted butter instead of crisco – but I feel so genetically connected when I make a pie. This one is pretty yummy. And
Hi All! I’ve decided that since there is another full week of house-arrest style nation wide LOCKDOWN in Nepal, it would be fun to make another animated minute long episode featuring Goodu Bird and Cat. There was a request to see inside Goodu Bird’s nest, and so I decided to hand draw the nest. I’m
My friends and co-conspirators, Apologies for my absence these last weeks. My earth shifted on its axis with the death of my mother. Now, I am finding my way back, grounding myself in the real. Making ghee, bread, soup. Reorienting. Always lovely to find you all here…
Seasonal Reading 