by CKSadmin | Jun 7, 2023 | art, Poetry
This is a painting and poem about changing one’s perspective. As Rick Rubin writes in “The Creative Act” in the chapter on “Connected Detachment (Possibility)”: The outcome is not the outcome. The darkness is not an end point, nor is the daylight. They...
by CKSadmin | May 24, 2023 | art, Poetry
Today’s artwork and poem is about overthinking. The Artwork: Brain vs. Body The Poem: If I Can Follow My Heart Doubt grows like a thornon this barely blossoming self-belief I’m poking & prodding under a microscope. Look – already wilting, already...
by CKSadmin | May 17, 2023 | art, Poetry
This poem is about finding moments of presence and wonder even when freaking out about the future. The Artwork: Caldera Full of Fog The Poem: Caldera Full of Fog Yesterday I hiked up a volcano -I thought it would be a nice outingwith the sun and a...
by CKSadmin | May 10, 2023 | art, Poetry
This is a mixed media collage and poem exploring the concept of the line “The cure for pain is in the pain,” said by the Sufi poet, Rumi. The Artwork: You Must Descend The Poem: You Must Descend (Here is Magic) In the twilight of unmoving...
by CKSadmin | May 3, 2023 | art, Poetry
The turning wheel is a moment, a circumstance, or a season that might feel chaotic or unfair. This is a mixed media collage and a poem about staying in the center when of the turning wheel when we don’t like what’s happening, but there isn’t anything tangible we can...
by CKSadmin | Apr 26, 2023 | art, Poetry
First, the 9-minute song, “Springtime Again” by Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra (this band name is *chef’s kiss* perfect) from their 1979 Album, “Sleeping Beauty.” Then, an artwork and poem about blooming despite it all. ...
