Posts Categorized: Creativity

Vulnerability and love

“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability . . . To be alive is to be vulnerable.” Madeleine L’Engle Just having had Epiphany (which means, “Bright Appearing”)… and having celebrated the Christmas story, I’ve been… Read more »

Catnap — Simon’s Cat video

It’s Cat Monday! Once again! Oh Hooray! (Last year, I found this fantastic series of small cat videos that are funny and they will make you laugh. Even on a Monday.) And so, because I’m nice like that, I’ve been posting every single one I can get my hands on. And there are LOADS hooray!… Read more »

Where is the humanity it that?

Someone once asked me in front of a Rothko “But where is the humanity in that?” Representational art, he felt, was more respectful and worshipful of the world and mankind, whereas modern art had turned its back on it. I asked my friend Dan Siedell (author and Presidential Scholar and Art Historian in Residence at… Read more »

Window Pain — Simon’s Cat video

It’s Cat Monday! Once again! Oh Hooray! (In June, I found this fantastic series of small cat videos that are funny and they will make you laugh. Even on a Monday.) And so, because I’m nice like that, I’ve been posting every single one I can get my hands on. And there are LOADS hooray!… Read more »

my child could do that

A few months ago, I visited MOMA on an unofficial tour led by my friend Dan Siedell (author and Presidential Scholar and Art Historian in Residence at The King’s College, NYC). It was great. He took us to floor 5 where we looked at Cezanne, Matisse and Van Gogh. Then down to floor 4 where… Read more »

Scary Legs — Simon’s Cat (Halloween) video

It’s Cat Friday! (Yes. It usually is Cat Monday but this one has to be today because it’s H A L L O W E E N ! (Back in June, I found this fantastic series of small cat videos that are funny and they will make you laugh. And so, because I’m nice like… Read more »

Icecapade — Simon’s Cat video

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Stuck in a rut?

Augustine wrote 15 commentaries on one book (Genesis). Beethoven composed 16 string quartets. Jeremiah spent 23 years saying the same thing (with no one listening). Were they stuck in a rut? Not exactly. Beethoven was fascinated by the quartet form, but was never satisfied with what he had done. He kept going back to do… Read more »

Double Trouble — Simon’s Cat video

It’s Cat Monday! Once again! Oh Hooray! (Back in June, I found this fantastic series of small cat videos that are funny and they will make you laugh. Even on a Monday.) And so, because I’m nice like that, I’ve been posting every single one I can get my hands on. And there are LOADS… Read more »