This is a short book that took a long time. As my healing progressed, so did the summer. I was amazed at how long it took me to do simple tasks. When I first started to drive after a month I would organize my trips like I had done in…
As I have been lax in posting from the path during my Samadhi Summer, I have just a two more posts of my artwork. Since it was summer I couldn’t pass up the moment to celebrate Independence Day. My thoughts about independence gravitated towards interdependence.
Last week we finished the 9th annual Zen Calligraphy Intensive. As the week progressed and the information from the outside world was growing increasingly bleak we continued on in our practice of calligraphy taking appropriate precautions to be mindful of potential spread of the coronavirus. On Friday Mercy Center closed…
I recently returned from Paris where I went for the opening of the Art of Ink exhibit on Feb. 12th. It was held in the city hall of the 8th arrondissement and so was honored to have the mayor at the reception. My first time in Paris or France. With…
It was a hot summer day and I had been creating in the studio and I went upstairs to lay down for awhile. This was not uncommon but I forgot and had left the door to the studio open. When I went downstairs the next morning I discovered the bag…
First I want to share the incredible success of my back operation. Many people wanted to share the horror stories about back surgery with me before the surgery, which just scared me to try and look at every alternative available. But as I was looking at my MRI with my…
I will be traveling to Paris in February to be at the opening of this exhibit in Paris, which will be showing two of my artworks. If I had more time I would like to come to the opening in Avignon. If you are in the area please come to…
I haven’t been diligent about posting on my blog. Perhaps the new year will inspire me. We had an a wonderful workshop in Venezia for a week. Luckily the workshop ended on Sunday before the horrific flooding in the region on Tuesday. I returned there from Vicenza on Wednesday to…
All forces are converging on Venice next week to start the East/West workshop. It has been two years since we have done this workshop – the rarity makes it all the more special. Group picture from four years ago.
The Zen Brush Workshop has a new site for the workshop. Only the third site in 19 years. We will be setting next years’ date for the workshop. Stay tuned.