I had a dream last night, clear as life and fully remembered. I was creating a new modern art piece for a museum, and it was focused on the snippets of conversation that float through public spaces. Here’s how it…
I had a dream last night, clear as life and fully remembered. I was creating a new modern art piece for a museum, and it was focused on the snippets of conversation that float through public spaces. Here’s how it…
We were talking about Sonoma last week but let’s move south a few miles to that hilly peninsula between the white-capped Pacific and the chilly shark-infested waters of San Francisco Bay. Yes, the city with famous bridges and famous cable…
Every day I walk past an art gallery that has a selection of oil paintings of modern scenes: a city convenience store, a rowhouse, a highway gas station at dusk. It’s that last one that catches my eye every time…
Baby pictures—honestly, who really is interested in them? Does anyone want to see a picture of my baby? Do I want to see a picture of anyone else’s baby? I’d say the unrequested baby picture ranks up there with the…
If you have kids and live in a city with a children’s museum, take them. If you aren’t familiar with this kind of place, its often a facility with interactive exhibits for children of all ages. Often it’s just as…
Have the tools available. This is what my wife and I keep trying to do with Toddler Harbat. If she has an interest in cooking, she’s got her kitchen and ours. If she wants to make music, we have instruments…
Last night I got several hours free in the kitchen so I made things. To work with your hands at a simple task that creates food from raw ingredients, this is a pure joy for me. I made a new…