I should have been in Scotland already. I was set to be there in February, then I was set to be there in March, then I pushed it back to “later.” Today I feel the full weight of being both locked in and locked out. People around me are getting the vaccine, finally. It seemsContinue reading “The Plan”
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Hands
I have a deep affection for hands. When I played oboe, the way that instrument fit in my hands and the way my fingers curled and fit and tickled and danced felt like a deep conversation with the music pouring out. When I conducted, I used my hands to shape sound in the air betweenContinue reading “Hands”
30-Day Perspective Shift
Artists, writers, problem solvers, inventors -creatives of all sorts- are constantly challenging perception. They challenge their own perspective and ideally inspire shifts in perspectives for those around their world. Part of what has been happening to me during the pandemic is very common the world over. I have made habits out of my fear. SomeContinue reading “30-Day Perspective Shift”
Rorschach Inspired Ink Blots
When I initially studied Rorschach in a college educational psychology class, I was fascinated with the idea the the mind fills in unfamiliar things with familiarity in order to find peace. The theory is that secrets of a person’s perception can be revealed based on the images they see from ink blots. For me, asContinue reading “Rorschach Inspired Ink Blots”
Ink
The first time I went into the room, I had no idea that I would visit it so frequently and against my will. I didn’t know how it would steal my peace and make me tremble. I didn’t know I would struggle within its walls for months, and while trapped there, I didn’t imagine I would every be free again. I didn’t know how much my subconscious would leak into into my waking world. I still don’t know what more is dripping behind the doors of my mind, but I am less scared to turn the knob and enter.
Mudança 