A non-art quote, or maybe a pan-art quote. Love is the greatest refreshment in life. ~ Pablo Picasso I'm wondering what he was think...

The mosaic part of the labyrinth is finished. We completed it with a team of students (along with one staff member and one faculty member) f...

Great progress was made! Today we got 63 of the 180+ stones mosaiced.  Over the course of the day I'm guessing we had 25 or so volunte...

Refused and Confused  - New York Times, Oct 05, 2011 - Linda Greenhouse Off the cuff I think that people who use their religion/other posi...

I've been reading about SB 1070 - the Arizona anti-illegal immigrant law. It's very alarming, and it makes me no little bit sick t...

One of the online discussions I participate in has sort of ground to a halt over the perceived direction of our country. To me it seems that...

One of the things I heard in the permaculture group meeting that keeps spinning around in my head was a wistfulness about being able to sell...

Just came from a Permaculture group meeting. I missed the first one (in Chicago at the SAMA mosaic conference ), so I was a bit out of touc...

Fine arts move to the mall | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ I'm trying to decide what I think about this. I think I'm okay with it...

One problem with talking about sustainability is that it is an overwhelming idea. There is great resistance to changing our lives, especiall...

I'm having one of those days. Being prone to apocalyptic visions is not what it's cracked up to be. Tends to make one surly in the m...

When I hear the "Green Jobs, Green Jobs" mantra I wonder about a couple things. First and foremost is whether or not the so-call...

I don't know how you vote, I don't know your political leanings. That's not what's important here. It's health care refo...

This is being argued in court today. "Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo . Hopefully NPR will give ...

This breaks my heart. I've signed the letter. I don't usually do this sort of thing. I don't know if things like this are effec...

I have been chosen as one of three finalists for the Lake Park Fountain - Artist Competition . For a few days next week people will be able ...

A few days ago I posted a link to a NY Times article about the Endangered Species Act and some upcoming changes the Bush administration want...

Normally I just use my contact information for my email signatures. I have always thought that adding some pithy signature was either preten...

Actually it is new year's day, but I have not gone to bed yet. Abelisto and I went to a progressive party. I had never heard of progress...

This weekend Abelisto and I went beachcombing. We like to go up and down the Mississippi and gather interesting debris (natural and man-mad...