Art as a River of Life (Inspiration from Loretta Marvel)
“Art is the river that runs through my life. I drink from it as often as I can to refresh myself.”
Similar Posts
Making Collaboration Work, Part 4: Creative Catalysts Riehl and Farrow
Here’s the second part of the conversation between my New Mexico collaborator Stephanie Farrow and myself. Check out the first part of our making collaboration work discussion. In our column “Creative Catalyst” on Story Circle Network’s blog Telling Her Stories: The Broad View, we have posted the first two of a three-part cycle on collaboration:…
Donna Druchunas on “Knitting as Art”
Here is a guest post by Donna Druchanas on the issue of how the craft and art of knitting currently is perceived. In my own art school training at the California College of Arts (and Crafts) I was inculcated with the slogan that “There is no art without craft.” Donna says: I like the term…
Listen to Riehl’s “Memento Mori: Life and Death, Moment by Moment” at Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside
“Child and Hawk Dream,” by Judy Tart Click here to find an audio link of my talk “Memento Mori: Life and Death Moment by Moment” at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside on March 16, 2008. You’ll also hear brief cello interludes by Dennis Dettloff. About 20 minutes. Unfortunately, this doesn’t give you Tiffany Alvarado’s…
John Rozelle featured in St. Louis Art Museum’s “African American Abstraction: St. Louis Connections” through March 23rd in gallery 337
The Saint Louis Art Museum African American Abstraction: St. Louis Connections, an installation of thought-provoking abstract works from both the Museum’s collection and local private collections features artists Oliver Jackson (born 1935), John Rozelle (born 1944), Phillip J. Hampton (born 1922) and Michael Marshall (born 1953). John Rozelle’s abstract mixed media works communicate profound emotional…
Anne Schroeder’s “Room of Her Own”: She transformed an ordinary garden shed into a dream writing room
I met Anne Schroeder through Women Writing the West. You’ve seen her before on Riehlife when I interviewed Anne about her humorous and insightful memoir “Ordinary Aphrodite” which chronicles her attempts to live a balanced life. Anne’s story of creating her dream writing room out of ordinary materials proves that it’s not the the money,…
Authors! “How to Get Quoted in the Media”–an e-book. A Riehlife chat with Damaria Senne
Damaria Senne is one of my closest Blogging Buddies. When I visited South Africa in 2008 she hosted me at her home in Johannesburg and in her home village where I stayed with her family. Her warmth, intelligence, talent, and humor are qualities I cherish in our friendship. Damaria is a writer based in Johannesburg….
Yes, for artists, art is a life source…and those who enjoy what we create from sipping at the river.