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.”
“Art is the river that runs through my life. I drink from it as often as I can to refresh myself.”
Title: CD Launch Dinner part 7 Description: Interview with Greg McNey who makes the licensing and copyright phase crystal clear. Watch for Yvonne Perry coming in around 7:25 marker. Yvonne owns the writing service “Writers in the Sky” (WITS). Yvonne and I became blogging buddies after “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” came out in 2006. Hal…
Mark Elliott has been filming Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche since 1997. In this video he shares intimate footage, documenting the child’s enthronement, his development as a student, his training, family, and teachers. It is a rare glimpse into the life and travels of the incarnation of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
INTERNET RADIO At PIVR click on the March 31, 2008 archive recording where my name and my book’s title appears. March 31, 2008 Janet Elaine Smith PIVR (Passionate Internet Voices Radio) “Marketing for Fun and Profit spoke with me and I read my poem “Crocus.” (Which you can read on the sidebar of Riehlife under…
Here is the entire interview with Eden Maxwell, all in one piece, if you’d prefer to read it that way rather than chunked out into the three featured posts: April 10, 2008: Artist Eden Maxwell’s Life Purpose is Dharma in Daily Life April 9, 2008: Eden Maxwell on Art in Zen and the Zen of…
What is poetry? How do we read poetry? What distinguishes poetry from other forms of literature or art? Perhaps “more intense use of language– “higher voltage” per word (Perrine)? Here are two glimpses of Mary Oliver’s view of what poetry is: “The thoughtful machinery of the poem…” Mary Oliver’s introduction to Poetry, 1994 “If poetry…
If you know your purpose and the value of your process, then nothing will deter you from your mission, your dharma.—Eden Maxwell No matter what your art form or field of expression: visual arts, performing arts, or writing—one thing is for certain: you will encounter rejection. When you do, what is the most healthy and…
Yes, for artists, art is a life source…and those who enjoy what we create from sipping at the river.