Cruising around the internet, I discovered this link at the Lake County Arts Council Website maintained by the inestimable Xian Yeagan: Keeping track of Janet Riehl as she wanders far. I thought you might get a kick out of it, as I did. It made me feel quite happy to know that there was still a little wake left in my passing from Lake County after nine years…one of those small deaths in the midst of life. Thank you, Xian, for this lift.
I met Colleen McKee through a St. Louis poetry workshop “Loosely Identified.” Colleen, a St. Louisan, is the author of a collection of poetry, My Hot Little Tomato (Cherry Pie, 2007). She also co-edited Are We Feeling Better Yet? Women Speak About Health Care in America (PenUltimate, 2008). Her Riehlife Poem-of-the-Day “Natural Causes” originally appeared…
Photo: Richard Barnes/Museum of Modern Art One of my favorite artists, Marin Puryear is an African-American artist who has prevailed and brought it on home. Read Roberta Smith’s comprehensive review “Humanity’s Ascent in Three Dimensions” at the NY Times online and see a slide show of Puryear’s visually pure, carefully wrought, and deeply felt work….
To read today’s blog book tour stop on Velda Brotherton’s blog, click here. Click here to view book details on Amazon. I’ve tagged the book “intuitive crafting” and started a discussion on that topic there. Here are a few things I love about Donna’s new book “Ethnic Knitting Discovery”: –Clear language –fun and helpful illustrations…
The phrase, “When words are too deep, try art therapy,” captures the spirit, work and person of Edna J. Patterson-Petty. A fiber artist, art therapist, and teacher, Patterson-Petty’s work truly heals, providing the comfort and warmth expected of the quilts she creates. Her graduate degrees in Studio Art and Art Therapy and the inspiration derived…
Carol Cole Lewis hosts a wrap-up of Janet’s 2-month blog tour. What did she learn? Experience? Wonderful video here Carol made.
1) You can go to Amazon’s product detail page for “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” to search inside. 2) On sidebar of Riehlife you can browse sample poems and read background information on photos and talks at readings. Sightlines Janet Grace Riehl iUniverse Inc. ISBN: 0-595-37499-9 Genre(s): Poetry Reviewed by Ernest Dempsey Death sometimes brings about…
“Janet Riehl, who has had such a good effect on the arts in Lake County, has moved for now to collaborate with her poet father in the Midwest”…nice.
Great pics….