I'm about to revisit Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin. And found this highlighted passage as I flipped through: "Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and distance blur the edges; then suddenly the beloved has arrived, and it's noon … Continue reading Blind Assassin
Carmen Herrera
Two months ago I saw my first Carmen Herrera painting - Blanco y Verde. It was on display at the Whitney Museum as part of the Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s exhibit. A squat, wide tip aimed into a white background. Look at it long enough and the green triangle looks like a cutout. Or an applique. … Continue reading Carmen Herrera
Sunflower
How do flowers do it? Making time for each other. Finding each other. Their discs are open. Rays wide and wanting.
Amy Sherald
This is Planes, rockets, and the spaces in between by Amy Sherald. It's currently on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art. I like the color palette and the shadows. The tufts of smoke stacked beneath the rocket. Barefoot spectators. Could you look away from a machine hurtling into the sky? What would pull your … Continue reading Amy Sherald
Future Islands
Summer is for dancing. Loving and living in the sunshine. And really, for me, that just means listening to a lot of Future Islands. I've been waiting two years for them to play in Baltimore and it finally happened. They headlined a free concert at Union Craft Brewing on September 7th and it was everything … Continue reading Future Islands
The Jam 