Page load times. New operating systems. App redesigns. Filters, followers and feeds. Likes and viewers. I imagine our digital experiences are bleeding over into our offline communication and expectations. Do we want more and want it faster because we're accustomed to micro-connections like hearts and comments. Don't some of the best things take time.
Dogwood
This painting is like sliding down a glacier. It stings. Arctic air clasps your neck but you lean into the burning pain. A flash of blue and shard of black. Arms up. Hands waving away the sunlight as you descend into a blinding tunnel. I hope we never reach the bottom. This is Arboretum Present … Continue reading Dogwood
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 