I’m putting out root. This part of the creative process must look wasteful and massively unproductive from the outside and measureably it is, as long as the measure is not whole-process based. Even I succumb to frustration with this stage, and I know better. I’ve long wondered if the sudden acquisition of vast wealth would...

It was an unneccessary miscalculation to hold back the truth, in my opinion. I’m glad I saw it played out. Artist that I am, I’ll analyze the way things look to the heart to portray them using tools that play to the eye. So how does this look: Last week a friend ‘suddenly’ died, leaving...

Some claim that Alaska is so cold, whole conversations freeze until the deafening spring thaw. That claim won honorable mention in a Liars Contest because it’s almost believable. The concept is certainly valid for blogs, emails, and writings because long after the thoughts are put out  for consideration they can be discovered and considered and...

Seed, starts, fists of snow: these are those little things that grow into finished projects. With snowmen, it’s how all the white stuff packs together into a ball. You get a fist full of snow and roll it about in the undisturbed parts of the yard. As it gets heavier, it picks up more snow...

According to the histories, three big motivators led ancient mariners on their risky expensive quests: spices, gold, and shortcuts.   Without refrigeration, microwaves, or hermetically sealed pouches, food was preserved by drying or salting. It went bad fast, so spices made it palatable longer. Spices were a big deal.   With wars in the rear...