Tag Archives: artist inspiration

Peace of the week, Feb 11

February 12, 2013 by Chris | 0 Comments

It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I’ve gone and come back, I’ll find it at home. — Rumi

 

MIle Marker 331, 22x34

 

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Weekly Peace – January 7

January 7, 2013 by Chris | 0 Comments

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” —  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mile Marker 166, 35x51

 

This piece is available now at the Perlow-Stevens Gallery in Columbia, MO. Please contact the gallery if you are interested in adding this piece to your collection.

Storytime with Kina

December 15, 2012 by Chris | 1 Comment

We are so lucky!

 

Kina Crow

I’d like to introduce you to another great friend and my favorite story teller, Kina Crow. Her stories take the form of sculptures and paintings that tell volumes with the simplest of gestures and the fewest words. At first glance,  they are witty and funny and we have a chuckle. Then we begin to realize that Kina is very gently poking at a truth much deeper, and in the process giving us all permission to laugh at ourselves.

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Photograph of the week, Oct 15

October 15, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty.
Today is such a day.”
― Rumi

 

Mile Marker 286, 35x51

 

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Pick of the week, September 24

September 24, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.” – Booker T. Washington

 

Mile Marker 276, 22x34

 

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Pick of the week, September 4

September 4, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“It is better to travel well than to arrive.” – Buddha

 

Mile Marker 289, 29x16 (x4)

 

(A little reminder to myself as we begin our drive from Portland to St Louis!)

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Pick of the week, August 20

August 20, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” –   Gilbert K. Chesterton

 

Mile Marker 166, 35x51

 

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Pick of the Week, August 6

August 6, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” – Henry David Thoreau

 

Mile Marker 284, 16x22

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The End of Summer

August 2, 2012 by Chris | 1 Comment

Four more days until Kyle and I are off for our NorthWest tour. With the heat here at home, it couldn’t come a moment too soon, but with the amount we need to get done before we leave, we could certainly use an extra moment or two! And this year we will be traveling with the camper we purchased in Idaho on last year’s tour, which adds another whole level of complexity to the preparations, but a new level of fun to the trip. Continue reading »

Pick of the week, July 2

July 2, 2012 by Chris | 0 Comments

Happy July!

“The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration — it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done.”   Tim Kreider

Be sure to read the rest of Kreider’s recent article: “The Busy Trap”

MIle Marker 274, 16" x 22"

 

What one thing can you scratch off the list today to avoid the busy trap?

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