I spent this past week at the Durham Arts Council teaching an intersession camp on the theme of Norse Mythology. After days of chalk pastels, paint & sharpie markers, running home to work on some of my own art, cooking, exercise, etc. etc. I was regretting having made plans for Friday. Part of me just wanted to go home and crash on the couch. …
Life
travel: charleston, sc
Rainbow Row Charleston, February 2019 Lim had a three day weekend in February and we decided to take a spontaneous road trip to Charleston, SC. It was on the top of our list of cities to visit since we moved to Durham over two years ago, and I'm so glad we hopped in the car on that Friday morning. We chatted, made plans, clarified goals,... …
denver art museum: jeffrey gibson
Today I am highlighting new to me artist, Jeffrey Gibson. A Colorado born, Choctaw, Cherokee, artist who currently lives and teaches in Upstate New York. I am intrigued by his story and search for identity the same way I was intrigued when I first came across Kehinde Wiley's work on one of my visits to the Brooklyn Museum. I was headed to …
travel: colorado
I've functioned on a school schedule for over 35 years. Finding a new rhythm & purpose this past year and a half in the midst of settling into a new city & home, traveling, hosting visitors, working, getting a new job, and then quitting said job, hasn't been easy. It takes me so long to bounce back from anything these days, but I'm slowly …
NC Living: So far so good!
Just some of the things that brought us to this state: …
My Home
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. -William Morris Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. -William Morris …