A New United States of the Arts
— Here’s an idea whose time has come —
In the Soul Shelter spirit of creative commitment and entrepreneurship, my new
Songs for the Unsung
Young artists — or old, still-struggling ones — ought to be championed in their wildly impractical, unlucrative pursuits, even if the dominant discourse is all about cash, film deals, and bestseller lists.
-
-
Surrendering to Process
— “I got to know the stone a little bit more. My art is…trying to understand the stone.” —
Andy Goldsworthy talks
-
Ghosts Are My Teachers
— pil·grim·age
\pil-gr?-mij\ • noun • 14th century
1: a journey of a pilgrim; especially : one to a shrine or a sacred place. 2: the -
Three Candles for Soul Shelter’s Cake!
— For it’s a jolly good blog-oh … —
This month we ring in Year Number Three for Soul Shelter! Hard to
-
Poverty, the Pulitzer, and the Long Road of Luck
— Praise and profit came late, but Cormac McCarthy never missed them —
The much-anticipated film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s 2007
-
The Merit Of Mistakes
— Even Thomas Edison fumbled and goofed, but that was the heart of his genius —
In my school days I
-
What the Anchovy Learned About Goodwill and Good Work
— We all want inspiration, and I almost let it pass me by —
Recently a famous, award-winning author invited some
Read "What the Anchovy Learned About Goodwill and Good Work"
-
For A Fulfilling Life, Beware of “Wisdom”
— I heard the Hollywood gospel, but it didn’t save me —
Conventional wisdoms are sneaky things. Moderately useful sometimes, they often
-
Stacking Stones, Letting Them Fall
– “If I don’t work for a period of time I do feel rootless. I don’t know myself.” -Andy Goldsworthy –
Andy
-
Neighbors at Work
— Daily, like me, the guy down the street labors away in solitude —
The day is young, an average Tuesday,
