April 14th, 2014
Once, while camping in the desert in Utah, I was surprised by a full lunar eclipse. The night was so bright that I could literally read a book by moonlight. The canyon walls were sandstone-warm, and red even in the semi-darkness. Somehow, despite the fact that we were all quite attuned to such celestial and […]
Posted in Acrylic, Art, Blood moon, clay art, Cycladic Art, Eclipse, Lake Powell, moon goddess, Sculpture | 3 Comments »
December 29th, 2011
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these. -Ovid, born 43 BCE And yet, there is something powerful to be found in longevity. Ovid’s words speak to us from Rome more than 2000 years ago. For many, the language he spoke is now an obsolete exercise, valiantly kept alive by […]
Tags: Ancient Art, Art, Egyptian Art, Faience, Ovid, Split Twig figurines, Venus of Willendorf
Posted in Ancestral Puebloan, Anthropology, Art, Cycladic Art, Egyptian Art, Venus of Willendorf | 7 Comments »