While there are chain departments stores that you can find in almost any city, there are those special local/regional ones that define an area. Where I am originally from, there were not only wonderful larger local department stores but some smaller ones as well. The larger department stores I am speaking of are Strawbridge &Continue reading “Your Local Department Store”
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Sounds Familiar
Off and on we enjoy visiting Salisbury, NC, a small city/town approximately 40 miles from where we currently live. Salisbury is place rich in history and home to a wonderful main street and fabulous cultural facility called the Waterworks Visual Arts Center. On a fairly recent visit, I heard two sounds that, not to beContinue reading “Sounds Familiar”
How are We Defined by Where We Live?
Although I knew this all along, my friend Claudia defines herself as a life long resident of suburbia. The profoundness of this did not strike me until I read the statement on the back cover of her latest collection of poems. How could I have been so blind as to the meaning of this? TheContinue reading “How are We Defined by Where We Live?”
New Work: Diary of a Vegetable Farmer
This is a piece I have worked on off and on since last summer. For those of you who do not know me, I work as a vegetable farmer for a small commercial farm. The above work is an artist book consisting of four parts. Each part folds out into a section of three pages.Continue reading “New Work: Diary of a Vegetable Farmer”
On Attempting to Get Singing Advice from Art Garfunkel
Off and on I have studied voice. I do not know the technical name of the techniques used by my instructors, but I would guess classical training might be a fairly accurate description . The last time I decided to take voice lessons, I wanted to try a different technique but did not knowContinue reading “On Attempting to Get Singing Advice from Art Garfunkel”
The Local Landscape
When I moved to the south, I left behind what is known as Trash Can Snowstorms. Now some of you reading this know exactly what I am talking about but for those of you who do not, an explanation is needed. A trash can snowstorm is when you shovel out your car and then reserveContinue reading “The Local Landscape”
No Pink Flamingos
On our walk last week, we passed a dilapidated shed with a pink flamingo gracing its space. One of the members of the group commented that yard ornaments were not allowed in her neighborhood. Because I lived in a very old house in a very old neighborhood, it was not until I moved to aContinue reading “No Pink Flamingos”
Seeking Understanding of “The Other”
It’s odd how things come in clumps. Or maybe we are just more tuned in when we are engaged with a particular topic. Not long ago, an opportunity arose to participate in an exhibition honoring women of the Civil Rights Movement. What immediately came to my mind was a piece I had been workingContinue reading “Seeking Understanding of “The Other””
Silent Echoes
This post is dedicated to my dear friend “Chief” Nancy Several years ago, I embarked on a project called “Silent Echoes”. It involved noticing how people used the space around the outside of their homes, and also refuted the common belief that every row house is exactly the same. Below is the text that wasContinue reading “Silent Echoes”
When The New Normal Makes No Sense
If you were around in the 1970s, you probably had the experience of going to a restaurant and, after your salad or whatever was placed before you, a waiter came over with a giant pepper mill offering you fresh ground pepper. And, no doubt, you were so intrigued by this odd offer that you acceptedContinue reading “When The New Normal Makes No Sense”
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