artists
Hand Me a Wrench by Virginia Spiegel
Posted June 30th, 2008 by srsorrell
Perhaps you are one of those people whose thoughts float through your brain in a gentle flow, causing you no distress, allowing you to proceed through your day on a current of peace and contentment. How I envy you, I think.
My brain seems stuffed full of thoughts like a raging torrent pouring over the dam in a dangerous, glittering, falling cascade. It is as though the keeper of the dam, the calm and silent figure who stands by with a wrench that perfectly fits the giant cog wheels that close the dam gates, decided to go out for a sandwich, then had to have a cup of coffee and then, hey, it’s only fifteen minutes until the end of the shift, went on home and forgot to return. Where the wrench went is anybody's guess.
Recharge with a movie
Posted May 26th, 2008 by srsorrell
Sometimes when you are feeling like you need a creative shot in the arm, go to the library or video store and rent a movie of an artist you know little or nothing about, maybe even an art period like Surrealism. This weekend I have been feeling a little uninspired, so I rented a documentary about Frida Kahlo. I love Frida's work, but the story of her life is what is inspiring. I have seen the movie that was made about Frida, but the documentary had interviews with people who actually knew the artist and her husband Diego Rivera. I love her symbolism and how she laid her life out there for everyone to see. She took chances with her art and wasn't afraid to go against convention in her life time.
