by Danny | Sep 10, 2010 | Creative Process, Evocations, quote
I just received a nice package of 10 copies of the new issue of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, which includes reproductions of my series Evocations. They have paired my images of bottles, maps, and bodies with an article on the 5th precept of Buddhism – the...
by Danny | Nov 5, 2009 | Inspiration, quote
I spent some time this week re-doing my bulletin boards – making sure that all the images and quotes above my workspace best match what I need for inspiration at this time. In the center is lots of bright white space for new items as I find them. Now I can look up...
by Danny | May 25, 2009 | books, Mapping the Body, Milagros, quote
I just got a delightful surprise in the mail – a preview copy of The Map As Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography by Katharine Harmon. I am a big fan of her earlier book, You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination (which...
by Danny | May 5, 2009 | art and healing, books, business of art, quote
I am so inspired by Lisa Sonora Beam’s book, The Creative Entrepreneur. It feels so good in your hands and the lush color illustrations make you want to dive right into it. Lisa’s book offers a terrific synthesis of right-brain creative processes and...
by Danny | Apr 24, 2009 | art on exhibit, Inspiration, Milagros, quote
I just completed a piece today for SF Camerawork’s Ersatz Mail Art Exhibition – the front side of that piece is pictured here. There are a couple things that really appealed to me about this show. The first is that it is open to all SF Camerawork members who want to...
by Danny | Feb 15, 2009 | business of art, contemporary art, quote, teaching
It’s a stormy Sunday here in the Bay Area. I count my blessings with every rain drop that is falling – placating fears of drought. A nice reminder that when dark clouds gather, it is not all gloom and doom. Each rain burst yields the vital resource of...
