Why Art is Like Fishing

1. Because you have to enjoy the process of it. It’s called fishing, not catching. 2. Both art and fishing require a combination of skill and luck. You put yourself in the right place, at the right time with the right equipment. You look for signs. You read the water...

A Break

I have been on vacation at a wonderful spot in Mexico. There was time to sleep late, walk miles on a virtually empty beach, linger at the palapa fish restaurant, read a novel or two, and cast our lines in the warm water and search for fish. There was also the luxury...

Looking Back Through Numbers

I spent two grey and rainy days this week holed up in my office, doing accounting for my taxes. I had been dreading this task and wanted to pass it over to someone like this tax accountant NYC or similar tax services, so I put it off until this Monday. Surprisingly,...

Archiving

Earlier this week I attended a party in honor of my father’s archive being acquired by Stanford University. It is a true cause for celebration – the knowledge that one’s work has a long-term home where it will be catalogued and cared for into posterity. For over...