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 | Sep 5, 2010 | artist books, Creative Process
Yesterday I spent a blissful six hours at the San Francisco Center for the Book ripping, sewing, gluing, and cutting — transforming books into art objects. It was with a little trepidation that I made my first tear into a book called The Long Tomorrow, but after...
by Danny | Aug 28, 2010 | Creative Process
Early last Saturday morning, I took my inner artist out for a morning drive to Mill Valley for Maison Reve’s French Flea Market. I am already a big fan of Maison Reve’s aesthetic, and over the years, have found some wonderful gifts here. Once a season they...
by Danny | Aug 17, 2010 | Creative Process
The path to my studio is covered with weeds. Walking here today I was filled with the urge to pull them and create beauty and order everywhere around me. But instead of pulling, I stopped, took a deep breath, and acknowledged what the weeds can teach me. They are an...
by Danny | Mar 19, 2010 | Creative Process, nature dialogue, quotes
“Wait. Observe. If you are very still, not impatient, quietly receptive, at some point Nature will make the first move to initiate the conversation. To the exact degree and moment that you are ready to receive, Nature will ever so slightly disturb the...
by Danny | Mar 18, 2010 | Creative Process, gardening, quotes
This week has been graced by gorgeous weather. Today, the warm air called me outside where I took root under this blooming pear tree. I sat still there for an hour and half – journal in hand – occasionally jotting down an insight or an idea. But mostly I just sat, and...
