That Picks
Somewhere between nasal drip and an extruded nose there is a moment of whimsy, a recall of earlier days. (Somewhere on Route 66 Hedicus is still sneezing on Michael’s ashes). Just after lunch as we Read More …
The Art of Dancing
The “ring around the rosy” song emerges from memory as eyes pause on the multitude of collected images in the “Chateau de Cormatin.” In a gilded room an original painting dating to years before the Read More …
Bed Ridden
The gallery of beds, of tables, of curtains line the perimeter of the room. The emptiness a reminder of a long history. A long story told in a lifetime of chapters. The keys each a Read More …
Food Prep — A Spiritual Practice
The bundle of onions gathered from the fields and dried in the fall sun hangs to avoid the morning mists. In a season of the poet’s mellow fruitfulness there was an opportunity to see the Read More …
Flowers, Rivers, Colours
The field of blooms wafts in the early fall sun. Lavender breathes into the air and the grasses and blooms create a crescendo of colour. Putting feet on the ground in Lyon is a rite Read More …
Glitz and Ginza
Fresh flowers tend to catch my eye. This friendly hand wrapped selection was offered for sale by a florist in the Ginza. The florist was not on the Main Street. Rent? There is something loving Read More …
Digital goes Visual
Wandering the streets of Akihabara there is an “ebb in the affairs of men” evidenced by the shift of focus on digital toys to visual dolls. The advent of Otaru culture, on and in the Read More …
Dinosaurs ad other Relics
In an experience offered by theatre Lab in Tokyo we were moved through a historical visual zoo that featured a variety of extinct dinosaurs in a synthesized environment. The exhibitor provided us with a “new generation” Read More …
Chosen Family
I agreed to meet a stranger near the cop shop at the Takasaki station in the Gunma precinct of Japan. Now it was near the noon appointed time and I was unsure of where we Read More …
Spinning Wheel, Gambling and other Mountains to Climb
Through the clouds the peak of Mt Fuiji appears naked. The white-silver crown pouring down rivulets toward the sea — pausing in rice paddies on the way. There is a level of denial about gambling Read More …