Life in a No. 1 Arts Community
Posted on June 7, 2014 12 Comments
A recent Huffington Post Article, Quirky Spots Where You’re Free to be You and Me ranks Homer, Alaska No. 1. Our town received this recognition for being a former hippie haven, and for having a thriving artist community. Now, most of the “hippies” are grandparents, but the artistic community remains rich and innovative. In this photo Brian and I were enjoying the Bunnell Street Art Center’s first Dinner in the Street, held June 1st. Yes, we were inside the Elks Lodge for the rich ratatoullie stew and seafood boullabaisse. But, the dinner began with appetizers in front of the art center, on the street we live on.
In the 10 months we’ve been here, we’ve seen new exhibits of art work every month and met a diversity of artists, from a woman who creates quilt canvases to an artist who built a buoy installation inside and outside of the center. I participated in the African dance and drumming classes in March and April. All of May, Brian and I joined in a unique art experience called Searching for the Sublime.
The photo in the Huffington article shows Homer Spit, a major tourist destination. The town of Homer is to the west, nestled on other beaches and climbing into the hills. So, next time you’re looking for some time to just be free, come and hang out here in Homer. Brian and I live right across the street from Bishop’s Beach and the Driftwood Inn. We’d love to see you and show you the delights of our “cosmic hamlet by the sea.”
Writer’s Cyber Salon
Posted on June 7, 2014 7 Comments
I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course,
when you finish something you can be judged.
– Erica Jong
I chose this week’s quote because I feel it is a description of my writing life. I still have files of incomplete stories. And the story and book I published have, in terms of sales and readers, been abject failures, despite good reviews. Yes, I do not like being judged and rejection has paralyzed me. But, I keep writing and plan to self-publish more. What makes you rise above negative judgement?
Make Haiku Mini-Comic Book #44
Posted on June 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
Black, deep magenta
Rich red, golden tangerine
Pale white sun rising.
Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape format to print it on a piece of 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper (preferably colored.) 3.) Watch the tutorial I found on YouTube (see link below,) make sure your folds are straight, all the corners are even, and be extra careful with your cut. Enjoy! How to make a little book
New Orleans Connections: VANISHING PEARLS Director Nailah Jefferson interviewed by Eileen Julien
Posted on June 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’m reblogging this because it provided me with information about a community I knew nothing of and looks like a movie worth watching.
STEPPING OUT OF TIME
Posted on June 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
For those contemplating the issue of time, you’ll enjoy this.
We’re taught to think in terms of linear time. Our whole lives are guided by the concept that one event precedes another and that consequences come from causes. We tell our life stories from the beginning and only in middle age do we look back connecting events in new ways to retell our story. Even this perspective, binds us to linear time. And yet, we all have experienced time’s peculiarities which open us to wonder. Why is it I can lose time in a favorite activity and that last hour at work seems like a month? 
Einstein said, “…the separation between past, present, and future is only an illusion, although a convincing one.” Here we see Einstein speaking like a mystic and why should that surprise us? I’m reading Dr. Joe Dispenza’s book, Breaking the Habit of BeingYourself (How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One)
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Skywalker Storyteller Works 