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“Art should comfort the disturbed
and disturb the comfortable.”
— Cesar A. Cruz, poet, activist, educator

You need not “be an artist” or “understand art” to sign up. This newsletter and blog is for you. The enjoyment of art should be accessible to everyone, not only to some snobby elite.

Why? My belief is that simply by virtue of being human you were born a creative — “born an artist”, whether visually, in music, literature, movement, woodworking. . . whatever. What happened between then and now to change that? Perhaps your parents convinced you that being creative wasn’t “practical”. Perhaps you learned it while being subject to WMIs –the weapons of mass instruction.

I make art to reclaim the human creative spirit – yours and mine – and to subvert the banality of popular culture.

Why is culture important to you? Culture is the “operating system” of a society. The most important ideas — good ones AND bad ones — are transmitted through culture. Right now there are a lot of bad ideas going around. The dominant culture of patriarchy and of “compete, dominate and win at all costs”, has been around a long while and is long due for retirement.

One hardly needs to look further than the state of current American politics to witness soul-killing bad ideas.

True creative activity allows people to see reality in combinations and configurations they might not have before. So, find out how I propose that we — you and I — change the culture with the help of art — because in this sad world, we need creatives now more than ever.

Besides keeping up-to-date on where my artwork will be and when – exhibits, studio tours and such – you might like to be “in” on the subversive action.

Want a peek in on how creatives think, and behind-the-scenes views of how art is created step-by-step? How about joining in on my rants on how creative activity can nourish and restore the crippling damage done to children by faulty parenting and educational styles? Just honest, raw, intelligent and opinionated, with respectful give-and-take dialogue.

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