Monthly Archives: February 2011
By Tim Girvin at 6:43 am on Monday, February 28, 2011
THE LEGENDS OF THE LIGHT FINDER I was holding light, an illumination that reminded me of a salamander of the luminous, curling like an embryo — light lizard. This, on a full-mooned night, the radiance spilling down and lighting the … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 5:32 am on Saturday, February 26, 2011
THE PATH THAT TURNS, AND TURNS AGAIN. EVERY TIME, BACK TO A PLACE. In the blinding snow, the sun so bright that the trees are lit from beneath, it’s a brilliant day. Light filled. Out in the middle of no … Continue reading →
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Tagged the path. the way
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By Tim Girvin at 5:21 am on Wednesday, February 23, 2011
I was in the hospital recently, and walking the halls, I came to a series of glass compositions created by a friend of mine, from college. Cappy Thompson — Seattle glass artist; and she is still exploring and experimenting — … Continue reading →
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Tagged light, pray, wander
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By Tim Girvin at 5:02 am on Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Last night, as I was on the shore, waiting for the night boat to come crossing, I was drawing in the dark, with light. Dawn was shooting these images, with the full moon behind, and the character of these strokes … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 8:13 am on Monday, February 21, 2011
I have some books, journals that I’ve made, that only contain scribbles. Scratching. Scarring. Scripting. They are drawn in scripts that only I know. They are circle books — collections of circular strokes. Or books that are writing, symbols, gestures … Continue reading →
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Tagged journals, writings
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By Tim Girvin at 1:30 am on Friday, February 18, 2011
I was writing a piece, earlier today, on the concept of baring — that idea of revealing, versus the other similarly sounding expression of bearing — which is more like “carrying” something. To bare, to lay open, uncovered — and … Continue reading →
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Tagged reveal, revelation, soul
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By Tim Girvin at 8:22 pm on Monday, February 14, 2011
WRITING ABOUT LOVE TODAY’S the day. But I’m less concerned about that, and better — the perpetuity of it. KEEP THAT GOING. The love thing: petal, heart, butterflies: sharing — friending and the finding of it; what could be, and … Continue reading →
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By Tim Girvin at 12:28 pm on Monday, February 14, 2011
I was thinking about the character of distinction. Like the word references, it is about the sting. It’s an old Latin word — distinguere “to separate between, separate by pricking,” It is aligned to other forms of the sting, to … Continue reading →
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Tagged relationships, spirit
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By Tim Girvin at 3:33 am on Friday, February 11, 2011
In a bitterly cold subway channel, during a time when the ice was hanging stalactitic from the ceiling girders of the NYC Metro — and wind whipped so cold up the railed canyons of the running lines that eyes teared … Continue reading →
By Tim Girvin at 3:33 am on Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Sometimes, walking, you find things that are left by others — discrete gestures to beauty. They are not intended for all, but for the few — that might be looking. I leave things out — a stack of bones, a … Continue reading →
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Tagged beauty
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