How then, the virile, the virtuous, the werewolf, the world? Step back, rootbound, and see what might be found -- what lies beneath? And then, to this, what do you see in the mirror? ---- virtu (vuhr-TOO) noun 1. A love of or taste for fine objects of art. 2. Objects of art, curios, etc. [From Italian virt (virtue), from Latin virtus (worth, excellence). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wi-ro (man) that is also the source of virile, virtue, virago, virtuoso, werewolf, and world.] Visual...

I was thinking about you, and that bridge that takes you from one place, to another. Where it is, where it was -- crossing over, from somewhere, to another...where-world. And where is that? the waterspring at the Monkey Forest. Ubud | Indonesia to a great morning to you -- by the time that you read this, I will be climbing Mt. Batur, a volcano for a predawn ascent...just offering an image before I head out... wishing wellness and warmth: tsg --- bas-relief \bah-ri-LEEF\ noun : sculptural...

Happy Sunday! I'm guessing you might ask, why Turkey -- for Thanksgiving? Some might think the conception is obvious, to the above. I went there first in 2005 -- learning something about the opening connections in Istanbul. I studied Islamic art in the 70s, even Arabic language -- and came away from the middle eastern researches with an especial fondness for the history of this land, these people. That beckoning never subsided -- merely quieted. Looking West from Topkapi Sarayi >...

Good morning. I've been here for several days. And the time is so rich, so contemplatively powerful, it's difficult to gather it all. I'd like to write more about some of the individual meditations: time will tell. One thing that shines, in exploring these spaces, this place, is about conceptions of Light. The design of it, the meaning of it. And believing in the Light -- whatever you might call it. I've gone to the mosques during prayer because of the Light, the actual luminous character of...

inexorable \in-EK-sur-uh-bul; in-EKS-ruh-bul\, adjective: Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless. Inexorable comes from Latin inexorabilis, from in-, "not" + exorabilis, "able to be entreated, placable," from exorare, "to entreat successfully, to prevail upon," from ex-, intensive prefix + orare, "to speak; to argue; to pray." I'd met this dog, last night -- and I'd hoped to be introduced to his smaller dog, made...

inexorable \in-EK-sur-uh-bul; in-EKS-ruh-bul\, adjective: Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless. Inexorable comes from Latin inexorabilis, from in-, "not" + exorabilis, "able to be entreated, placable," from exorare, "to entreat successfully, to prevail upon," from ex-, intensive prefix + orare, "to speak; to argue; to pray." I'd met this dog, last night -- and I'd hoped to be introduced to his smaller dog, made...

  THE DEEP BLUE all night, rain ran and fore, afternoon storm, kept coming so dark, at 2.oo pm the sun was gone, neath the roiling sky and this morning, it never came, except for the deep blue... light was out there, but only shown, in the deep blue, seen. never forgotten. ever. 4.44am / 11.12.06

The work is never done -- and who hopes that it is? The work, the care and practice of it, is the spirit of the evocation of the living -- our living, our working. Can they not be aligned - an integration? A passion? Work: the passion, the pain, the pleasure. . . Entwined, threads in living... wishingwell+ tsg | d e c a t u r i s l a n d

Good morning. That title...I thought that would catch your attention. I'd thought about the idea of using fire for paintings and art. Then flame in the context of signing. Fire signs, why not? Signed / singed by fire? Why not? Smoke rubbed art? There are marvelous textures to fire, and fired objects. I did it for Sharon Stone, why not otherwise? The Chinese, of course, have been working in this space -- loosely speaking, for several thousand years....

SLICE CURL PEEL MELT. Thought you might enjoy this, the detailing of Thomas Heatherwick's work on Longchamp, Soho, Manhattan. Maybe you've seen it, already. I was down town working, Soho, took a break, and went there: shot. Frankly, I'm actually not sure that the merchandise is worth it; it's simply not that great. More bags. And my proverbial question is -- what is the story here; and who cares about it? But the detailing of the space is fascinating. I like Heatherwick's sense of adventure....