Triumph of the id
Dear Artist, Thanks to everyone who wrote so eloquently and intelligently about “ego.” There were…
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Ego
Dear Artist, Yesterday and today, I did a bit of one-on-one mentoring. Reactions from those…
Rivalry and Friendship
Dear Artist, Art historian Jack Flam has written a new book about the relationship between…
Avoiding the borinary
Dear Artist, “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there,” said the jazz artist Miles…
Nuances
Dear Artist, “With our calculated sensitivity we artists are able to see and to some…
Timeless and timely
Dear Artist, Near where I live, there passes an ancient pathway called the Semiahmoo Trail.…
Discriminating connoisseur
Dear Artist, Last night, I was visiting an old friend who is a bit of…
Making adjustments
Dear Artist, The more I go at this game the more I realize it’s a…