BLACK GOLD – Mystery Petroleum Mosaic- UPDATE

BLACK GOLD – Mystery Petroleum Mosaic- UPDATE

UPDATE: April 1 2015 Its been three years since I began the investigation and wrote this article “Black Gold: Thar’s Oil in them Thar Walls” for MosaicArtNOW. It’s a veritable mystery tour of the discovery of a brilliant midcentury mosaic by...
Ringing the Rocks

Ringing the Rocks

In wonderful synchronicity to the previous post, (Stone Soul Places), enjoy this fascinating audio story about the Portland quarries of Dorset, UK. It was produced through the radio consortium In The Dark’s Sound Bank Grant Scheme, where young broadcasters are...

Frida’s Commie Comet

Mexico. The color, sounds, and art of this country are truly inspiring. A highlight to any visit to Mexico City must include a day trip in the beautiful Coyoacán neighborhood of Mexico City to find Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s “Casa Azul” (Blue House). As a mosaic...

The Mandala of Listening

A quote from one of my favorite teachers on the Path, Buddhist nun, Pema Chodron*: “Each person’s life is like a mandala- a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our...

Something’s Fishy: Man-Eating Grouper?

By Lillian Sizemore, September 26, 2011 I GREW UP VISITING Chicago’s Field Museum—wandering its dark halls, rapt with a combination of fear and curiosity. Remembering the lifelike dioramas, the creepy taxidermy varmints, and massive Tyrannosaurus Rex, I was...

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