Monthly Archives: July 2009

Image by Eneas via Flickr Neil Armstrong has often been criticized for his inability to explain sufficiently his profound experience of landing on the moon.  We have invested in him a heroic stature. He was our Orpheus sent to the … Continue reading →

Much of our experience of work today is described as drudgery. This dissatisfaction about one’s work seems to be on every one’s lips. Why is this so? Should not work be a pleasure, something we are proud of, something that … Continue reading →

What is craftsmanship? Is it not the taking of basic materials and by the human hand, along with the imagination, intelligence and will, transforming that material into a reflection of  the human spirit? William Morris, the leading figure in the … Continue reading →

Scientific phenomena always intrigues the artist especially if that phenomena centers around optics. In a sense it is as Plato inferred that art achieves its effect through illusion. I have always been curious about the theories of Michel-Eugene Chevreul. His … Continue reading →