the outhouse: where art goes | works by kopana
“Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing.” ~ Eckhart Tolle Though Minton’s is a small building today, it used to be even smaller. Much, much smaller. It was a small gas station in … Continued
“A word after a word after a word is power.” ~ Margaret Atwood Now let’s go to the roof of the bar, shall we? Two of four parapet sides are topped with terracotta tile secured with cement. We call them … Continued
“Make friends with change.” ~ Ram Dass Week before last our buildings and structures class went to a downtown bar, Crossings, to provide an assessment of the building – roof to basement. I don’t often see a bar during the … Continued
“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams of your heart.” ~ Roy T. Bennet
“Never underestimate the power of good morning texts, apologies, and random compliments.” ~ Unknown Everybody was talking about the octopus on the old bus bath house at thee Greyline station. I’m looking out the windows of the newly christened event … Continued
“I want to be beautiful the way worn things are: touched by time, and proud to be rough around the edges. With a story to tell.” ~ TinyBuddha Earlier this month, after BGT deToured LuigART, we meandered across the tracks … Continued
“Hate. It has caused a lot of problems in this world, but it has not solved one yet.” ~ Maya Angelou This little mushroom family popped up in my yard today. When I look straight down on them, as below, … Continued
“What makes a successful person is not being fearless, but pushing through the things that scare you the most.” ~ Kesha Pretty sure these two have looked like this since they were boys. Dad often tells the story of Phillip’s … Continued
“The real secret to a fabulous life is to live imperfectly with great delight.” ~ Unknown Lordy, these two: I gotta be careful when I take them out of the house these days. This is what a pandemic lockdown can … Continued
“The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety.” ~ Deepak Chopra We spent the afternoon with family. We took some photos. I’m just going to leave this one here. You’re welcome.