Category Archives: art

Make art even if it sucks – Hitrecord ‘Death’ remix

Posted on October 12, 2019 by

Making art is something I have missed when I was busy. In my archives I dug out this cheery 🙂  short film that I remixed using rewfoe (Hitrecord user) imagery when I was creating with Hitrecord. Perhaps I should return … Continue reading →

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Chicken Ryaba, buddhism and emptiness – an interpretation on an old Russian folk tale

Posted on October 5, 2019 by

As one of their first fairy tales, children in the Russian speaking countries used to get told an old Russian folk tale about Kurochka (Chicken) Ryaba. It is a very simple story (see below*) that is not so simple once … Continue reading →

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Art therapy – a piece of summer #happiness

Posted on September 21, 2019 by

I wanted a memento of summer for dark winter days. I did some research and found this Lego idea on internet. In retrospect I could have knit it rather than use plastic but here we are. Art therapy and seasonal … Continue reading →

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The day was crisp/ The light was new/ Autumn has come/ Like deja vu

Posted on September 7, 2019 by

Man, I forgot how much I love autumn. I was washing dishes one day and glanced outside – the light was different. It was soft as if I was in an oil painting. The angle has changed. Sunlight in autumn … Continue reading →

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If it’s not fun, don’t do it! And if you must do it, make it fun!

Posted on August 31, 2019 by

What do you do when you are mini retired? Well, art, of course. In the Episode 94 of the Here and Now podcast Ram Dass tells a hilarious story about cooking a lobster with his father as a buddhist (from … Continue reading →

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Postcard paradise. Emptiness and holidays.

Posted on August 24, 2019 by

You can go as far as you wish – and yet, there you are. Hope you have a joyful holiday and enjoy this poem.

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Let Go, Let In, Let Be

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

Ciara Sherlock read this poem that she wrote during the ritual we did at the retreat. The last line sounds like a mantra. Nomads of consciousness – enjoy. You are here, now, Nothing to achieve, nowhere to go, The tie … Continue reading →

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