Amidst a Sea of Pottery by Shahnaz ParvinThe Weight of Earth
We spend our lives shaping things that will eventually return to dust. There is a particular gravity in the hands of a maker, a quiet understanding that the vessel is only as strong as the clay allows. To sit among the work is to sit among…
Staircase, by Jon RendellStaircase by Jon Rendell
A well worn, wooden staircase in one of the many campaniles (bell towers) of Bologna, Italy. Bologna is a wonderful city rich in history, culture, cuisine and knowledge marked by a pair of towers both leaning from poor foundations.
Award…
The Architecture of Silence
In the deepest part of winter, the world undergoes a strange, quiet subtraction. The frantic noise of the growing season—the hum of insects, the rustle of dry leaves, the insistent chatter of birds—is erased, replaced by a heavy, velvet…