Tag Archives: art

Happiness

Posted on January 18, 2023 by The Lost Pedestrian

Lots of people keep telling me that I will never be happy until I give up on all notions of being an artist. That the best thing to do right now is to not even think about it. I felt … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 29, 2019 by The Lost Pedestrian

somebody told me i should be writing. so i asked, have you seen my writing lately? this person look bewildered. I said “I am guessing you have not seen it because if you had, you might think i should be … Continue reading →

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transcendental

Posted on March 11, 2015 by The Lost Pedestrian

it’s been a night of shame. not a shameful night. you see, there’s a big difference. i am talking about the kind of shame one feels immediately in the presence, or even in the virtual presence, of someone who precipitates shame … Continue reading →

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Core work

Posted on April 15, 2014 by The Lost Pedestrian

I had breakfast with a British chap, a friend I’ve known since my formative  years, which are still forming. He ordered the French toast. I ordered the eggs. He asked me how my work was going. When I last saw … Continue reading →

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disempowering darkness

Posted on November 11, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

This might sound negative, but it’s really meant to be positive. i feel like i’m finally acknowledging an essential question:  am I really contributing  to the world as an artist anymore? this might sound like a question that one should … Continue reading →

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priorities

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

somewhere midway through my life’s journey, i lost my ability to prioritize. between apartment hunting, job hunting, art projects started and forsaken, relationships renewed or abandoned, attachments, detachments, the need for solitude, the need to be tribal, the need to … Continue reading →

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iowa (2)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by The Lost Pedestrian

i’ve spent a lot of time these past few days in iowa contemplating how, oftentimes, art, creative engagement with the world, can sometimes be my one act of defiance. And it’s a defiance that i need to exist in the … Continue reading →

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Lumbar Road

Posted on October 15, 2012 by The Lost Pedestrian

Try to imagine your surprise when your night begins while you are attempting a U-turn off of Union Street once you realize you’ve managed to miss Lumbar Road. Something is going awry. Who can you turn to? Who can explain … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 25, 2012 by The Lost Pedestrian

a perfect, penultimate, quintessential  work of art… everything I aspire to… it’s all right here. quite Warholian (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

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