Martha, my table, a bookish painting, blue and pink, column, hoot, umbrella jellyfish

1. Umbrella jellyfish hovering around at the Wooly Fair, Providence, RI.


2. Near the Steel Yard, Providence.


3. A column on the campus of Brown University where we visited a few days ago.


4. A lovely blue bicycle with pink reflector. Nice sight.


5. We stumbled upon this bright, bookish painting by Brooke Hair in the campus center at Brown University.

6. At my work studio table.

7. “There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.” Martha Graham