Isa's Journal and Studio Blog
Irrational Obsession
Euler's number, or 'e' finished. I fit one artist stereotype quite well — I was never a math star. Far...
The Map is Not the Territory
We rely on maps to navigate earthly and celestial terrain, and I feel grounded, in control somehow, when I am...
We are the People
Art by Shepard Fairey “The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn...
Corollaries
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and the birthdays of two out of three of my favorite men fall in its...
#wetoo
Two Women in a Mandalay market from an old 1995 sketchbook. “I want to inject them with a serum that...
Postcard from Colombia
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. ”— Gustave FlaubertI am currently in...
The Mean
"Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words. It’s so much...
Arriving at My Own Door
I do regret the energy I spent trying to prove that I had something to offer. It made me vulnerable...
Poetry in Motion
“Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled— to cast aside the weight of...
#nofilter
Rose in a bowl back when she was a puppy. #Nofilter is as pervasive a hash as any. It makes...