Category Archives: writing

Nov25

the performative face

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Photo:  Pam White;  Paula Josa-Jones in DIVE

This week in The Journal, I am writing about identity and what I call the cage of concealment.  What came up for me when I went to have new head shots taken.

It is about that dance between what we conceal (from ourselves, from others) and what we reveal.  How I (we?) edit the details and tweak the image.

This photograph is part of a series that was taken during a shoot for a videodance performance.  I am deep in that dance here – showing and not showing.

More about that Sunday.  In The Journal.

What are you revealing today?

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Nov21

light & shadow

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I think that one of the things about becoming older is that the shadows get smaller.  More of me is revealed to myself and others, rust and all.

Riding, yoga and writing practice all help me to bring things forward into the light, illuminating what is hidden in the shadows.  Each time I ride I am seeking more and more sensitivity and refinement in what I feel from the horse and in my own body.  It is the same with my movement practices and with writing.

Taking photographs is teaching me that sometimes practicing is just about waiting for the light.  Or making peace with the shadows.

This week in The Journal I am writing about what happened when I went to have new headshots taken.

Where are you feeling the light today?

Nov16

water horse

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Photo:  Gabrielle Boiselle

I am deep in a book. I read the review in last week’s Sunday  New York Times, and immediately dove in.  It is The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater.  It is a taut, breathtaking gallop of a book about the capaill uisce (water horses) – beautiful, ferocious creatures that live in the sea and rise out of it to attack whatever roams too near the water.  

“These are not ordinary horses. Drape them with charms, hide them from the sea, but today, on the beach:  Do not turn your back.

Some of the horses have lathered.  Froth drips down their lips and chests, looking like sea foam, hiding the teeth that will tear into men later.”

I am halfway through, so this will be short.

I give The Scorpio Races a 10 out of 10!

What are you reading?

 

Nov9

flight

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Photo:  Pam White from the videodance film TILT by Paula Josa-Jones and Ellen Sebring

Each day feels a bit like this.  I walk out to the (metaphoric) sea wall and play with balance and inspiration.   I feel how the creative currents are running, and follow them.

Meredith Monk has suggested that we pay attention to our distractions,because those flickers of mind and consciousness are guiding lights.

In my experience, the guidance that arises from the body is the most potent, slippery and subtle. And the easiest to ignore.

If you close your eyes for a moment, What do you feel bubbling up from the body?

Watch here for a new offering.  Fresh!  recipes for savoring the body. Coming soon!!!