Revisiting Places. And Recycled Art

Before I begin writing, I must give credit where it’s due – to the wonderful new friend who (perhaps somewhat inadvertently) gave me the idea for this post. You know who you are!

This morning I revisited a magical place where I had spent some time roughly a year ago. The place is [...]

Reasons Why Summer is Awesome

Ah yes, my fellow Northern Hemispherians, good news: summer is upon us.

Summer is one of my favorite seasons, and not just because recent studies have confirmed that more cool people are born in the summer than in any other season.* There are loads of reasons to love summer:

1. Longer days and more [...]

You Should Shower More Often

Listen, I have to tell you something.

I think you should shower more often.

Not because you’re stinky. Although yeah, that too.*

Actually, it’s because it seems that people tend to get brilliant ideas in the shower. Have you noticed that? It works for me, too.

In fact, last night I had three ideas [...]

Memories of the Conventino

In 2000 and 2004 I studied painting under a couple of artists working in a place known as “Il Conventino.”

The building was in fact a former convent built in the 19th century. Back then, it was inhabited by nuns who had chosen to go barefoot and to close themselves off from society in [...]