The aim of art

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle There is a joy, a rapture, that I find

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Touch one heart, touch one soul

“Touch one heart, touch one soul. I know it’s cliché, but it’s seriously gold.”  – Steve Pajor Today’s IQ comes from a mate of mine – Steve Pajor.

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Dance with fear

“Dance with fear. Dance with done. Dance with the resistance. Dance with each other. Dance with art.” – Seth Godin Right now, in this moment, I cannot tell

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The principle of art

“The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.” – Jerzy Kosinski Thankyou for your kind words, thoughts, prayers, etc about my Dad. He’s still in hospital, he’s

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Friendship is unnecessary

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.” – C. S. Lewis I’m

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Blessed are the hearts that can bend

Buy a print of this IQ “Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.” – Albert Camus Today is my last day of work for

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Love of Beauty

“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. I spent this Sunday afternoon with my daughter, at a fabulous “Horrible Histories”

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Art Is Never Finished

Last night, Bel and I watched “Life of Pi”. Fabulous film. Challenging, tense, exciting, and visually breath-taking. The main character – Pi – spends much of his life

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I just want to open up

I mentioned in a previous post about how I feel like my heart is full, and opening wider and wider. About how, inside, I feel there is an

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Every child is an artist…

And, after that nail-biting cliffhanger yesterday, here we are with today’s beautiful quote about art and adulthood. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain

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