#walking reflections

Fool on the Hill — ink on Paper, 4 x 5in — inspired by The Fool on the Hill, The Beatles 🌿 May 22, 2026 — Fool on the Hill Today “The Fool on the Hill” popped into my head. When I was a kid, I identified with that song, and honestly, I still do. What hit me today is that the song really isn’t from the fool’s perspective. It’s from the people watching him. Everybody deciding who he is from the…

Pen and Ink | The Space Between — 5 × 5 in Walking Reflection — April 17, 2026 Serious Play, Solemn Play Years ago, I showed my students at Minneapolis College (MCTC) a video by Paula Scher on serious play vs. solemn play, and I find myself returning to that idea again. “Serious play is about letting go and allowing things to happen. Solemn play is about controlling the outcome.” — Paula…

Walking Reflection — April 14, 2026 When is The Work Finished? Door-05192024, Mixed Media, Pen and Digital, Hendricks 2024 “The work is done when it has nothing more to say to you.” — Robert Rauschenberg I made an appointment to have ten pieces framed — thinking about when a work of art is finished. And then I canceled it. At first, I thought I had chickened out. That I didn’t have the courage to…