This last Saturday, the Travel Store was graced with the presence and artwork of my Mom, Vickie and my girlfriend, Alice. It reminded me of what art's function is. As Hilary pointed out in an earlier journal posting, the art people make generally seems to provide insight to their character. Mom drew a yin-yan symbol, a respectful phrase of peace spoken often in the practice of Yoga and some other symbols and mottoes she found inspiring. Alice drew delicate, colorful flowers in patterns hidden shyly in the corners or the smallest space on the wall she could find.
Art provides opportunity for insight, an occasion for therapeutic reflection.
This experience we students are engaged in is exquisite Art. I think we should close TravelStore for 1 week, do something to it, and then re-open it to the public. But I am seirious. After having been away at teaching interviews in Boston and stuck in the blizzard at home in Maine, I feel somewhat removed from ArtStation. I wish I had been around to be more involved in further planning for the car project.