CognEYEzant: 365

Day 238

Transmuting: Inspired by Robin Coste Lewis’ poem Navel Ink on paper Robin Coste Lewis’ poem “Navel” came into my life by chance. By way of Twitter, by way of director Ava DuVernay, by way of Time magazine’s special issue, The Art of Optimism. “Navel” opened an inspiration inside me, pulling at something inexplicable as only…

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CognEYEzant: 365

Day 237

Two Parts to a Whole #4: Internal Landscaping Part 2* Ink on paper *Many of the pieces in CognEYEzant:365 are small parts of a larger piece. See it here. Internal landscaping: the muscles and fibers that give us shape, that distinguish us from others. Internal landscaping is easy to forget. 237 days done, 128 to…

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CognEYEzant: 365

Day 234

Path to Inspiration: Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez Watercolor and ink on paper “a crisis of inspiration, that word, abominable but so real, that demolishes everything in its path in order to reach its ashes in time.” –Gabriel García Márquez, Living to Tell the Tale 234 days done, 131 to go.

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Day 233

Planning is Not Optional: Ice and Wind and Pine Needles Ink on paper Today, I awoke to a world coated in ice. The frozen trees groaned under the newfound weight, but the pine needles that once were silent found their voice in the tinkling ice. Together with the wind, they sang out in the post-storm…

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CognEYEzant: 365

Day 231

Learning to Stand: Inspired by Sarah Grimké’s Quote Which Begins “But I ask no favors for my sex.” Ink on paper “But I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren is, that they will take their feet from off our necks, and permit…

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