Tag Archives: art

Here’s Why Fairies and Fairytales Matter

Posted on May 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

People have always dreamed of fantastical creatures, terrifying and gentle, hideous and beautiful. But especially of fairies. Why? Because they’re the ones most like us. Fairies can be good or bad, kind or selfish, pure or besmirched. Just like us. … Continue reading →

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The Journey of a Thousand Steps

Posted on May 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

What is it about stairways? Few inventions are so metaphorical. Say, “Stairway” and, before they think of literal stairs, people think “to Heaven.” We can’t help but make metaphors out of them. They have to be ascended—evoking a sense of … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Light and Shadows

Posted on April 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

I’ve always been intrigued by the relationship between light and shadows. Together, they bring out the depth and dimensionality of objects. People too. We’re more real when seen in both light and shadows. “All masterpieces,” Billy Graham observed (and that … Continue reading →

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Important Questions You Never Thought to Ask

Posted on April 10, 2025 by mitchteemley

How did evolution really begin? Note: Some of these questions are mine, but most are by “Anonymous,” the only person who gets around even more than “Occupant.” Science: If you melted dry ice in a pool, could you swim in … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are the Weird People!

Posted on February 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

It was 1999 (as in “party like it’s…”). I was wearing khakis and a polo shirt, and was about to do a reading of my autobiographical poem Fool’s Odyssey for a room full of clove cigarette-smoking hipsters, identically clad in … Continue reading →

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Windows Are Never “Just Windows”

Posted on February 7, 2025 by mitchteemley

Few objects are so suffused with meaning. Windows are symbols of the past or of the future, of possibilities or missed opportunities. They taunt us with freedom. Or separate the unruly world outside from the neat little worlds we’ve made … Continue reading →

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Dangling by a Thread of Hope

Posted on February 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d just turned twenty-five, and was recovering from multiple goodbyes, while pushing back against that old recurring sense of purposelessness. So I clung to what remained: I still had friends, even if the tide had carried some away. And … Continue reading →

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The World’s Most Astonishing Sculptures

Posted on January 31, 2025 by mitchteemley

This collection of unique sculptures surprises us with its scale (tiny to immense), its unexpected locations, its uncanny realism, its skewed perceptions…and its sheer unclassifiability. Enjoy! Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slideshow.

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Still More Amazing Street Art

Posted on January 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

Temporary, permanent, sweet, shocking, whimsical, thoughtful… Art can be anything, I think, except boring. And while a picture may be worth a thousand words, it is much more than mere information. It speaks to a different part of our selves. … Continue reading →

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How to Go From Crappy to Happy

Posted on November 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Black Friday, immediately after America’s official day of gratitude, is its unofficial day of grumbling. Of course, lots of people avoid shopping in person, and use their computers instead — while complaining about “the $“&%@#?* commercialization of the holidays!” But … Continue reading →

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