I was just laying in bed thinking about how cool my grandparents are. At 77 they went white-water rafting (not so to my grandma’s liking), but “she’s norwegian! She can handle it!”. If that didn’t give it away already, yes, my grandparents are luthern norwegians from rural Minnesota. The rafting trip happened right before my…
Read MoreOne of my participants from the very first Messy Monkey painting gig said afterwards, “Wow! I realize now that I don’t need acid!”. Truth be told, I’ve never taken drugs – Just things like allergy medicine, because I had allergies (for example). Sometimes I understand ideas like “painting with turkey basters” or “riding tricycles to…
Read MoreI used to be so tripped out by the different ways people would behave & interact in church, in the bedroom, & on the dance floor. For example, I took a lot of (predominantly modern) dance classes at the University of Orgegon (& loved them!). But, it tripped me out how we’d all dance &…
Read MoreMessy Monkey Arts, a creative agency based jointly out of Cape Town and Oakland, California, is working on a fresh installation piece they are calling OAK COUTURE. They are gathering local creatives together, in the likes of Makeka Designs, architecture firm, and Jeannette Unite, installation artist, to “dress” 5 of the big oaks in the…
Read MoreChildren have no question of “breaking these rules”, so to speak. My daughter was eating butternut squash the other night in a prolific kind of way. I’ve never seen any adult plunge into & devour with such glee a piece of food like she did. Her spoonfuls were heaped 3 times the size of her…
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