Flying

Flying by Anne Arden McDonald

This is one of my favorite images that is on the cover of Anne Arden McDonald's book, Installations and Self Portraits.
So evocative and joyful, a great distraction to the onslaught of dreary news.
Taking part in the creative process is a wonderful counterpoint to the times. It is thru the creative process that we become once again connected to our humanity and a state of grace.

"Art, in all its forms, feeds and nurtures the soul of a society; provokes thought and debate; causes critical thinking; and fosters understanding of things foreign to our own immediate world. In the end, arts plays a primary role in encouraging healthy tolerance of the diversity in any culture. And, in my opinion, that is something profoundly worthy of protecting..." Robert Redford