As a young man, Harry Bernstein dreamed of being a novelist. He failed. Until he published three memoirs between ages 96 and 98. Carmen Herrera was a contemporary of such art stars as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko in the mid-20th century. It wasn’t until she turned 94 years of Read more
Connection is a word I have thinking about more and more in recent months. As I prepared to share a bit of my Humanitou story at a PechaKucha event last fall, I recognized that that one word — connection — summarizes what Humanitou is about. Then I started noticing it’s Read more
If there’s such a character as the devil I think I’ve found it in the formless beast that is my thinking mind. That bleepin’ bleep has kept me up well past my bedtime, stressed my sleep thin till dawn, then woke me in a haze of worry. For what? I Read more
A chance encounter in May 2017 has played an integral role in the existence of Humanitou. It started with my playing hooky from work on a Friday to go soak in the mineral waters at SunWater Spa in Manitou Springs, Colo. I was looking to clear space in my mind. Read more
The internal ride of making art and sharing it in public can be day-to-day at times. I’ve got several months until my first solo photography show in June 2019, at Kreuser Gallery. The subject matter is in my hands. No pressure is put on me. I get to just be Read more
Love is a subject that has come up in many Humanitou conversations. I often am the one to bring it up, or at least to grab hold and ask for more of it when it does. I have a lifelong question and quandary about love. There is love in my Read more
There are an estimated 35 to 45 in-progress collage works surrounding artist Robyn Sean Peterson in his home studio. Most of them are stacked upright and leaning against a wall. There are nearly a dozen pieces in varying sizes — intricate, colorful, mesmerizing — that lie across a U-ish shape Read more
Judith Hanson Lasater cited a passage (book 2, verse 44) in the Bhagavad Gita in her book, Living Your Yoga: “Krishna explains the nature of success, emphasizing that all those things obtained in the world are transitory and are not ultimately success. When we define success in a worldly way, we Read more
Christine Kathryn recently turned the microphone toward me for her Creating Space podcast. She brought the questions and I gave up the answers. I am used to being the one behind the questions and the camera. It’s a rare experience for me to see how other interviewers connect the dots, Read more
I talked at length recently with artist Robyn Sean Peterson. He offered many tremendous insights. That fuller conversation will be published in the coming weeks. For now, consider his definition of art and its “trinity of potentials.” “Art is the footprints left by the human soul as it passes through time, and Read more
I watched a TED talk about multipotentiality by Emilie Wapnick a few years ago. The word means what it looks like: having potential (and passion) in more than one area of interest. That resonated for me. (It also felt like relief.) And it is an idea that has come back Read more
Laurel Astor brings a bowl of cut fresh fruit out to her small deck, where we sit surrounded by woods and the whirs of hummingbirds. It’s the food that gets us started. From its healing place in Laurel’s life to a book she published based on that experience. We talk Read more
Jack Elder is a photographer by passion, a newspaper writer by trade. That’s the truth now and has been the truth often, mixed with and between a life filled with trades and passions. At 74, Jack’s accrued wisdom comes from a life lived broadly, and from his intellectual interests in Read more
“Greatness exists in the inconspicuous and overlooked details,” writes Leonard Koren in Wabi-Sabi. Simple things get my attention. Edges of transformation in nature. Objects worn and discarded. I notice them. Then, I feel a mix of curiosity and reflection, almost sadness, and I imagine their stories. I wonder about the Read more
A guitar hangs on the wall, and another leans into a corner in Xanthe Alexis’ living room. Poetry books are neatly stacked on the coffee table. An abundance of morning light and the art placed here and there fills out the vibe of creativity, comfort and quiet joy. Xanthe, 38, Read more
Found: conversation about life, death, curiosity, respect, the sacred. I love to see my sons‘ curiosity and little can stir that like the encounter of death in a creature they don’t otherwise get their hands on. In that gentle exploration — spreading fins, peeking under gills, prying open the mouth Read more
We’re taught to go, go, go and that hard work in the office means being busy. Down time to create space to feel into great ideas is looked at as laziness, non-work. By focusing on the whip-crack of the punch-clock and the pressure of social norms, we forget to breathe. Read more
Travis Mauzy describes himself as a simple guy. He laughs and smiles readily. He’s easy to have a conversation with, even as a client looking for relief. The no-frills approach at his Manitou Chiropractic is an extension of his personal demeanor. When Travis, 36, sat down with Humanitou, we talked Read more
Life is in transition in Christine Reber’s household. A recent high school graduation for one of her three teenagers. A house move that, as those tend to go, will take some time to unfold. And a personal and professional life path that continues to evolve. “Everything that I’m involved in Read more
Stepping into Floyd Tunson’s work-live loft, the magnitude is overwhelming. Thirteen-foot ceilings cap long walls filled with Floyd’s art. Light washes in from large windows. Dried paint speckles the wood floor. It’s fantastic. It’s tongue-tying. While I try to center my focus for the conversation at hand, I notice the Read more