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“Live as though all your ancestors were living again through you”

October 2, 2013 by Jenna Filia Canty

I love this excerpt from a letter Ted Hughes wrote to his twenty-four year old son, Nicholas. As we know, Ted Hughes was married to the brilliant Boston native, Sylvia Plath, and had two children with her before her death in 1963. Their relationship became a point of contention, specifically amongst feminist American fans, and much is unknown about their final days together. (Did you know he destroyed her final – and probably most revealing – journal in an “effort […]

Categories: Art, Photography, Writers & Writing • Tags: Buddhism, challenges, guggenheim, healthy living, human spirit, james turrell, letter writing, light, meditation, mental health, reflection, self reflection, sylvia plath, ted hughes

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James Turrell: Master of Light

September 26, 2013 by Jenna Filia Canty

 At the time, I didn’t think of how strange it was that I was in the Guggenheim, lying in the the middle of an over-sized mat, brushing my hair out of the way as strangers intermittently stepped on it. In a quiet symphony of light, colors blurred in and out above us, changing the color of the room and reflecting off our faces. It was absolutely stunning!  I spent about forty-five minutes lying on my back and then decided to […]

Categories: Art, Photography • Tags: aten reign, Chakra meditation, cy twombly, frank lloyd wright, gratitude, guggenheim, james turrell, light, mark rothko, museum, New York City, Photography, reflection

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