National Emergency
In the space between these photos, I originally wrote what I hoped was a cross between a lyrical essay and a political rant ala Bill Maher style. While the words I wrote were from the heart there was also a bit of hurt in them.
The Fabric of Society
Humans are hardwired to want to belong to a group. We are social animals, and in human history it was paramount for survival to belong to a group, a tribe, a clan, a family. I think that right now fear is a major driver for people to organize
Chromosomes
With all the disunity in the political scene, my own life seems peaceful, calm and orderly. The one thing that rolls around in the background of my mind is the ongoing discussion I have with my husband regarding transgender issues. I am not preoccupied with details of birth certificates and
Wormhole
According to Scientific America, “Wormholes are solutions to the Einstein field equations for gravity that act as “tunnels,” connecting points in space-time in such a way that the trip between the points through the wormhole could take much less time than the trip through normal space.” I didn’t start out thinking
Disunion
Japanese people know about “Halloween”from the recent past. An unforgettable shooting incident happened in October 1992,in Louisiana, USA. A Japanese overseas student named “Hattori “entered a Halloween decorated house, mistaking it for his friend house. The owner drew on him in the dark and said, “Freeze” The Japanese
Disunity
How often do you hear the phrase ‘we live in interesting times’? It feels like too often. Especially when ‘interesting’ isn’t always what we mean. We live in scary times. We live in unsettling times. We live in sad, desperate times. Whether it is immigrants drowning as they try to
Time flows.
When Colleen suggested prompt”Time”, at that time I intended to make the piece with idea that “time” had “some form”. In the end, however, I thought that ” Time is a constant flow without stopping”, and decide to express it in my piece. I think sometimes it seems like time
Time Machine
We can’t see the time. It goes on forever. It would be a nice dream if we could control time like we see in“ Back to the future”. My favorite movie is “Time Machine” that has a glittering sphere that goes back and forth through time. This concept
Pockets of Time
Pockets of Time ©Colleen Kole 2019 30 “x 40” When I updated my phone, my daughter pointed out I could track my online usage. Yes, she was pointing out to me I was procrastinating at getting my studio work done- on a really regular basis. After a few
Time Traveling
Time Travel Sitting down with a cup of hot Lemon Zinger tea to write this. I love to read. As a child, I spent many happy hours browsing through the public library in the summertime. I recently had to sit for a couple of hours at an urgent