2 days ago
The Mystery of Caravaggio’s Daisies
I first saw Caravaggio’s (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio,1571-1610) St Francis in Ecstasy, 1595 in the exhibition titled Caravaggio 2025 at the Palazzo Barberini Rome. Made in Rome when he was …
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3 months ago
Daisies in Ecstasy
This past spring I had the opportunity to see the blockbuster exhibition, Caravaggio 2025, at the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. The Italian painter, known for his use of dramatic lighting …
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11 months ago
Mirasol Consciousness
All living creatures are timekeepers. Like clocks, we measure time through the bodies we inhabit. The human heart beats inexorably like a clock until at some point it stops, and …
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2 years ago
Day’s Eye Closed
The daisy gets its name from the fact that it opens its petals at daybreak and follows the sun throughout the day as it travels across the sky. The flower …
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3 years ago
Daisy Consciousness
The daisy opens its petals at dawn to greet the sun. There is an unspoken bond connecting flower and star. Opening its petals at sunrise and closing them at sunset, …
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