Mixed-media artist Yujin Son’s work conveys a state of meditation that alters the viewer’s mindset and aims to provide a feeling of boundlessness.
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Layers of Identity: Akiko Kotani’s Half-Century Contribution to Redefining Fiber Arts
Curator Rangsook Yoon brings to light the layers of Japanese painter and weaver Akiko Kotani’s work which the artist consciously assembled over five decades.
So Yong Kim’s “Lovesong” Distills the Heartache of Unrequited Connections
In “Lovesong,” director So Yong Kim’s 2016 Sundance entry, two friends drift apart before coming back together.
Janet Sarbanes Wants Protesters to Persist
In her new story collection, “The Protester Has Been Released,” Sarbanes presents a timely meditation on the dangers of authority, the importance of community, and the wisdom of nature.
What a Recent Health Scare Taught Me About Natural Healing
An abnormal pap smear leads to an exploration of how and where we find our healing.
Anne LaBastille, ‘Woodswoman’ of Adirondacks
Influenced by Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, Anne LaBastille built a secluded log cabin in the mountains in 1965 and lived there without modern luxuries for decades.
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman
Blair Braverman’s memoir, “Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube,” is filled with excitement and tells of her toughness, her determination, her passion. And though the specifics are unique to Braverman, her message is universal for all women …
Yoked: How a Homesteading Woman Reconsidered the Meaning of Bodies
In the 1980s, my girlfriend and I had stumbled upon an old farmstead, and soon we left Brooklyn with plans for making use of the thirty acres around our new home. We were vegetarians, and in short time the garden was vast.
Why is “Mother Nature” a Woman?
A recurring character that transcends cultures, Mother Nature personifies the nurturing and replenishing qualities of the natural world.
Minimalism as Restraint
Minimalism is a throttle on pleasure, a restriction of life. A spiritual starvation. Jessica Gross examines two sides of the minimalist approach.