Gold Star Studios design is a state of mind

Photo: Robert Castagna
I was interviewed and photographed for the Boston Art Life blog by photographer Robert Castagna. Both Robert and his wife Ksenia Mack (pictured above) are true nurturers of creative lifestyles. I took guitar lessons for many years with Ksenia, and I loved them, she can coax even the shyest person to sing and play. It opened up a whole new channel of expression for me, and though I am not a person who would ever want to ‘play out’ I have so enjoyed the practice as a way to explore voice, to relax and to ground myself. Kinda like a musical yoga ;)

Oh my, the Oh, Canada exhibition at Mass MoCA is a step through the looking glass. I felt like a kid again as I allowed myself to fall down the proverbial rabbit hole and soak up the beautiful and curious. A magical, allegorical and dreamlike short film by Amalie Atkins, The Three Minute Miracle: Tracking the Wolf, transported me and left me with a huge smile and a refrain — “I’ve got a new set of teeth.” Of course it didn’t hurt that you enjoy this film while sitting in the tent pictured below. Summer camp anyone? Am noticing a trend, not sure what to call it yet, but if you haven’t seen Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom you are in for a visual treat. Another on my magical summer film list is Beasts of the Southern Wild. Summer is allowing the inner child to play and dream. Yes.