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My good friend Maggie Ryan, herself a
visual artist and musician, offered these thoughts to me
regarding the making of art. She finds the "process" of
art to be where art is found rather than in the final "product."
If emphasis is skewed to product, the essence is lost. I
agree.
My friend John is a sculptor
He pulls form and substance from metal with fire and tongs
Cutting and incising and soldering and gracefully twisting
and molding
Refining the surfaces with caustics and piercings and
embossings
Coloring and coating and leaving raw for nature’s tarnish and
rust
Sheltering the pieces in comfortable homes or exposing them
to the elements
All evolve in their own way and tell their stories to those
who will listen
The sculptor’s own stories
Never static, always in flux
While journeying in these precincts of hardware and poetry
The pail of discards, a wild jumble of metal scraps vibrating
with a secret melody
Drew the sculptor in with it’s siren song
Plunging in.... the fragments eagerly displayed themselves
and clung to his sleeves
As if to prove themselves worthy, they pulled at the
sculptor’s hands
Seeking to arrange themselves in their orchestra’s proper and
rightful places
Waiting for the conductor to raise his baton
Piece after piece joyfully sought it’s companions and sang
songs of all places and times
This time the sculptor followed and let the fragments lead
What was discarded would not be silenced...
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Johnny, the Producer,
Framing a Shot
My production company is currently active in bringing to
Cablevision Public Access TV (Channel 20 - Woodbury Systems) the
following programs:
Harmony Rising
This show is dedicated to bringing
peace and harmony to our world through music and understanding.
It features concerts, antiwar events, and important
documentaries and voices of activism.
Peacesmiths, Get Involved
Peacesmiths, Inc. is a venerable and
widely respected antiwar organization that has been in existence
since the 60s. They sponsor monthly forums and Coffehouses
and are a conduit for disseminating current information on
activist events.
Church of Comedy
A potpourri of lively shows on current
events and independent music.
FOR INFORMATION ON
SCHEDULING OF THESE SHOWS, JOIN OUR EMAILING LIST.
SEND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
TO:
portugie@aol.com
MY OWN RECENT
PRESS COVERAGE
I am committed to the Peace Movement. This country
needs to come to it's senses.
To keep abreast of the latest information on antiwar activities
visit the website and blog of the North Fork People of
Conscience (NFPOC):
http://nfpofc.blogspot.com/
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