Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Art and Liberation

(photo courtesy of Lora R Fisher)
An interview with artist, Jan vonBergen

“You can feel really good everyday of your life when you do what you love, whether it’s read or do art or walk or dance or whatever you love to do. It makes you feel alive, that feeds you and gives you what you need everyday.”

In the last 3 years, Jan’s life and art has changed. Her life used to revolve around full-time teaching and family with her art making fitting in whatever space was left. It was a fulfilling puzzle with many pieces. Retirement was a mystery at first and a word Jan dislikes, “It sounds deadening. I would call it liberation.”

You can hear the rest of the interview with Jan where she talks more about art, life and liberation on the website Voices of Living Creatively.

Monday, September 20, 2010

God or Grand Design?


How was our universe created? Was it God? Was it the big bang? Was it something completely different?

Physics Professors Steven Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow join forces to explain life, the universe and everything in their new book, 'The Grand Design'. You can listen to this fascinating 30 minute interview by going to our website, Voices of Living Creatively. You'll hear Mike Turner and Leonard Mlodinow discuss the questions about the beginnings of the universe and quantum physics as well as whether Douglas Adams had it right in, 'Life The Universe and Everything'.

Hint: The right answer might be a little bigger than the number '42'.