by beachraven | Oct 26, 2019
Big Sur, California I’m fascinated by the creative process. There’s nothing, and then there’s something; ideas and feelings clash together, and something new emerges. So how does this happen? Is it the sub-conscious melding ideas together or the opening up to...
by beachraven | Oct 19, 2019
Kindergarden, Berlin, Germany When I was five years old, one of my older brothers taught me how to ride a bike on a beat-up old hand-me-down. About the third time out, I was rolling down the sidewalk with my brother jogging next to me, holding onto the back of the...
by beachraven | Oct 11, 2019
König Galerie, Berlin, Germany I never know how I’m going to feel. I go to the river expecting a good time, smell fresh cashews cooking; they remind me of an old friend long gone, and suddenly I’m not at the river. I’m in my head at the pool-hall, playing pinball with...
by beachraven | Oct 4, 2019
Jettenbach, Germany A woman down the street had an estate sale. I met Sandra as soon as I walked in the gate, cheerful and chatty, standing next to a table of books she had authored on the history of our neighborhood. I slogged up the driveway packed with tables and...
