by Laurie Wagner | Jul 29, 2021 | Interviews
The poet, Naomi Shihab Nye is a national treasure, and generous beyond measure. She is a natural teacher, and is completely lit up, and on fire. In this interview she has so much to share about what it is to walk the world as a creative person, gathering moments as...
by Laurie Wagner | Jul 27, 2021 | Blog
It’s all in the frame. That’s what my friend Nan said when I told her about the car accident last week, the way I barreled into the intersection, the collapse of the cars, the older Asian man who emerged from his vehicle intact. It’s all in the frame, she said, how I...
by Laurie Wagner | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog
1. Almost all the sounds are yours. And the ones that aren’t – the dry crunch of leaves along the side of the house, they’re either animal or man. Man is the heavier step, the raccoon and the possum are more tentative, more low to the leaves. And if you’re...
by Laurie Wagner | May 10, 2021 | EVENTS
Art & Beauty Around the Fire with Laurie Wagner and Andrea Scher September 11 – September 12, 2021 (Alameda, CA) Workshop Sold Out! It has been an incredible year, but we made it, we’re moving to the other side of things and we want to celebrate with you in...
by Laurie Wagner | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog
It’s been hard to write full pieces this year, instead I must offer you the smallest things … The slice of lemon cheesecake bought on Friday to eat on Easter Sunday – in a white box in the refrigerator – and the way I cut the sheerest slices from it...