Art, Blood Pressure, and a Norway Spruce
by Marta Mazur A hospital shift, lengthy drive back, news with dinner, and YouTube. What puzzles me is the disconnect. It doesn’t seem...
When art, life, and sickness is intertwined
Marta Mazur I had a conversation with a patient on the gray winter day. A very nice, very sick, and beyond grossly obese woman recently...
Art, Life, Death.
By Marta Mazur. Art, Life, Death. Back there, on the floor of the prestigious local hospital, I saw a patient slowly leaving us....
Why artists fail: time
By Marta Mazur Many times, when people cannot follow up on their interests may it be connected to something that has nothing to do with...
Art and the Power of not Caring
When it comes to creativity many of my own barriers are in my head. I know, and probably, so should you, that you are a far better artist...
Artist’s Life: The Merits of Insistence
When people say to me…and mind you, only on occasion: “you are so talented”, they really mean to ask how did I find the time, how did I...
Artist's Life: Staying Connected
In a spirit of staying connected I managed to put together a YouTube message. I don’t call it a Podcast because I will augment it with...
The Artist’s Life: If You Feel Uncomfortable Evaluate Your Values
Artists are known for anxiety, emotional discomfort, and suffering. Recently I read in one of the nursing texts that 50% of US population...
The Artist’s Life: Burn and Reconstruct
Why create? To discover oneself. It is more than painting a pretty picture or putting color and texture together. It is more than...
The Artist’s Life: Happy Are Those Who Dare Courageously to Defend What They Love
Ovid. I traveled through state this summer and saw my world at the reach of a hand. I looked for truth, for inspiration, and also, for...
