by Kim Ort | Jan 27, 2015 | Art, Curiosity, Inspiration, People
“Everyone has a moment to bloom. There is also a time to drop lightly to the garden path like a drying petal….” Toller Cranston * I lived and breathed figure skating as I was growing up. All I wanted to do was skate and I knew everything about all of the top skaters...
by Kim Ort | Dec 2, 2014 | Art, Inspiration, People, Videos
Music is a type of art that connects straight to the heart for me; something that all art should do. The musician interprets the markings on a page (and spaces in-between) and connects with the hearts of the listeners. Cellist Yo Yo Ma is one such musician. I want to...
by Kim Ort | Sep 2, 2014 | Art, Books, Contemplation, Inspiration, Possibilities, Topics
The Goldfinch by Carel Fabritius (Wikimedia Commons) I’m not a literary critic. All I know is that I love Donna Tartt’s writing. After reading all 770 pages of her recent Pulitzer prize-winning novel, The Goldfinch(paid link), I can’t stop thinking...