May 14, 2020 - A Date With Use-By
(Clunk & Jam book. All content from book freely available in Black Dog’s blog here.)
Stories
May 12, 2020 - Clunk & Jam in FOUND
Both Clunk & Jam and Wisdoms and Rose books are now available in Fremantle Art Centre’s FOUND online store. FOUND showcases work from a range of local and Western Australian Makers. Very grateful for their warm support. Instagram @fremantleartcentre . Cover art by Stormie Mills.
Rose paste-up in Fremantle Art Centre’s FOUND.
April 18, 2020 - Think Different
Why didn’t the Black Dog cross the road? Because he wanted to wonder a while at the masses marching in blind faith.
Why didn’t the Black Dog cross the road? Because green’s not always right – and red’s not always wrong.
Why didn’t the Black Dog cross the road? Because he wasn’t ready to go yet.
(See also ‘Good Difference’, ‘Being Different Is No Joke’, ‘Difference Matters‘.
(Clunk & Jam book)
April 5, 2020 - Today Over Tomorrow
(Art & words kindly from, Stormie Mills. Instagram @stormiemills. Original in colour).
‘A tra poco’ lets take a short break, from destroying our planet, listen to those that will inherit it, learn from the indigenous cultures of the past and see the future in a better way, let’s do more, let’s act, let’s ask those that are in ‘power’ to act on our behalf, repeatedly, or let’s change them out for those that will, let’s stop this circus of stupidity that values today over tomorrow.
April 3, 2020 - Be Like a Squirrel
The Squirrel Story (from The White Stripes album ‘Elephant’, track 10).
When problems overwhelm you and sadness smothers us where do we find the will and the courage to continue? Well the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend. A chance encounter with a book. Or from a personal faith. For Janet, help came from her faith but it also came from a squirrel. Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her Father. Then her job. She had mounting money problems. Janet not only survived, she worked her way out of despondency and now she says life is good again.
How could this happen? She told me that late on Autumn day when she was at her lowest, she watch a squirrel storing up nuts for the Winter. One at a time he would take them to the nest. And she thought, if that squirrel can take care of himself – so can I. Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to carry them – just like those acorns. One at a time.