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On Artists’ Journeys and Their Meanings

Many artists undertook arduous travels to reach new environments in search for inspiration. These often resulted in lifechanging experiences for artists, and treasures for art history

Bianca Spaggiari / MutualArt

Aug 29, 2023

As the summer comes to an end, most of us look back on our recent journeys – be it far or close. Off a plane, onto a train, and then a boat. All steps that are quick and casual to modern man. This ease of displacement wasn’t always the case, however. Nonetheless, in their search of inspiration, artists of the past centuries overcame tough travelling conditions in order to undertake life-changing voyages. Common threads exist in the way artists used to travel and the motivations behind those undertakings, most notably that no matter the length of the trip, the real journey was always the inner one.

Vincent Van Gogh , The Langlois Bridge at Arles with Lady and Umbrella, oil on canvas, 49.5 x 64 cm, 1888, © Courtesy of Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne

Vincent Van Gogh , incapable of fulfilling his family’s plan to become a clergyman, at thirty-one left the emerging Dutch art scene and moved to France, aiming to dig deep into the depths of his personality. There, Van Gogh started painting landscapes, a booming genre at the time. This was a common initial feature to many artists as they shifted to a new environment. As time went by and they became more acquainted with the area, they often decided to focus on details, those that visually define the place. In the case of Van Gogh, he arrived in Arles amidst snowfall in 1888. Several weeks later spring sprung, instigating a highly prolific period for the artist. He produced nearly fourteen canvases set in the blossoming fields of the town, first focusing on the Langlois Bridge on the Arles Canals, and then on specific types of trees. The colors he applied in the Provence stand at odds with those in the rest of his paintings. The tones are softer, almost carefree and cheerful, reflecting an inner joy of the artist in beholding fresh environments. Travel allowed Van Gogh to express his (initially) relieved senses through art.

Henri Matisse , Moroccan Café, size colours on canvas, 176 x 210 cm, 1913, © Courtesy of Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

Likely pushed by the same desire, Henri Matisse ventured further south to Morocco in search of the exoticism long lost in Paris. Matisse travelled to Morocco two years in a row, in 1912 and 1913, resulting in a pivotal phase of his career. Despite the initial disappointment of days of uninterrupted rain and a slight cultural clash he reported in a letter to a friend, his artistic practice benefitted extremely from the Mediterranean air and new motifs. Matisse was enthralled by the wild vegetation, and with the little he could do during the rainy days, he started focusing on the view from his window. Once he could, he began portraying tiled roofs, the blue- and green-imbued environment, and local scenes, like in Arab or Moroccan Café . The canvas depicts a moment of daily reverie, the people of Tangier gathering to leisurely sip a cup of coffee. The canvas presents blurred and soft nuances as well as a flattened surface, in contrast to other paintings from his Moroccan period, which feature strong color juxtapositions.

Paul Gauguin , The Seed of the Areoi, Oil on burlap, 72 x 92 cm, 1892, © Courtesy of Museum of Modern Art, New York

Unlike Van Gogh and Matisse, Paul Gauguin ’s move to Tahiti led to a feeling of disruption and disappointment due to the increasing Western colonization. He sought ways to plunge himself into the remotest parts of the island, the paradise lost he had been looking for. On many levels, travelling meant to Gauguin searching for a mindful quest and creative liberation, as well as denying and dismissing his origins to study and absorb Tahitian culture. In this period, he produced many portraits with gorgeous feminine figures. Te aa no areois was the original title of The Seed of the Areoi , as the majority of his works were titled in the local language. The painting portrays the order of the Areoi anachronistically, but it was meaningful to Gauguin to depict the historical narrative of the place by linking past and present. During his travels in the South Seas, he developed a more descriptive, personal and expressionistic style, slowly detaching himself from Post-Impressionism. Even if the art world may be divided over Gauguin’s personal legacy, these works served as a reference for many subsequent artists.

Edward Hopper , Gas, Oil on canvas, 66.7 x 102.2 cm, 1940, © Courtesy of Museum of Modern Art, New York

Edward Hopper , on the other hand, didn’t travel to find company. He sought to dissociate from the hustle and bustle of American society, as he also artistically denounced its fleeting moments where people felt lonely and alienated. He enjoyed driving in his car around limitless America as a solitary man. Taken by the twenty-four-hour diners, the gas stations and the neon motel signs, Hopper mentally captured those scenes and later transferred them onto canvas, ending up having too many works depicting the same themes. He found poetry in desolate spaces, inspiring the same in the viewer, without insisting. Using oil colors, he accentuated the artificial light over the natural light at dusk. The gas attendant is synonym for solitude, further dramatized by bright tones.

Georgia O’Keeffe, Red Hills with Flowers, Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 63.5 cm, 1937, © Courtesy of 2018 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Georgia O’Keeffe found her resilient soul alive in New Mexico. Santa Fe at the time was a popular destination for artists. O’Keeffe was given a studio there to paint and a place to stay and she fell in love with the ubiquitous presence of nature. She spent most of her days outdoor, depicting landscape variations in her paintings, from stark desert scenes to flowery patterns and blue skies, exploring the abundance and void of colors through swaths of tints. She termed New Mexico the wilderness and wonder of the world and after visiting a first time, she came back to stay. In Red Hills with Flowers, she juxtaposes enlarged flowers with mountainous landscape made of sensuous red peaks. She asserted that “All the earth colors of the painter’s palette are out there in the many miles of Badlands. The light Naples yellow through the ochres — orange and red and purple earth — even the soft earth greens.”

To travel is to free the mind and make room for the unexpected to enrich one’s life. That is what drove artists to near and far lands, where they experienced different environments and lifestyles, resulting in highly prolific periods for them, and countless artworks for us to treasure as part of art history. Many of these works went on to serve as references to what certain places looked like, but, even more so, we can sense what impression they made on the artist. Therein lies the beauty and intimacy of painting, which, rather than just transmitting a point of view, serves as a gateway to the artist’s feelings too.

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Ford Madox Brown The Last of England (1864–6) Tate

Mark Wallinger Threshold to the Kingdom (2000) Tate

Lubaina Himid CBE RA Between the Two my Heart is Balanced (1991) Tate

Kara Walker Grub for Sharks: A Concession to the Negro Populace (2004) Tate

Ellen Gallagher Bird in Hand (2006) Tate

Simon Starling Five-Man Pedersen (Prototype No.1) (2003) Tate

Carl Plackman The Immigrant (1985–7) Tate

Whether documenting a journey from A to B; exploring and responding to places; or using historical or personal journeys in order to better understand identity, artists have used different kinds of journeys to inspire their art over centuries.

Journey can refer to an actual physical journey – travelling from one place to another; wandering around a particular urban or landscape location in order to explore it; or enforced migration such as the journeys made by slaves or refugees. However journeys don’t always have to involve physical travel. The term ‘journey’ is often used to describe the journeys we make in life: such as personal experiences that involve an element of self-discovery or more generally the journey through life – growing up or getting old. Journey might also be used in relation to formal processes in art making, for example in the work of artists whose process dictates the end result of the work.

Land art and urban mapping

Hamish Fulton Wind through the Pines (1985, 1991) Tate

Land artists such as Hamish Fulton and Richard Long use walking as a way of exploring landscapes. Hamish Fulton records his experience of the walks he makes in poetic texts. In Wind through the Pines 1981 the things he sees, hears and experiences are transformed into descriptive sentences or single words which together evoke the sense of journeying through a landscape. Richard Long’s A Line Made by Walking creates a temporary sculptural intervention in the landscape as the route he takes across a field flattens the grass and becomes a trace of his journey.

Edward Ruscha Filthy McNasty’s (Sunset Strip Portfolio) (1976, printed 1995) ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland. Lent by Artist Rooms Foundation 2011

Ed Ruscha journeys through the urban spaces of Los Angeles in order to create a portrait of the city, often collecting these photographs together to form photobooks . For his Sunset Strip Portfolio he photographed every single building on the Hollywood Strip in LA, a mile-and-a-half strip of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. In doing so he not only gave a sense of moving from a point at one end of the strip to the other, but also captures the history of the city, and provides a snapshot of its socio-economy as reflected in the changing nature of the buildings and businesses.

Psychogeography: The politics and poetics of locations

The term psychogeography refers to an approach to geography that emphasizes drifting around urban environments in order to explore the effect of particular locations on emotions and behaviour. Ruth Ewan’s The Darks is an alternative audio guide to Tate Briatin which invites visitors to navigate the area around the building where the notorious Millbank Prison once stood.

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Patrick Keiller’s films record the exploratory journeys around England of a fictional, unseen character called Robinson. Robinson’s chance encounters with various locations cause him to reflect on the significance of places and what he sees there in relation to greater global themes – such as the economy or politics. For his installation The Robinson Institute at Tate Britain in 2012 Keiller selected images of landmarks and locations in the English landscape from Tate’s collection, to illustrate the development of capitalism.

Susan Philipsz uses her own voice to create uniquely evocative sound installations that play upon and extend the poetics of specific, often out-of-the-way spaces. For Lowlands , she uses an old Scottish folk song to explore the spaces around and under three bridges along the River Clyde in Glasgow.

Willie Doherty’s photographic work The Bridge is made up of two views from either end of Craigavon Bridge which crosses the River Foyle in Belfast, marking a point of connection between the Protestant and Catholic communities in the city. The photographs demonstrate that the perspective may be different but the view is almost identical. The bridge divides the two communities but also links them and has the capacity to be a point of meeting and exchange.

Willie Doherty The Bridge (1992) Tate

Artist Francis Alÿs journeys along borders and boundaries in order to raise awareness of political issues. For The Green Line 2004 Alÿs walked around Jerusalem, trailing a ribbon of green paint behind him. He was following the so-called green line, which was drawn on a map by the Israeli Minister of Defence Moshe Dayan at the end of the Arab-Israeli war of 1948–9 and has become one of the most contestded boundaries in the world. It marked the respective positions of Israeli and Arab forces in the final ceasefire, and it has served as a boundary between Israel and the West Bank ever since.

Migration – whether enforced through slavery, through escaping war or disaster, or triggered by economic needs – has played an important role in the lives and histories of many people and is a theme that has been widely explored in art. Ellen Gallagher’s Irish and African American origins have shaped the texture and subject matter of her practice. Bird in Hand refers to the experience of slaves of the Cape Verde islands off the West Coast of Africa, the birthplace of the artist’s father, a region that was for three centuries a hub of the transatlantic slave trade. Kara Walker’s room-sized installations of silhouette cut-outs explore the narratives and journeys of Black history, its telling and re-telling, and the effect this has on African-Americans today.

Lubaina Himid was born in Zanzibar in Tanzania but moved to England with her parents shortly afterwards. One of the founding members of the Blk Art Group – formed by British artists whose parents were Caribbean and African migrants – her paintings, woodcuts, installations, works on paper and curatorial projects emphasise the contribution of African migrants to the development of European culture. Between the Two My Heart is Balanced 1991 is a large painting depicting two black women dressed in African-style clothing at sea in a small grey boat. The title of the work suggests the struggles for identity and belonging faced by migrants.

Cuban performance and installation artist Tania Bruguera’s ongoing art project, Immigrant Movement International is an artist-initiated socio-political movement which aims to explore who is defined as an immigrant and the values they share, focusing on the question of what it means to be a citizen of the world. For her 2012 work Surplus Value at Tate Modern, visitors to the gallery were given a taste of some of the experiences immigrants have to face.

Personal journeys: Identity and life journeys

Bill Viola Nantes Triptych (1992) Tate

Although all the journeys referenced so far in this resource have included personal experience as well as referencing a geographical journey, there are some journeys that do not involve geographic travel but soley relate to life, personal experience and exploring identity. Bill Viola’s Nantes Triptych is a three panel video installation with video footage of birth (on the left), death (on the right) and a metaphorical journey between the two represented by a body floating in water (in the centre). Viola uses his personal experience of birth and death (the birth of his son and his Mother’s death) to exlore the universal experience of the journey of life, but in doing so also expresses his own personal response to these two momentous events.

Tracey Emin’s Exploration of the Soul 1994 also explores the journey of life. It is comprised of thirty-two framed sheets of blue A4 notepaper on which Emin has written a poetic text recounting significant moments in her life from birth up until the age of thirteen.

Donald Rodney In the House of My Father (1996–7) Tate

Facing up to and coping with big things that effect our life such as the break up of a relationship or suffering from an illness can become a journey of self-discovery. Artist Jo Spence was diagnosed with cancer in 1982 and much of her subsequent work was a response to her treatment by the medical establishment and her attempt to navigate its authority through alternative therapies. As well as addressing ideas of identity, family, home and Britishness – particularly with respect to a British, Afro-Caribbean diaspora – Donald Rodney’s work explores themes of mortality and his own illness. Rodney suffered from sickle cell anaemia, an inherited disease that affects people of African, Caribbean, Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Asian ancestry. In the House of My Father is a photograph of the artist’s hand holding a small fragile house constructed from pieces of his own skin removed during one of the many operations he underwent to combat his disease. The artwork symbolizes his illness but also the journey the illness has taken him through, in relation to his identity and his relationship with his father.

Process: Journeys in art making

Journeys in art can also be those that relate to the formal processes of art making. Artist Paul Klee famously described the process of drawing as ‘taking a line for a walk’. Some artists create work using systems that dictate the journeys they will make in their creative process. For his Chance and Order Group VII, Drawing 6 1971 Kenneth Martin used number permutations which established systems outside his choice to dictate the journey his drawing would go on and the end result. For his sound installation Raw Materials in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, Bruce Nauman used the placement of recorded voices to manoeuvre people’s journeys through the space.

Simon Starling Work Made-ready, Les Baux de Provence (Mountain Bike) (2001) Tate

Simon Starling is fascinated by the processes involved in transforming one object or substance into another. He makes objects, installations, and pilgrimage-like journeys which draw out an array of ideas about nature, technology and economics. Starling describes his work as ‘the physical manifestation of a thought process’, revealing hidden histories and relationships. For Work Made-ready, Les Baux de Provence (Mountain Bike) 2001 , Starling rode a mountain bike to France, where he collected a few hundred kilograms of bauxite rocks, which he afterwards processed into aluminium. The installation features a do-it-yourself aluminium production line, and ends with the casting of the aluminium to replicate part of the same mountain bike he had ridden to the mine.

Land art or earth art is art that is made directly in the landscape, sculpting the land itself into earthworks or making structures in the landscape using natural materials such as rocks or twigs

Psychogeography

Psychogeography describes the effect of a geographical location on the emotions and behaviour of individuals

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Diaspora is a term used to describe movements in population from one country to another and is often cited in discussions about identity

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Formed in Wolverhampton, England, in 1979, The Blk Art Group was an association of young black artists who, inspired by the black arts movement, raised questions about what black art was, its identity and what it could become in the future

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Describing Life’s Journey and Experiences Through Art

Vanessa lemen.

Saturday, November 19th, 2016

I’ve held on and let go countless times, And the balance between the two has always found its place. I’ve found myself blindsided by what later seemed obvious, And soared high above snakes who have slithered below. I’ve scrawled out magic memories in the form of scribbles That leapt from the page and took form as a lump in my throat.

I’ve walked on tightropes with my mouth erased, And painted it onto another to speak for me.

I’ve seen faces in all of the trees around me, And heard the applause of their dry leaves when it rained.

I have floated through time, ventured in space, And walked in places it seems that time has forgotten. I’ve been lost and have lost. I’ve come back from the void To a place that was familiar but suddenly not the same. I’ve shed tears in the happiest of moments, And stood stoic in sadness, been numbed by betrayal.

I’ve stowed away life lessons in my thinking cap, And found most answers in my unconscious riffs. I’ve wandered aimlessly with beings great and small, Adventured with creatures sensitive and fierce. I’ve laughed with them in the shadows, Howled with them in the light. I’ve held signs in crowds, roared among the tribe.

In the most silent of moments, I’ve heard truth speak. I’ve hibernated for what seemed like eternity, And then awoke to shout from the mountaintops. I’ve shared strides with characters from all walks of life, And journeyed with those who defy gravity. I’ve danced with fire spirits. I’ve bonded at bonfires, Lifted by the power of human connection.

I’ve lost my breath under powerful waves, and reached the surface thankful for air.

I’ve sung with clowns and clones and wind in the branches, Flown with birds and planes and cats.

I’ve felt the heaviness of darkness, And have reached out to the most colorful of lights.

I’ve witnessed dry fields turn to flames, then black. And in those fields, I’ve run through grass tall and green again.

I’ve traveled to worlds that have only machines, And to worlds where no machines have ever existed. I’ve listened to the tales of wise monkeys, And swam in the veins of their ancestors.

I’ve grown roots and floated from limbs. I’ve seen devastation, witnessed growth and renewal. I’ve watched the sleeping breath rise and fall quietly in the chest of the ones that I love and have grown old with. I’ve been rescued and nuzzled with those whom I’ve rescued Who remind me to rest, to play, to listen and hold true. I’ve visited the spirits of those who’ve passed on, And met new souls that possess magnetic energy.

I’ve been lifted up and loved, sung harmonies on long road trips, And been comfortably quiet in shared spaces. I have fallen, I’ve been broken. I’ve risen, and I’ve healed. I have been powerful and powerless, Larger than life and microscopic. Often times, I’ve been invisible. Some adventures have been heavy, Some have been as thin as air, And most have defied the boundaries Of the years that define my lifetime.

And so I will continue to paint what life shows me…

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, November 19th, 2016

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Vanessa Lemen is an award-winning painter based in Carlsbad, CA, with works exhibited and in private collections internationally. Her paintings are layered in subtle allegory, with an explorative process that intertwines realism and imagination to depict humanity, metaphor and story. Her work has been published in the Illustrated Limited Edition books: The Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K LeGuin and A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick, and is published in such art books as Spectrum and Infected By Art, and has been featured in articles in magazine such as American Art Collector, ImagineFX, and Poets And Artists. Vanessa is represented by Rehs Contemporary Galleries, writes monthly columns for the Muddy Colors blog, and is an educator who mentors privately, teaches classes online, and instructs at workshops across the US. Her work has earned her The Chesley Award and other awards in publications such Infected By Art, a Spectrum Award nomination, as well as Art Renewal Center’s ARC Salon, and participation in the International ARC Salon Exhibition. Described through metaphorical imagery, it’s excerpts from her personal journey and reflection that she credits most as the inspiration for her work, and rolling with the unexpected as the very nature of her process. Much like the spontaneity of a dialogue, the marks on the surface are what evoke a response and then a discovery, and a possibility of something new to form. Each piece she creates seems to come from a chaos, and in it, she is able to create a place of reflection and curiosity, a balance of the deep-seated and the unknown, with areas of rest and of movement that intertwine to form a calm amid the chaos.

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So much good stuff in this post! Feast for the eyes and mind.

Beautiful words and images Vanessa!!

Wow!!! Don't know what I enjoy more, the paintings or the words. Love this “I've listened to the tales of wise monkeys, And swam in the veins of their ancestors.” Swam in their veins!!!!! Excellent!

INspirador Vanessa

Beautiful…I've often thought of perhaps having a poem as my artists' bio, but not sure if that would be undertood well.

Hi David. From what I've read on MuddyColors and other 'authorities' on art portfolios / artist websites – it seems the general consensus these days is to have clear and concise information, with little to no flourish. That said, don't think it is a complete 'no go'. Cheers!

Thank you Nicolay! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, Brian! 🙂

Thank you! So glad to hear that you enjoyed both the words and the paintings. 🙂

So glad to hear! Thank you.

Thank you, David. Also, I'd have to concur with Nicolay on this one. Sometimes, there are certain projects, shows, or publications in which you can express yourself a bit more in a bio type of write-up, but most times those calling for a bio would like it to be clear and concise information. What I tend to do is do a bit of research on what the gallery/publication/event/website has already used for other artists – or just ask. On your own website, you can do a little of both. On my website, for example, I've posted on my About page two paragraphs that I've used in different occasions for other things. I find them both to be helpful information about me, but in different ways. You can also reserve a page for your writing, or include write-ups/poems along with your art (which I do as well, usually a couple sentences). I used to include a lot more, but always wondered if anyone even read it. More recently, I've been keeping my writing to myself.. but I'm starting to think to share it again. Anyway, thanks again, and I look forward to seeing what you might end up doing too.

Great, love the poems and paintings together. A bio really isn't the place for expressive flourishing but it needs to be put out there somewhere, as you said on your website for example. It really is an insight into you as an artist and despite talk of a painting or piece of art should stand on its own there is nothing as original as the insight of any individual artist. No one else can say it for you. BTW Vanessa, you paint some of the most graceful elegant hands. Often they are my favorite part of painting.

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The Artist’s Journey In Art And Life 2023

by Nancy Hillis | Aug 6, 2023

The Artist’s Journey In Art And Life | If you want to say yes to being an artist, but you’re afraid to take the plunge | Then this post is for you. It includes my talk to the San Francisco Opera Guild on why saying YES to your artist’s journey is so important to your life.

This post ran previously. It’s one of our most wildly popular posts from 2018. Enjoy.

I was invited recently to give a talk at the San Francisco Opera Guild on the topic of the hero’s journey in art and how the artist’s journey and hero’s journey are related.

Preparing to give my talk on The Artist’s Journey | Hero’s Journey in Art at the San Francisco Opera Guild

I was delighted because this is a topic I’m passionate about. I believe that your artist’s journey is your very own hero’s journey.

Thinking about this brought me back to memories of being seventeen years old, but that’s another story we’ll get into soon enough…

The Story Of The Artist’s Journey

Many of you have asked me to tell you the story of how and why I created The Artist’s Journey courses, workshops, vision boards and workbooks.

I’ll begin by telling you how it all evolved.

It began when I started teaching abstract painting workshops at Stanford Sierra Camp in 2010.

I’d been painting and sculpting for years. Indeed, the moment I finished 7 years of internship and residency in internal medicine, radiology and psychiatry, I began studying art with a passion.

Fast forward to 2015 when I created my signature online course: The Artist’s Journey: 3 Secrets Of The Masters.

I’m not a digital native. I could send an email and search on the web but that was seemingly the extent of my technical ability.

But a fire burned in me. A fire that wouldn’t be extinguished by fear and doubt and second guessing.

I wanted to guide artists to trust and believe in themselves in their art and lives.

I’d been guiding people for years in my existential psychiatry practice in Palo Alto, California, to face their darkest fears, wrestle down the dark angels of their self doubt and finally believe in themselves, believe in their dreams.

I wanted to bring my work to more people

I had a dream of bringing my work to more people, but I felt lost. I didn’t know where to start or how to begin.

And then one day, the muse appeared.

Jeanine Blackwell.

Jeanine’s the force of nature behind the scenes who guided me to believe that I could move past my fears of technology and get my message out into the world.

Fortified by her belief in me, I created my online course, The Artist’s Journey , and the rest is history.

Hundreds of students from over 23 countries have studied with me in this course and I’ve learned so much from each and every one of them.

The Artist’s Journey signature online course

Additionally, in the past three years, I’ve enrolled over 20,000 students in my email course: The Artist’s Journey: Creating Your Deepest Work. Below is a page from The Artist’s Journey email course.

A page from The Artist’s Journey email course by Nancy Hillis, MD is much loved by artists all over the world | #theartistsjourney

Another thing I offer is The Artist’s Journey Workbook. I receive emails every day from many of you artists who have written to tell me of how this workbook has transformed your lives as you reflect upon your artist’s journey and your art. This workbook is a deep dive into exploring and reflecting on why creating is so important to your journey of self expression.

Below is an image from the workbook.

The Artist’s Journey Workbook by Nancy Hillis, MD guides you to reflect on why your art is vital to you

You’ve also explored The Artist’s Journey Vision Board and told me how much it has helped you document and map out the elements of your artist’s journey. As you can see, there are areas where you write out your big Why, the perils you face, resources and provisions you have to help you, your greatest fears, your aha’s and transformations and finally, living your big, juicy artist’s life.

Here’s the vision board below:

Mapping your way on The Artist’s Journey by Nancy Hillis, MD | #theartistsjourney

The Artist’s Journey

I’m so excited to tell you about my forthcoming book, The Artist’s Journey which is part of the series of works, writings, courses, workshops and public talks I’ve created over the years.

This book reflects the understandings of a lifetime, attained through working with clients in psychotherapy for over twenty years, interviewing artists on my previous television program Creativity And Consciousness, as well as observing and teaching artists in The Artist’s Journey courses. My book is coming out this fall.

But for now, let’s look at excerpts from the talk I gave on the hero’s journey in art.

San Francisco Opera Guild Talk

The Hero's Journey | Artist's Journey | Nancy Hillis, MD at the San Francisco Opera Guild | #theartistsjourney

The Artist’s Journey | Hero’s Journey in Art & Life | Nancy Hillis, MD at the San Francisco Opera Guild

The talk begins with lines from my favorite writer, Dante Alighieri.

In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in a dark wood And the true way Was wholly lost -Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

In the opening salvo of The Divine Comedy by the great poet Dante Alighieri, Dante speaks to us across the centuries about the hero’s journey.

Indeed, I believe Dante was writing about the experience of living your life, living in the known world, yet yearning for something more.

He felt lost.

Many of us can relate to this experience.

Life presents these moments, over and over again, where the true way feels wholly lost.

Indeed, you find yourself at a crossroads.

You’re at an inflection point where the difference between this world and the next is gossamer thin

The pivotal moment when the world offers up a gift to you.

And you could miss the moment.

Because sometimes it’s subtle. It’s not obvious. Yet, it’s there.

Will you see it? Will you feel it? Will you experience it?

Or will you turn your face away?

Perhaps, you turn away and miss the moment. We all do, in innumerable ways.

Yet, sometimes, we wake up.

Sometimes, we imagine the possibility of saying yes to the yearning in our hearts.

No more ‘waiting for Godot’

And there’s this existential moment when you realize that you can’t wait any longer.

No more waiting for Godot.

This is the existential moment when you realize that you’re searching for meaning or a feeling of aliveness. It’s the moment when you realize you can no longer keep putting off your dreams.

This is the moment when you realize you must say yes to your yearning, you must say yes to the call to something deeper, something meaningful and alive.

I’m reminded of a German saying which may originate from China:

Find joy in your life, It’s later than you think

I’ve been haunted by Dante’s words in The Inferno , the first book of The Divine Comedy , since I was 17 years old.

Years later, at 34, I saw a sculpture of Dante in Rome, and wept.

There he was, Dante, the giant intellect spanning the centuries, rendered in marble

He was there, in his element.

I felt chills as I gazed upon his visage. I experienced an ineffable, inarticulable connection with him.

Dante Alighieri

I was in love with his mind.

But I digress. Let’s get back to the story, back to my 17 year old self.

Like Dante, I felt lost. I was searching for something and I didn’t know what it was

I had outgrown high school.

I had thought about graduating a year early the summer before, but when I realized this, it was too late.

And so I was stuck.

Stuck at a school where I had to go to the library to read Shakespeare’s Hamlet on my own because my school offered no honors classes or gifted programs.

I started to suffer migraines. My body knew the truth. I felt lost and bored.

My beloved copy of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

And so I’d stay home many days and read Dante’s Inferno, only to show up for Bill Matchett’s 6th period Physics class, or Carl Whitfield’s Trigonometry class, because these were the only classes I looked forward to.

I praise these wonderful science and math teachers from my high school to this day, because they believed in me. I never became a scientist or mathematician, but I found one in the love of my life.

In reading about Dante’s journey into the depths of hell, I felt that he understood what I was experiencing and what was at stake.

As graduation loomed in the foreground, I felt at a crossroads.

What would my life look like ahead?

I had no idea.

I was about to step into the unknown.

I was about to begin my own hero’s journey and ultimately, my artist’s journey.

The Artist’s Journey Recapitulates The Hero’s Journey

It goes something like this:

You’re living your life
You yearn for something more
Something calls you
The mentor shows up
You say Yes
You cross the threshold from the Known to the Unknown
There are Perils
You face yourself in your Dark Night of the Soul
Transformation: Trusting Yourself
Back to your life, transformed
You yearn for something
Something calls you…
Ad infinitum…and the cycle repeats

Let’s look at the hero’s journey | artist’s journey visually:

The Hero’s Journey- The Known To The Unknown

You’re living your life, your regular life in the Known world, and yet you yearn for something more.

You yearn for an experience of yourself, of expressing yourself in the deepest way, in a way that’s unknown to you. It’s inarticulable.

You’re searching for something- meaning or a feeling of aliveness

And yet it scares you.

You feel uneasy, unsure. You doubt that it’s possible.

What if you get rejected? humiliated? abandoned? What if this experience you yearn for places you in mortal danger?

And so you resist. You refuse the call.

You’re called to your Artist’s Journey but you refuse

At first, on your artist’s journey | hero’s journey, there’s the Refusal. You reject the call of your yearning.

But the guide shows up.

The Guide shows up to light the way in the darkness. Just as Dante had the great Roman poet Virgil to guide him through hell. You have a guide to help you through the Unknown

The guide could be a mentor, teacher or other artists. The guide encourages you to say YES to your dreams.

The Inciting Incident

The Hero’s Journey- The Inciting Incident

The inciting incident in the artist’s journey is when something happens and your life is never the same again

There’s a moment when everything changes. Your life is never the same. This is the inciting incident that nudges you to finally plunge into the Unknown.

Artist's Journey_Plunge into the Unknown

You finally say YES and you plunge into the Unknown. Into the terra incognito of your soul. You’re on your journey to finding and expressing yourself.

And then…

But there are perils.

There are perils at every turn. Self doubt, inner criticism, second guessing, overthinking, procrastination, even resignation.

Life’s A Trap

How will you get through the perils? What if you don’t survive the ups and downs of finding and expressing yourself in your art? What if you hate your art or feel that you’re not a “real artist”?

Play the audio clip below to hear more.

The Dark Night Of The Soul

On that glad night,

in secret, for no one saw me,

nor did I look at anything,

with no other light or guide

than the one that burned in my heart.

St. John of the Cross

These words by St. John of the Cross, the sixteenth-century Carmelite priest and mystic wrote about the dark night of the soul, the moment of greatest self doubt and despair when things seem meaningless, as if the bottom has fallen out of your life.

The Hero’s Journey- The Dark Night of the Soul

The dark night of the soul is the moment of your greatest self doubt. This is the moment when you wonder: What was I thinking? Why did I say YES to this journey?

This is the moment you feel like turning back, reversing your decision.

It would have been easier, more prudent to just stay with the status quo, to stay with the Known.

And this is the moment you must face alone because it’s about facing yourself. It’s about grappling with the dark angels of your despair.

Transformation

And yet, by facing yourself, facing your fear and your deepest self doubts, you experience a transformation.

The transformation is that of finding and expressing yourself, reaffirming yourself, and trusting yourself in your art and life.

These are the treasures of a lifetime.

Resurrection

The transformation of your artist’s journey has been variously described as a kind of resurrection where parts of you die off so that other parts of you can live. You’re born again to yourself.

The resurrection grants you the energy, insight or potency to take your journey through to completion.

And finally, you return back to your life, transformed.

And so you return to your life, transformed from the wisdom gained on your artist’s journey and you’re fine for awhile…until you feel the yearnings of your heart’s desire for something more…

And you hear the call…

And you answer it…

And you’re immediately plunged into the Unknown.

And the cycle repeats throughout your life.

The Question Is Why?

Why do you say “yes” to your artist’s journey?

Why do you insist upon following your dreams?

This journey is not for the faint of heart. It’s arduous. It’s scary. It may be humiliating.

Success is not guaranteed.

You may fall on your face, over and over again.

You may feel like King Arthur in search of the holy grail and wander in the dark, dank forests for years with no end in sight.

You may build a beloved kingdom like King Hrothgar of Denmark in Beowulf only to have your men terrorized and murdered night after night in your mead hall by the marauding monster Grendel. And of course, as a wise king, you call for the hero, Beowulf, to come face the Unknown and transform the kingdom (and Beowulf’s life).

So why do you say YES to your artist’s journey? Why do you go ahead anyway, even though you’re terrified and success isn’t guaranteed?

The moment you say yes to your artist’s journey, everything changes

The Hero’s Journey- The Moment You Say Yes

The Search For Meaning

The artist’s journey, which is informed by the hero’s journey is a search for meaning.

You only have so many hours in this life to experience and express the ineffable, the wonder of being alive and what it means to you.

What will you do with the time you are alloted?
Will you traverse the reaches of your imagination?
Will you explore unknown territory, allowing the inarticulable to express itself?
Or will you refuse?

The Dangers of Refusal

We often focus on our fears and avoid that which scares us.

The danger is that we feel the yearning for something alive and meaningful, we hear the call and yet we refuse.

The danger is if we stay in refusal. It’s one thing to refuse, even a few times. But it’s another thing entirely to stay in an attitude of refusal of the call.

The unintended consequences of resistance and refusal is to become like a barnacle. A creature dating back 20 million years, barnacles are arthropods carried by the currents and constrained by their own shells.

They live their lives seeking surfaces to cling onto. In the process, they harden and calcify and wreak havoc upon the bottoms of ships, eroding the surface and leaking toxins into the ocean.

Or you might become like Darth Vader in Star Wars. A Jedi knight trained by Obi-Wan Kenobi, he made a Faustian deal and went over to the dark side.

Or like Bluebeard in his castle who was walled off psychologically and frozen into a macabre repetition of murdering his wives.

Refusing the call to your most alive and meaningful life is to become deadened to the spirit, the mystery, the ineffable that lives inside you.

The Artist’s Journey Is About Rediscovering & Affirming Yourself

On the artist’s journey we are continually evolving as we search and find our way as we create. We find and express ourselves in meaningful ways.

The artist’s journey is about renewal.

It’s about confronting our most difficult challenges and wrestling them down in our search for meaning.

Imagine the hero as an idea or concept

I was talking to my partner, Dr. Bruce Sawhill, about the hero’s journey in the abstract as a general principle of artistic composition.

Here’s a big idea we explored: What if the hero’s journey, the artist’s journey, could also apply to something not human like ideas or concepts?

Imagine listening to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony , for example.

Imagine that instead of a person, the hero is a theme or melody.

The melody goes through a whole bunch of experiences. In the Fifth Symphony it’s as if the melody as hero, perhaps representing the self, is under attack, under duress or challenge by its environment.

There’s the individual statement, then a statement in another key, a distortion or mutation of the theme and finally a reassertion of the theme.

A piece of music can have a hero’s journey

The abstraction is that the melody has an individual character to it, a signature.

In the course of a piece of music, it gets distorted, modified, reflected. Lots of things happen to it.

It gets bent, kneaded, twisted and pushed.

But eventually, it comes back to itself just as the hero does in the hero’s journey.

The melody goes through a test and emerges stronger

The hero’s essence comes out through a test, while a musical theme undergoes a test.

It gets distorted, it gets thrown into different keys, perhaps minor keys, it gets different harmonies and inflections to it.

Finally, it reasserts itself and its individuality in the end.

It comes back home to itself just as the hero does.

Likewise, on the artist’s journey, we’re continually losing and re-finding ourselves

Even in our earliest play, we’re exploring a nascent form of losing and finding and re-finding ourselves. The childhood games of peek-a-boo and hide and seek are forms of playing which reflect the recurring concept of being lost and found.

The child delights in the experience of being reflected and mirrored in the eyes and expressions of her mother and father. Basically, the child is finding herself in her mother’s eyes.

Losing and finding yourself and being reflected in your mother’s eyes again and again in childhood play.

I remember reading years ago about Heinz Kohut, the self psychologist, commenting about the babyhood game of This Little Piggy .

He believed that this game recapitulated the feeling of falling apart and coming back together again.

As each little piggy goes in different directions and has different experiences, perhaps this reflects the feeling of losing oneself, of unraveling.

Then, there’s the return. The little piggy comes “all the way home”, back to the place where there’s a sense of cohesiveness, of unity, of finding yourself again in the reflection of your mother’s eyes.

Full Circle

Back to the teachings of the master.

Back to Dante.

Dante was lost in the middle of his life, searching for meaning, for truth, for aliveness, for true love, for himself, for Beatrice, for God.

The Search Is Everything

It’s not so much the answer but the question that matters.

It’s not as much about finding as about s earching .

It’ s not so much about knowing as about questioning.

So The Question Is: How Do You Come Home To Your True Self?

How does the hero’s journey, the artist’s journey show up for you in your life and art?

Are you answering the call of your longing for your deepest, most authentic life and art?

Reflect on all the times you answered YES to your yearning for something more. Recall all the times you went ahead and plunged into the Unknown, even as you were afraid.

The Invitation

I invite you to ask yourself this: What is your next hero’s journey | artist’s journey?

The one you simply must say YES to?

What is the dream on your Artist’s Journey that you simply must say YES to?

From my studio to yours,

P.S. Want to go deeper in your art and create the art of your dreams? The Artist’s Journey is OPEN . Read about it HERE .

P.S.S.Leave your thoughts and comments below. I can’t wait to hear what you have to say.

Hi Nancy, Just a few words to say how happy and grateful I am to have taken the ‘plunge’ into the unknown by enrolling in your course.I am really in a flux,experimenting and following all the advices you give-I am a different person,painting and drawing in a different way and enjoying it hugely,learning not to focus on the outcome and to trust myself above all!

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Making art is good for your health. Here's how to start a habit

Malaka Gharib

A woman draws in her notebook as flowers emerge from the pages and surround her, signifying that she is engaging in the creative process.

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Whether it's woodworking, sewing or sculpting teeny cupcakes out of bright purple clay, making art is good for your mind and body.

The act of creation can reduce stress and anxiety and improve your mood, says Girija Kaimal , a professor at Drexel University and a leading researcher in art therapy. And flexing our creative side can give us a stronger sense of agency — the ability to solve problems by imagining possible solutions.

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Making art can also feel pretty awesome, she says. Engaging in any act of visual expression activates the reward pathway in your brain, "which is perceived as a pleasurable experience."

Artists say they often feel those positive vibes when they work. Trinidad Escobar , a Filipino American graphic novelist and poet based in Oakland, Calif., says that drawing "feels like a superpower." And Liana Finck , a cartoonist for The New Yorker, says sharing her art with an audience is "the most cathartic thing in the world."

But you don't have to be a full-time artist to get in on those health benefits, says Kaimal. All you need to do is just make art. And the more you do it, the better. Here are six things you need to know to kick-start your creative art habit.

1. You don't need to be an artist with a capital "A"

We tend to think that only people who are very skilled at art can call themselves artists, but really, anyone can be an artist, says Kaimal.

"Everyone is capable of creative expression," she says. In fact, her own research has shown that there are no differences in health outcomes between those who identify as experienced artists and those who don't. So that means that no matter your skill level, you'll be able to feel all the good things that come with making art.

Christianne Strang , a professor of neuroscience at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, promises that if you stick with it, you'll enjoy it. In her 30-year career as an art therapist, she has found that "99% of the time, people find that if they give up the idea that they're not good enough, if they give up the judgment, making art actually feels good."

2. Figure out your mode of creative expression

Start with what you enjoy — maybe something you've done before, maybe something you loved as a kid. But keep an open mind.

"Anything that engages your creative mind — the ability to make connections between unrelated things and imagine new ways to communicate — is good for you," says Kaimal.

You can do that through myriad activities: finger painting, cooking, baking, collaging, oil painting, weaving, knitting, crocheting, writing screenplays, scrapbooking — the sky's the limit. And don't feel like you have to stick to one thing, say the art therapists. Mix it up — do whatever you're in the mood for.

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Jumpstarting creativity, 3. focus on the making, and let go of expectations.

Once you have your art materials, here comes the fun part. Mess around! Let yourself get lost in the process and just play. Because it's the physical act of making art, says Kaimal, that induces those feelings of stress relief and positive energy — not what you make or how you make it.

Kaimal says you don't even need to complete a project or like what you're making to feel those health benefits.

In fact, says Strang, that can be a positive thing. In her free time, she likes doodling, watercoloring and glass fusing. "Sometimes, when I don't like what I'm making, it frees me up to play and explore new ideas, because I've let go of expectations," she says.

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4. Think about making art like any healthy habit, such as eating well or exercising

Just as you make time to work, exercise and hang out with family and friends, you should make time for your artistic endeavors, says Strang. "Creativity in and of itself is important for remaining healthy — remaining connected to yourself and remaining connected to the world," she says.

While there are no hard and fast rules for how much time you should devote to engaging in art, Strang has a suggestion: "as much as you can get away with."

Try to designate a special time in your week to devote to your practice, says Kaimal. She likes to set aside time on the weekends to work on her own art projects: mixed-media pieces inspired by nature. She calls it her "TGIS." "Thank God it's Saturday," she says. "It's my few hours of time to develop something I'm working on and really take that time for myself."

You don't even need a few hours. Escobar, the Oakland-based artist, teaches community art classes to people of color and members of the LGBT community. She says that doing just 10 minutes of art each day can do wonders.

Whatever you do, don't wait for creative inspiration to strike. "That's a myth that you'll create because you're in this altered state of mind and feeling free and loose," she says.

In addition to carving out time, carve out a physical space in your home for art, says Kaimal. She suggests setting up a corner table for your sketchbook and art supplies. If space is an issue, put it all in a basket or a plastic container that's easily accessible.

Your creative corner is "kind of like a reminder," she says. "It reinforces your commitment to invest in yourself and your well-being."

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The more you're able to make art a regular habit, the more you're likely to get this great reward: this wonderful thing that happens when you're in the zone. Kaimal says that scientists have a word for it. It's called "flow."

"It's that sense of losing yourself, losing all awareness. You're so in the moment and fully present that you forget all sense of time and space," she says.

Escobar says she feels that flow when she's filling in lines with color, inking — which in the world of cartooning means tracing over pencil marks with ink — and when she's drawing aesthetically pleasing backgrounds, such as jungle or garden scenes.

"It feels meditative," she says, like things are "going well, smoothly, like the process is nourishing me."

6. Get yourself in the mood

Some days, you won't feel like making art. And that's OK, says Finck. As the author of several graphic novels, most recently Excuse Me: Cartoons, Complaints, and Notes to Self , she's used to juggling multiple projects.

"I get a lot of writer's block," she says. "It feels like stage fright when I sit down with a blank page."

To trick herself into drawing, Finck tells herself to think "that I'm just doodling," she says. "Then it flows freely."

If the block persists, she checks in with herself. What's stopping her from drawing? Is she anxious? Depressed? Worried?

"If you're too anxious to draw, address the anxiety. Go take a walk. Stand up from the couch. Go for a run. See a person," says Finck.

You can also try a breathing exercise, says Escobar. "Inhale for four seconds and hold for a second. Repeat that for about three minutes."

She does this with students in her art classes to help them reset and refocus after a long day at work — and it works, she says, like a charm.

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Joseph H. Boston (1860-1954) From Shore to Shore , 1885 Oil on canvas Image: 27 5/8 x 35 5/8 in. (70.2 x 90.5 cm) Frame: 37 1/16 x 45 3/16 in. (94.1 x 114.8 cm) Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1999.13

Journeys: Exploring Inner Journeys in Art and Text

Sara Jatcko, Terra Foundation for American Art Manuel Valderrama, Lane Tech College Prep High School

By conducting close readings of works of visual art and poetry, students will explore how artists connect physical journeys with inner journeys of human experience. Students will also write narratives that depict real and imagined journeys.

Lesson Overview

Grade Levels: 9–12

Time Needed: 4–5 class periods, 40–50 minutes each

Background Needed

No specific background is needed for this lesson.

Essential Questions

What is a journey?
How can a work of art or literature take you on a journey?
How can a physical journey inspire a journey of the imagination?

Enduring Understandings

Artists and writers can create works that explore inner journeys of human experience as well as external, physical journeys.
A close reading of a work of art or literature can lead us on an inner journey.
Students will determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development.
Students will integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually as well as in words.
Students will write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences and events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.
Students will prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Key Vocabulary

inner journey
perspective

Standards Connections

Common Core State Standards

Anchor Standards in Reading:

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R/

CCSS-ELA Reading Anchor Standard 2: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2
CCSS-ELA Reading Anchor Standard 7: ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7

Anchor Standards in Writing:

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/W/

CCSS-ELA Writing Anchor Standard 3: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.3

Anchor Standards in Speaking and Listening:

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/SL/

CCSS-ELA Speaking and Listening Anchor Standard 1: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1

In the Classroom

a computer with Internet access
an interactive whiteboard or another classroom projector

Works of Art

Joseph H. Boston, From Shore to Shore

Other Resources

Art Study: From Shore to Shore , Read to Build Understanding
Walt Whitman, “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”
Close Reading Guide: “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”

Lesson Steps

Have students document an everyday journey: Ask students to jot down or draw* what they see, hear, or experience while traveling to or from school. Ask students if the journey’s endpoint affects the details they remember. Why were they drawn to these specific details of their journey? What might others traveling with them have noticed? Consider discussing how an individual’s perspective, life context, and destination affect what he/she notices.

*Note: While using cell phones to film the experience could be useful, it could be seen as intrusive by othergs and may not be safe.

Guide a close reading of a work of art: Project Joseph Boston’s painting From Shore to Shore and ask students to record the details they notice about the painting. Use the questions and prompts below as a starting point, but encourage students to address details from the painting that interest them or provoke questions.
Spend a few minutes looking closely at this work of art. Write down five things you notice. What did you notice and why?
Describe the people portrayed in this painting. What do their clothing and belongings tell you about who they might be and when this painting might have been made?
What do the different people appear to be doing?
Which people do you notice the most? What makes you notice them?
Notice the way the artist uses color and value contrasts to separate different spaces within this scene. Describe these different spaces.
What kind of place is shown here? Provide evidence for your response.
Based on the artist’s use of light and shadow, at what time of day do you think this scene is taking place?
What’s your (the viewer’s) vantage point on this scene? How does the arrangement of the composition invite or allow you to enter the scene?
What do you think is the subject or main idea of this painting?
What attitude about the subject matter do you think the artist is conveying? Which details make you think this?
Have students read an informational text about the painting: Distribute copies of the Art Study: From Shore to Shore , Read to Build Understanding. Have students work with partners to read the text and annotate or highlight the passages that give them new insights about the painting and its meaning. Then lead a whole-class discussion with questions like the following:
How do your initial observations about Boston’s painting compare with the information presented in the text?
Does the informational text change the way you experience and/or make sense of the painting?
As you look at the painting now, do you see details that suggest a deeper meaning, beyond an everyday journey?
Does it affect your confidence in your initial observations?
Have students write a narrative based on the painting: Tell students to choose one of the people depicted in From Shore to Shore. Students should write either a diary entry or a letter from the perspective of the person they chose that explains where the person is going and why he or she is making this journey. Encourage them to incorporate details from the painting and the informational text to make the narrative more vivid and realistic.
Guide a close reading of the poem that inspired Boston’s painting: Remind the class that the painting From Shore to Shore by Joseph Boston was inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem, “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” Project or distribute copies of the poem. Because of its length, you may wish to focus on the first three stanzas or identify another excerpt from the poem to examine closely.

Before reading the poem with students, explain that Walt Whitman was born in Long Island, NY, in 1819 and grew up in Brooklyn. At the time he wrote this poem, there were no bridges connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, so people had to cross by ferry or another type of boat. Whitman is frequently referred to as “America’s poet,” as he often celebrated the sights and sounds of America and its founding principles within his poetry. (For a timeline of Whitman’s life, see the following: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/whitman/timeline/ .)

Read aloud the selected excerpt from the poem to the entire class. As they listen, students should consider the following questions:

Who is narrating the poem?
What experience does the narrator seem to be sharing?

Divide the class into small groups and distribute copies of the Close Reading Guide: “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” to each student. Tell students to have one person in the group read the poem excerpt aloud a second time. The other students should note unfamiliar vocabulary words in the box on the Close Reading Guide. Students should work together to determine the meanings of these words, consulting dictionaries and online resources as needed.

Have the groups read the poem again, either aloud or silently. After this reading, students should discuss the questions on the Close Reading Guide with their group members. Each member of the group should record responses to these questions.

What is the setting of this poem? How do you know?
Who is speaking? What, if anything, can you infer about the speaker, such as age, gender, social class, etc.?
Who is the speaker speaking to?
How is this poem organized?
Walt Whitman frequently included lists in his poems. What lists do you find in this poem? What effect do these lists have on the poem?
How do rhythm and repetition contribute to the poem? In what ways does the rhythm of the poem reflect the subject and setting of the poem?
Guide a class discussion on the poem: Invite students to share their responses to the previous questions with the class. Then deepen the discussion with questions such as the following:
In the first stanza, what kinds of crossings could the speaker be referring to?
What is the speaker’s relationship to the other passengers on the ferry? Which words and phrases reveal this relationship?
How does the speaker’s perception of this relationship change during the course of the poem?
In this poem, Whitman reflects on both physical and inner journeys. What physical journeys does Whitman address? What kinds of inner journeys does he address? Cite specific passages that illustrate these two types of journeys.
“Tone” is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject expressed through word choice. What is the dominant tone of the poem in this excerpt? What words and phrases in the poem support your answer?
What is the theme of this poem? In other words, what message is the poet conveying through this poem? Provide evidence from the text for your response.
Have students compare and contrast the poem and the painting: Guide the discussion with questions like the following:
Do you think that Boston’s painting, From Shore to Shore, and Whitman’s poem, “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” present similar or different ideas about the Brooklyn Ferry and the journey of life? Cite evidence from the painting and poem in your answer.
How do these two works show the same type of journey in different ways?
How does the painting affect you as a viewer? How does the poem affect you as a reader or a listener? In what way does the medium affect the message each artist is communicating?
Are there any details of this journey that the painting conveys more vividly than its source poem?
What does the poem say that the painting cannot show?
Have students re-chronicle a mundane or everyday journey: Revisit the writing exercise from step. Tell students to chronicle the journey from home to school again, creating a narrative in written or visual form or both. In either medium, students should carefully think about how they will use form, content, craft, and structure to convey the meaning of the journey. To guide students’ work, ask them to consider the following:
Think back to the text and work of art we’ve examined: Joseph H. Boston’s From Shore to Shore and Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” What techniques did each author/artist use? Which techniques resonate with what you want to convey about your own journey? What parts of the journey will you represent? What details will you include?
What message do you want to convey?
What techniques can you use to express the mood, tone, and meaning of your journey?
Discuss students’ narratives: Have students present their narratives to the class. After their presentations, lead a discussion using the following questions:
Did knowledge of the destination affect what you noticed during or about the journey? How did the exercise of noticing and recording your journey affect the way you think about your destination once you arrived? To what extent did your awareness of the task of rendering or describing the journey affect what you noticed during the journey?
Why did you choose to chronicle your journey through art/writing/ a combination of the two?

Extension Activities

Write a Comparison

Have students write an essay to compare how Boston and Whitman establish a connection between physical journeys and inner journeys in their respective works, From Shore to Shore and “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” Students should point out the techniques that each uses to express this connection, citing examples.

Additional Resources

Poetry Foundation. “Walt Whitman: Biography.” Accessed December 15, 2014. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/walt-whitman

Public Broadcasting Service. “Walt Whitman: Timeline.” Accessed December 15, 2014. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/whitman/timeline/

The Walt Whitman Archive. “Life and Letters.” Accessed December 15, 2014. http://www.whitmanarchive.org/biography/index.html

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Dear Art Lovers, This artwork is named as "LIFE JOURNEY". Its an ode to our life path on which we need to walk relentlessly. Our paths are already laid down by GOD ALMIGHTY. We need to keep moving ahead towards the end, facing all victories and failure. Its up to us how we craft our life journey. Enlightment awaits us at the end journey. We should get rid of all the limiting beliefs that we are surrounded with and go ahead with faith and hope. Keep accepting what is given as spices of life. The analogy is taken for this lovely thought is from a dark closed tunnel, there is no way out accept just moving ahead. The road is bumpy with ups and down but always remember that its held by Almighty for us. Keep faith, surrender and move on. This artwork brings in an emotion of Life Journey, Almighty, Life Path, Introspection, Happiness and Sadness, Tunnel, Self Belief, Power, Hope and Faith, Positivity, Love, Confidence, Life, Free Soul and Strength. This is a beautiful Original Conceptual work done with lot of thought process behind as part of my INTROSPECTION SERIES. Its done using a unique medium not much explored in market yet. Its Derwent Tinted Charcoal pencils on mildly textured Strathmore Vellum paper. Its a rectangular piece of art.. It will look very elegant when framed with a broad white mount of 2 inches and frame of 2 inches. The artwork can be sold with / without framing as per the needs of the client. Truly, Nidhi Bhatia

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I’M FREE!!! Classes done, critiques finished, dorm packed! Boy, what a semester it has been. A true rollercoaster of epic proportion with all the excitement a girl can handle on a day to day basis.

Firstly, I need to address my mistakes! My burnout brain was apparently so fried that I actually wrote the wrong date for last week’s post! I truly didn’t know what day it was (the prophecies fulfill themselves). Additionally, apologies for the late post! Between getting ready for moving out, actually moving out, and driving 11+ hours, there was a minuscule amount of time to get anything else done. Regardless, we are here! In my chaos of packing up my life into my blue storage bags, there’s been so much happening. From temporary goodbyes to friends to the difficult task of deciding whether or not to keep my various knickknacks or pass them off to others, I’ve been reminded of the multitude of ways we connect ourselves to the world. People, places, things, and memories all make up the different facets of what makes home home . Throughout my journey of intense homesickness and deep fear of change this past year, my relationship to each of these things in my life has shifted and transformed in ways that have been both gratifying and heart-breaking. There’s a duality to growing up and so much of that comes with how our relationship to home metamorphosizes. I feel like there’s never truly an end to this journey of change and that fact scares me while at the same time sparks a flame of excitement in my soul. Although we as people change throughout our lives and the spaces we inhabit will do the same, it helps to remember that there will always be love and support through the challenges of it all, even if it doesn’t feel like it. I find that as people we want to see the best for others, even if they’re just strangers, because we want to see and believe in the compassion and beauty of the world. People change and homes get moved but the existence of love always stays the same.

To take into our next week:

Ins: Limes, the smell of bug spray, remembering to take breaks instead of just giving up, being the early bird that gets the worm, biking, daydreaming on roadtrips.

Outs: Hoarding to the extreme, letting the paranoia get to you, forgetting to patch up holes, taking on more than you can handle, caramel in coffee, not putting recycling in the recycling, cheap perfume.

This is my second to last post for the semester! To everyone wrapping up their semesters, planning their summers, and taking a second to breathe you all are amazing! Remember that even though life throws a bajillion crazy things our way, we will always be there for each other.

Mia Lambert

Mia Lambert (aka miabiapia) is an art student at the University of Michigan. Coming from the wondrous art communities of Minneapolis, Minnesota, she's hoping to share her work focused on identity, dreams, and the beauty of humankind. Her blog, Witness the Small Life, encourages herself and viewers to pay attention to the moments in our days that make our lives rich with stories and connections. In her (little) free time, Mia also deejays on Umich's student radio station WCBN and writes and draws for the Gargoyle on campus. An avid CD collector, crappy chickflick aficionado, and lover of everything kitschy. Instagram: @miabiapia Email: [email protected]

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The Ultimate Guide to Exploring 10 Historic Churches 2024 – Sacred Spaces and Their Stories

Posted: February 21, 2024 | Last updated: February 21, 2024

<p><strong>Exploring historic churches is not just a journey through religious architecture; it’s an exploration of history, art, and spirituality. These sacred spaces, ranging from grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, offer a glimpse into their times’ cultural and spiritual life. This guide will take you through 10 of the world’s most historic and awe-inspiring churches, revealing their stories and the secrets they hold.</strong></p>

Exploring historic churches is not just a journey through religious architecture; it’s an exploration of history, art, and spirituality. These sacred spaces, ranging from grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, offer a glimpse into their times’ cultural and spiritual life. This guide will take you through 10 of the world’s most historic and awe-inspiring churches, revealing their stories and the secrets they hold.

<p><span>Experience the grandeur of Gothic architecture at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Situated on the Île de la Cité, this historical marvel boasts flying buttresses, gargoyles, and remarkable rose windows. Inside, the cathedral is just as impressive, with its high vaulted ceilings and beautiful stained glass. Don’t miss the Treasury for its sacred relics and the opportunity to climb the towers, where you can enjoy a stunning view of the Seine and the Parisian skyline. Visit in the evening to catch the magnificent light show or attend an organ concert for an immersive experience.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Attend an evening concert to experience the cathedral’s acoustics.</span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Spring or fall for fewer crowds. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>Easily accessible via the Cité or Saint-Michel Notre-Dame metro stations.</span></p>

1. Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

Experience the grandeur of Gothic architecture at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Situated on the Île de la Cité, this historical marvel boasts flying buttresses, gargoyles, and remarkable rose windows. Inside, the cathedral is just as impressive, with its high vaulted ceilings and beautiful stained glass. Don’t miss the Treasury for its sacred relics and the opportunity to climb the towers, where you can enjoy a stunning view of the Seine and the Parisian skyline. Visit in the evening to catch the magnificent light show or attend an organ concert for an immersive experience.

Insider’s Tip: Attend an evening concert to experience the cathedral’s acoustics.

When To Travel: Spring or fall for fewer crowds.

How To Get There: Easily accessible via the Cité or Saint-Michel Notre-Dame metro stations.

<p><span>Visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City to witness the heart of the Catholic world and a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture. Inside, you’ll find stunning works of art, including Michelangelo’s Pietà and Bernini’s Baldachin. The climb to the top of the dome offers a breathtaking panoramic view of Rome and the Vatican gardens. The scale of the basilica is awe-inspiring, from its imposing facade to the vastness of its interior. Remember to dress modestly as a sign of respect when visiting this sacred site.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Dress conservatively as a sign of respect for this sacred site. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Visit in the off-season to avoid long lines. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>Reachable by metro (Ottaviano-S. Pietro-Musei Vaticani station).</span></p>

2. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Italy

Visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City to witness the heart of the Catholic world and a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture. Inside, you’ll find stunning works of art, including Michelangelo’s Pietà and Bernini’s Baldachin. The climb to the top of the dome offers a breathtaking panoramic view of Rome and the Vatican gardens. The scale of the basilica is awe-inspiring, from its imposing facade to the vastness of its interior. Remember to dress modestly as a sign of respect when visiting this sacred site.

Insider’s Tip: Dress conservatively as a sign of respect for this sacred site.

When To Travel: Visit in the off-season to avoid long lines.

How To Get There: Reachable by metro (Ottaviano-S. Pietro-Musei Vaticani station).

<p><span>The Sagrada Família, Antoni Gaudí’s renowned unfinished masterpiece, uniquely explores architectural innovation in Barcelona. The church’s facades, each depicting different biblical themes, are a testament to Gaudí’s creative genius. The stained-glass windows create a symphony of light that illuminates the intricate columns and ceilings. Ascend the towers for a closer look at the architectural details and a panoramic view of the city. The ongoing construction, part of the church’s charm, speaks to the evolving nature of this iconic structure.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Book tickets online in advance to skip the long queues. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Early spring or late fall for a more peaceful visit. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>Accessible via the Sagrada Família metro station.</span></p>

3. Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain

The Sagrada Família, Antoni Gaudí’s renowned unfinished masterpiece, uniquely explores architectural innovation in Barcelona. The church’s facades, each depicting different biblical themes, are a testament to Gaudí’s creative genius. The stained-glass windows create a symphony of light that illuminates the intricate columns and ceilings. Ascend the towers for a closer look at the architectural details and a panoramic view of the city. The ongoing construction, part of the church’s charm, speaks to the evolving nature of this iconic structure.

Insider’s Tip: Book tickets online in advance to skip the long queues.

When To Travel: Early spring or late fall for a more peaceful visit.

How To Get There: Accessible via the Sagrada Família metro station.

<p><span>Explore the rich history of England at Westminster Abbey in London. This Gothic church is a place of worship and a significant site for royal ceremonies and burials. The abbey houses tombs of monarchs, poets, and scientists, each with their own story. The Poets’ Corner is particularly noteworthy, resting place of figures like Shakespeare and Dickens. Try to attend Evensong for a traditional Anglican service accompanied by the renowned choir, a truly serene experience.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Attend the Evensong service for a spiritual and musical experience. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Weekday mornings are typically less crowded. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>A short walk from Westminster or St. James’s Park tube stations.</span></p>

4. Westminster Abbey, London, England

Explore the rich history of England at Westminster Abbey in London. This Gothic church is a place of worship and a significant site for royal ceremonies and burials. The abbey houses tombs of monarchs, poets, and scientists, each with their own story. The Poets’ Corner is particularly noteworthy, resting place of figures like Shakespeare and Dickens. Try to attend Evensong for a traditional Anglican service accompanied by the renowned choir, a truly serene experience.

Insider’s Tip: Attend the Evensong service for a spiritual and musical experience.

When To Travel: Weekday mornings are typically less crowded.

How To Get There: A short walk from Westminster or St. James’s Park tube stations.

<p><span>St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, with its colorful, onion-domed towers, symbolizes Russia’s architectural creativity. Each dome of this iconic cathedral represents a different chapel, with vibrant frescoes and ornate altars. The interior is a maze of narrow corridors and small chapels, each uniquely decorated. Visit at night when the cathedral is illuminated to fully appreciate its beauty and the intricate details of its design.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Visit at night when the cathedral is beautifully illuminated. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Late spring or early summer for pleasant weather. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>Located in Red Square, it’s easily accessible on foot from many parts of central Moscow.</span></p>

5. St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow, Russia

St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, with its colorful, onion-domed towers, symbolizes Russia’s architectural creativity. Each dome of this iconic cathedral represents a different chapel, with vibrant frescoes and ornate altars. The interior is a maze of narrow corridors and small chapels, each uniquely decorated. Visit at night when the cathedral is illuminated to fully appreciate its beauty and the intricate details of its design.

Insider’s Tip: Visit at night when the cathedral is beautifully illuminated.

When To Travel: Late spring or early summer for pleasant weather.

How To Get There: Located in Red Square, it’s easily accessible on foot from many parts of central Moscow.

<p><span>Immerse yourself in the spiritual ambiance of Chartres Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its stunning architecture and stained-glass windows. The cathedral’s labyrinth on the floor is a highlight, offering a meditative journey for visitors. The blue Chartres stained glass, especially in the famous Rose Window, is renowned for its vibrancy and craftsmanship. The cathedral also hosts light shows illuminating its exterior, showcasing its spectacular architectural details.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Try to visit on a sunny day when the stained glass truly comes to life. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Spring or early fall to avoid the tourist peak season. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>About an hour by train from Paris.</span></p>

6. Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France

Immerse yourself in the spiritual ambiance of Chartres Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its stunning architecture and stained-glass windows. The cathedral’s labyrinth on the floor is a highlight, offering a meditative journey for visitors. The blue Chartres stained glass, especially in the famous Rose Window, is renowned for its vibrancy and craftsmanship. The cathedral also hosts light shows illuminating its exterior, showcasing its spectacular architectural details.

Insider’s Tip: Try to visit on a sunny day when the stained glass truly comes to life.

When To Travel: Spring or early fall to avoid the tourist peak season.

How To Get There: About an hour by train from Paris.

<p><span>Discover the Duomo di Milano, an iconic symbol of Milan and one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world. Its elaborate façade, adorned with numerous statues and spires, is an architectural marvel. The interior is equally impressive, with high ceilings and stained-glass windows depicting various biblical stories. Don’t miss the chance to visit the rooftop terraces, where you can walk among the spires and enjoy a unique view of Milan’s cityscape.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>The rooftop is especially impressive at sunset. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Visit in the shoulder season to avoid crowds. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>It’s located in the city center and accessible by metro (Duomo station).</span></p>

7. Duomo di Milano, Milan, Italy

Discover the Duomo di Milano, an iconic symbol of Milan and one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world. Its elaborate façade, adorned with numerous statues and spires, is an architectural marvel. The interior is equally impressive, with high ceilings and stained-glass windows depicting various biblical stories. Don’t miss the chance to visit the rooftop terraces, where you can walk among the spires and enjoy a unique view of Milan’s cityscape.

Insider’s Tip: The rooftop is especially impressive at sunset.

When To Travel: Visit in the shoulder season to avoid crowds.

How To Get There: It’s located in the city center and accessible by metro (Duomo station).

<p><span>Explore the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, a magnificent structure that has stood as a church, a mosque, and now a museum. This architectural marvel boasts a massive dome, stunning mosaics, and Islamic calligraphy. Its upper galleries provide a closer view of the intricate mosaics and offer a unique perspective of the interior and the sprawling city outside. The Hagia Sophia is a testament to Istanbul’s diverse religious history and architectural innovation.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Look for the Viking graffiti on the upper gallery marble balustrades. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Early morning or late afternoon to avoid crowds. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>Situated in Sultanahmet, it’s easily accessible by tram.</span></p>

8. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

Explore the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, a magnificent structure that has stood as a church, a mosque, and now a museum. This architectural marvel boasts a massive dome, stunning mosaics, and Islamic calligraphy. Its upper galleries provide a closer view of the intricate mosaics and offer a unique perspective of the interior and the sprawling city outside. The Hagia Sophia is a testament to Istanbul’s diverse religious history and architectural innovation.

Insider’s Tip: Look for the Viking graffiti on the upper gallery marble balustrades.

When To Travel: Early morning or late afternoon to avoid crowds.

How To Get There: Situated in Sultanahmet, it’s easily accessible by tram.

<p><span>Visit the Florence Cathedral, an architectural masterpiece in the heart of the city. Known for its striking red dome designed by Brunelleschi, the cathedral stands as a testament to the ingenuity of the Renaissance. The exterior, with its intricate marble panels, is as impressive as the vast interior. Climbing the dome is a highlight, offering stunning views of Florence and a close-up look at the frescoes inside the dome.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Visit the adjacent Baptistery to see the famous bronze doors. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Early spring or late fall to avoid the heavy tourist crowds. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>Located in the heart of Florence, it’s best explored on foot.</span></p>

9. Florence Cathedral (Duomo), Florence, Italy

Visit the Florence Cathedral, an architectural masterpiece in the heart of the city. Known for its striking red dome designed by Brunelleschi, the cathedral stands as a testament to the ingenuity of the Renaissance. The exterior, with its intricate marble panels, is as impressive as the vast interior. Climbing the dome is a highlight, offering stunning views of Florence and a close-up look at the frescoes inside the dome.

Insider’s Tip: Visit the adjacent Baptistery to see the famous bronze doors.

When To Travel: Early spring or late fall to avoid the heavy tourist crowds.

How To Get There: Located in the heart of Florence, it’s best explored on foot.

<p><span>Experience the awe-inspiring grandeur of Cologne Cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. The cathedral’s twin spires dominate Cologne’s skyline, and its interior houses an impressive collection of art, including the Shrine of the Three Kings. The stained-glass windows, particularly the modern ones in the south transept, are notable for their intricate designs and vivid colors. Climbing the south tower rewards you with a panoramic view of Cologne and the Rhine River.</span></p> <p><b>Insider’s Tip: </b><span>Climb the south tower for a breathtaking view of the city and the Rhine. </span></p> <p><b>When To Travel: </b><span>Visit during the week to avoid weekend crowds. </span></p> <p><b>How To Get There: </b><span>Conveniently located near the main train station in Cologne.</span></p>

10. Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany

Experience the awe-inspiring grandeur of Cologne Cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. The cathedral’s twin spires dominate Cologne’s skyline, and its interior houses an impressive collection of art, including the Shrine of the Three Kings. The stained-glass windows, particularly the modern ones in the south transept, are notable for their intricate designs and vivid colors. Climbing the south tower rewards you with a panoramic view of Cologne and the Rhine River.

Insider’s Tip: Climb the south tower for a breathtaking view of the city and the Rhine.

When To Travel: Visit during the week to avoid weekend crowds.

How To Get There: Conveniently located near the main train station in Cologne.

<p><span>Exploring the Scottish Highlands is not just about seeing the sights; it’s about experiencing them in comfort and style. From the Victorian elegance of The Fife Arms in Braemar to the secluded luxury of Boath House in Nairn, each location offers a unique way to enjoy the region’s natural beauty and rich history.</span></p> <p><span>Whether you’re looking for outdoor adventures, cultural immersion, or simply a peaceful retreat amidst stunning landscapes, these destinations cater to various preferences. With insights on the best times to visit, how to get there, and insider tips, planning your Highland adventure becomes a straightforward task. In the wilds of Scotland, each of these luxury experiences promises a memorable journey, blending the allure of the past with the comforts of the present.</span></p> <p><span>The post <a href="https://passingthru.com/luxury-experiences-in-scotlands-historic-highlands/">6 Luxury Experiences in Scotland’s Historic Highlands 2024</a> republished on </span><a href="https://passingthru.com/"><span>Passing Thru</span></a></p> <p><span>Featured Image Credit: Shutterstock / JeniFoto.</span></p> <p><span>For transparency, this content was partly developed with AI assistance and carefully curated by an experienced editor to be informative and ensure accuracy.</span></p>

The Bottom Line

Your journey through these historic churches is more than just a tour of religious sites; it explores history, culture, and art. Each church offers a unique window into the past, from the Gothic spires of Cologne to the Byzantine domes of Hagia Sophia. As you wander these sacred spaces, take a moment to appreciate the silence, the beauty, and the stories they hold. Every stone, window, and painting in these churches has a tale to tell, waiting for you to discover.

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Announcing NXTUP Fest 2024: A Celebration of Emerging Filmmakers!

Get ready to be captivated by the talents of tomorrow at the upcoming NXTUP Fest 2024 Live Show , presented by the Academy of Art University’s Schools of Entertainment. Join us virtually on Friday, May 9th, 2024, at 7:00 pm Pacific for an evening filled with exceptional student films and creative storytelling.

Hosted by the Oscar-winning Jana Sue Memel, Executive Vice President of the Schools of Entertainment, and Randy Levinson, Director of the Schools of Entertainment, NXTUP Fest is a showcase of excellence in creating and producing moving images. This event highlights the incredible work of students from the School of Motion Pictures & Television , Acting, and Writing for Film, Television & Digital Media.

Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker, actor, writer, or simply passionate about the entertainment industry, NXTUP Fest promises an unforgettable experience.

Famed presenters and judges include Albie Hecht (Former president of Nickelodeon and producer of the SpongeBob SquarePants movie), Pat Resnick (Producer of 9 to 5 and Mad Men), Liz Glotzer (Producer of Friends with Benefits and The Mist), Mary Lou Belli (Director of True Lies and Wizards of Waverly Place), Ariel Schulman (Writer and Producer of Catfish: The TV Show), Jeff Valdez (Executive Producer of The Garcias), Charles Minsky (Cinematographer for Pretty Woman & Director of Photography for Princess Diaries 2), Bob Bronow (Re-recording Mixer for Love is Blind and Perfect Match), Matt Brady (Actor & Special Effects for The Bear and Actor in Saturday Night Live), and so many more!

Now, without further ado, the moment you have all been reading to this point for… Your NXTUP Fest nominees are:

Never Too Late – Raquel Calvo Méndez (Producer), Marilyn Chen (Director)
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Veteran’s Crisis Line – Madison Champaigne & Robert Hughes (Producers), Gloria A. Downey (Director)
How to Disappear Completely – Tommy Harkness (Producer / Director)
Her Double Life – Lidong Xu (Director)
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Rat Roommate – Darrell “Rell G” Reynolds Jr. (Director)
Just Say It – Qian Li (Producer), Yunfan Xiao (Director)
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Harvey Weinstein Conviction Thrown Out

New york’s highest appeals court has overturned the movie producer’s 2020 conviction for sex crimes, which was a landmark in the #metoo movement..

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From The New York Times, I’m Katrin Bennhold. This is “The Daily.”

When Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted for sex crimes four years ago, it was celebrated as a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement. Yesterday, New York’s highest appeals court overturned that conviction. My colleague Jodi Kantor on what this ruling means for Weinstein and for the #MeToo movement. It’s Friday, April 26.

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# Jodi, you and your reporting partner, Megan Twohey, were the ones who broke the Harvey Weinstein scandal, which really defined the #MeToo movement and was at the center of this court case. Explain what just happened.

So on Thursday morning, New York’s highest court threw out Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for sex crimes and ordered a new trial. In 2020, he had been convicted of sexually abusing two women. He was sentenced to 23 years in jail. The prosecution really pushed the boundaries, and the conviction was always a little shaky, a little controversial. But it was a landmark sentence, in part because Harvey Weinstein is a foundational figure in the #MeToo movement. And now that all goes back to zero.

He’s not a free man. He was also convicted in Los Angeles. But the New York conviction has been wiped away. And prosecutors have the really difficult decision of whether to leave things be or start again from scratch.

And I know we’ve spent a lot of time covering this case on this show, with you, in fact. But just remind us why the prosecution’s case was seen to be fragile even then.

The controversy of this case was always about which women would be allowed to take the witness stand. So think of it this way. If you took all of the women who have horrifying stories about Harvey Weinstein, they could fill a whole courtroom of their own. Nearly 100 women have come forward with stories about his predation.

However, the number of those women who were candidates to serve at the center of a New York criminal trial was very small. A lot of these stories are about sexual harassment, which is a civil offense, but it cannot send you to prison. It’s not a crime.

Some of these stories took place outside of New York City. Others took place a long time ago, which meant that they were outside of the statute of limitations. Or they were afraid to come forward. So at the end of the day, the case that prosecutors brought was only about two women.

Two out of 100.

Yes. And both of those women stories were pretty complicated. They had disturbing stories of being victimized by Weinstein. But what they also openly admitted is that they had had consensual sex with Weinstein as well. And the conventional prosecutorial wisdom is that it’s too messy for a jury, that they’ll see it as too gray, too blurry, and will hesitate to convict.

So prosecutors, working under enormous public pressure and attention, figured out what they thought was a way to bolster their case, which is that they brought in more witnesses. Remember that part of the power of the Harvey Weinstein story is about patterns. It’s about hearing one woman tell virtually the same story as the next woman.

It becomes this kind of echoing pattern that is so much more powerful than any one isolated story. So prosecutors tried to re-create that in the courtroom. They did that to searing effect. They brought in these additional witnesses who had really powerful stories, and that was instrumental to Weinstein being convicted.

But these were witnesses whose allegations were not actually on trial.

Exactly. Prosecutors were taking a risk by including them because there’s a bedrock principle of criminal law that when a person is on trial, the evidence should pertain directly to the charges that are being examined. Anything extraneous is not allowed. So prosecutors took this risk, and it seemed to pay off in a big way.

When Weinstein was convicted in February of 2020, it was by a whole chorus of women’s voices. # What seemed to be happening is that the legal reality had kind caught up with the logic of the #MeToo movement, in which these patterns, these groups of women, had become so important.

And then, to heighten things, the same thing basically happened in Los Angeles. Weinstein was tried in a second separate trial, and he was also convicted, also with that kind of supporting evidence, and sentenced to another 16 years in prison.

And on the same strategy based on a chorus of women who all joined forces, basically joining their allegations against him.

The rules are different in California. But, yes, it was a similar strategy. So Weinstein goes to jail. The world’s attention moves on. The story appears to end.

But in the background, Weinstein’s lawyers were building a strategy to challenge the fairness of these convictions. And they were basically saying this evidence never should have been admitted in the first place. And Megan and I could tell that Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers were getting some traction.

His first appeal failed. But by watching the proceedings, we could tell that the judges were actually taking the questions pretty seriously. And then Weinstein’s lawyers took their last shot. They made their last case at the highest level of the New York courts, and they won. And that panel of judges overturned the conviction.

And what exactly do these judges say to explain why they threw out this conviction, given that another court had upheld it?

Well, when you read the opinion that came out on Thursday morning, you can feel the judge’s disagreements kind of rising from the pages. # Picture sort of a half-moon of seven judges, four of them female, listening to the lawyer’s arguments, wrestling with whether perhaps the most important conviction of the #MeToo era was actually fair. And in their discussion, you can feel them torn between, on the one hand, the need for accountability, and then, on the other hand, the need for fairness.

So there was a sort of sense that this is an important moment and this case represents something perhaps bigger than itself.

Absolutely. There was a lot of concern, first of all, for what was going to happen to Weinstein himself, all that that symbolized, but also what sort of message they were sending going forward. So in the actual opinion, the judges divide into — let’s call them two teams. The majority are basically behaving like traditionalists.

They’re saying things like, here’s one line — “under our system of justice, the accused has a right to be held to account only for the crime charged.” They’re saying there was just too much other stuff in this trial that wasn’t directly relevant, didn’t directly serve as evidence for the two center acts that were being prosecuted.

So those majority-opinion judges simply say that this was a kind of overreach by the prosecutor, that this isn’t how the criminal justice system works.

Exactly. And then, if we called the first team of judges the traditionalists, let’s call the dissenters the realists. And they’re talking about the way sexual crimes play out in the real world and what’s necessary to effectively prosecute them. And they are incredibly critical of the majority.

They use words like — I’m looking at the pages now — “oblivious,” “naive,” phrases like “an unfortunate step backwards,” “endangering decades of progress,” “perpetuates outdated notions of sexual violence,” “allows predators to escape accountability.” What they’re saying is that these rules of evidence have to be somewhat flexible in the real world, because otherwise they’re not going to capture what really happened.

You can really sense the passion in this argument. You know, you really get the sense that this court is bitterly divided over this question. And what I’m hearing the dissent basically saying is that if we overturn this conviction, we’ll be pushing ourselves backwards. This is regress.

And that the evidence served a really important function in the trial, that something is lost without it.

But in the end, that point of view lost out. In this case, the traditionalist judges prevailed by a single vote.

We’ll be right back.

So, Jodi, now that this conviction has been overturned, what’s next for Harvey Weinstein?

Well, back in New York, prosecutors have a really tough question to face, which is, do they retry this case? On the one hand, the Weinstein conviction meant so much to so many people that to just drop it seems very unsatisfying.

But on the other hand, their attempt failed. Those women are going to be very difficult to get back on the stand. And are they really going to start from zero and do this all over again?

Especially given that this conviction has just been overturned?

Exactly. But meanwhile, the other thing to keep your eye on is the appeals in the California case. Weinstein’s attorney told The Times that next month, they are going to file an appeal in California that will make many of the same arguments that they did in New York.

Now, the California rules are a little clearer on what evidence is admissible. So we don’t know exactly what’s going to happen. But I should add that this attorney is the same one who succeeded in getting Bill Cosby’s conviction thrown out.

So is there a world in which all the convictions against Weinstein will be overturned?

Sure, Katrin. It’s very plausible.

Wow. Now, given that, what does this ruling mean for other legal cases, for other #MeToo cases that are currently moving through the legal system?

Well, it’s definitely a symbolic blow for the #MeToo movement and also for accountability, which is part of what powers the movement. If you think of progress like a wheel spinning forward, part of what powers the wheel is accountability, because women only want to come forward if they think something may actually happen. When they see consequences for some men, it encourages others to step forward.

But that doesn’t really feel like a symbolic blow. # That actually feels like a real setback, because if the promise of accountability was what was driving the #MeToo movement and sort of persuading all these women to come forward, then this ruling seems to be undercutting that.

Well, it’s also a sign of health in the system, because what we’re seeing in prosecutions across the country is more testing of this sort. Prosecutors are starting to bring cases that they never would have brought years before. Maybe they’re messier. Maybe the evidence isn’t perfect. Maybe they’re less traditional.

And so to prove those cases, you have to try to get new kinds of evidence in court. And some of those attempts are going to succeed, as they did in the Weinstein trial the first time around. And some of those efforts are going to fail, as we see with the overturning of the conviction. # But that kind of experimentation, potential expansion, is potentially a sign of the health of the system and the idea that the legal system may be, to some degree, catching up with #MeToo.

So you’re saying another way to look at this case is that it sort of represents a legal system trying to navigate this new reality and sort of trying to figure out in real time how to deal with these kinds of cases. It’s almost like a trial and error, “one step forward, two steps back” dynamic.

But also, I want to add that you can’t score #MeToo like a basketball game. Every time there is some big outcome in a #MeToo case — R. Kelly gets convicted, Governor Cuomo resigns, Bill Cosby gets convicted, Bill Cosby walks free — there can be this temptation to draw huge conclusions from that. It’s a victory for me, too. It’s a loss for me, too.

But these cases are not necessarily reliable indicators of what’s really happening, what’s really changing, because what we’re also seeing is real structural change on the legal level. Laws protecting women have changed in, I think, 23 states since 2017. The New York statute of limitations was extended for rape directly in response to the Weinstein allegations. It’s now much longer.

And recently, New York state opened a kind of new window for survivors to sue for long ago offenses. So even as these individual cases rise and fall one by one, the system is slowly changing.

Hmm. So on the one hand, the Harvey Weinstein case actually changed legislation and created this whole new set of laws around these kinds of cases. But on the other hand, the criminal case against him was ultimately shot down. So I guess my question is, how should we think about the Weinstein case? # And does any of this change the way we should see his case as the kind of defining case of the #MeToo movement, and Weinstein himself as the defining central character?

I think the question that Megan and I have had for a long time is whether any criminal conviction in any city is really the best measure of what Harvey Weinstein did or didn’t do, because at its essence, the Harvey Weinstein story is about work. What was really special about him as a producer, his particular genius, was for making careers.

He made Gwyneth Paltrow. He made Matt Damon, Quentin Tarantino, a lot of producers who are very successful now. That was kind of his superpower. But what we now know is that he also used that superpower to manipulate and hurt women. In story after story about Weinstein, the same motifs come up.

A lot of these women were really young. It was their first day, their first week, their first month on the job. They wanted opportunity. They wanted a piece of the action.

So though the annals of the Harvey Weinstein story do include these instances of very troubling, allegedly criminal behavior, like rape, the essence of the story, I think, is about what happens to women in the workplace — the opportunities they have, the way their ambitions can be used against them. And that’s not something that any criminal court can capture.

You know, when you talk to Weinstein victims, of course, you hear the famous things they’ve said about the kind of physical offenses — the bathroom stories, the hotel room stories. But you also hear them talk about their own careers.

They say things like, I lost opportunities because of this, or, I could never work in Hollywood again. And they say, my whole life is different because of that. I can never get those years back. And it’s just not something that any criminal court is quite built to capture.

So in a way, you’re saying that the story is much bigger than those criminal allegations against Weinstein. In a way, they’re the tip of the iceberg. But underneath, there is this whole culture of men abusing their power, against women in particular, in the workplace.

Exactly. And thanks in large part to the #MeToo movement, this is behavior that used to be widely tolerated, and it’s no longer socially acceptable.

And, Jodi, I wonder, have you spoken to some of the women that you spent years talking to and hearing from who came forward to share their stories about Weinstein and others? Have you spoken to them since this latest news?

Yes, and I have to tell you, the Weinstein survivors are pretty resolute. They don’t really see this as changing the story.

When we first got the news from the court, the first person I called was Ashley Judd, the first actress who came forward about Harvey Weinstein. And what she said to me was that she was disappointed, that this was upsetting, but she was also unwavering. She said to me, “We know what really happened.”

Mm-hmm. And I guess, in some ways, that’s the legacy. The truth was aired in a court of law.

We never knew what the legal system would do. We never knew whether he would be convicted or not. But the story stands. It’s the women who are the narrators of this story now, and that won’t be overturned.

Jodi, thank you very much.

Here’s what else you need to know today. On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether former president Donald Trump should have legal immunity for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election after he lost the race to Joe Biden. Trump’s lawyers have argued that his actions, because he was still president at the time, should be shielded from prosecution.

Their arguments were unanimously rejected in February by a lower court. But on Thursday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed more receptive to Trump’s claims. If the court rules in the former president’s favor, it could potentially delay any trial in the matter until after the election.

And one other thing you should know before you go today — this weekend, we’re going to start sharing with you a brand-new show from some of our colleagues. It’s hosted by David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro, and the idea of the show is simple and classic. Every week, one of them will interview someone fascinating — actors, politicians, athletes, writers. They’re calling their podcast just “The Interview.”

This weekend, their first couple episodes are perfect examples. Lulu speaks with Yair Lapid, the leader of the political opposition in Israel. David speaks with actress Anne Hathaway. We’ll be sending you those shows right here on Saturday and Sunday. I hope you’ll give them a listen.

Today’s episode was produced by Nina Feldman, Rikki Novetsky, and Carlos Prieto. It was edited by MJ Davis Lin and Liz O. Baylen, contains original music by Dan Powell and Elisheba Ittoop, and was engineered by Chris Wood. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly.

That’s it for “The Daily.” I’m Katrin Bennhold. See you Monday.

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When the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sex crimes four years ago, it was celebrated as a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement. Yesterday, New York’s highest court of appeals overturned that conviction.

Jodi Kantor, one of the reporters who broke the story of the abuse allegations against Mr. Weinstein in 2017, explains what this ruling means for him and for #MeToo.

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