SANTA FE, NM, OCT. 2013
Me
The Commons
Co-housing community where I stayed with Keith and Mary
Earthships
Natural Stone Sculptures
Keith
Don Karp, born in 1943, was raised in Syracuse, NY, and lived in Boston and WMass for 20 years before moving to Mexico. He is a college dropout (after eight years in university), an ex-husband, an ex-mental patient, and an expatriate. What’s left of him after all of these X’s, is thriving in Central Mexico and writing about it.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Tepoztlan, Mexico Annual Fiesta
Every year at the end of the first week in September, Tepoztlan has its town festival. This runs over several days and includes diverse elements: processions, performance, art, and ritual. There is a sundown hike to the pyramid and a ritual there. The marketplace is cleared and a performance stage erected. One play features the mythological story of the origin of the city. There are many parades. The arched entrance to the churchyard has its very decorative mosaic, composed entirely of beans of different shapes, colors and sizes, entirely removed and then replaced. A truly joyous affair!
Performance stage
Art--mosaic on churchyard entrance removed and redone
Mosaic detail
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Even Eagles Need a Push Movie
Even Eagles Need a Push Movie: We've all seen it, or felt it, at some point in our life; how just one moment of encouragement can change a life forever. It can be the greatest gift you'll ever give...or receive.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Some of My Houseplants
Is this a good title?
window sill garden some indoor plants
Can you guess what this is?
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Now also available in Ebook format!
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"The Bumpy Road" by Don Karp
Reading The Bumpy Road promotes self-examination and encourages transformation. Everyone lives a personal “hero’s journey”. The Bumpy Road shows how culture clash is a muse for creative transformation. It tells the story of childhood followed by adolescent confusion. A boy struggles to become a man by buying into institutions that did not work for him--a marriage to a woman, whose entire self-concept was tied to “the relationship”, and as a science student in academia where success is about publish or perish: lies, back-stabbing, and the old boys' club. The 60’s culture came and personal chaos ensued. Relying on mental institutions to correct the evils of the aforementioned institutions created new problems instead. But the human spirit is resilient. The Bumpy Road details how the habit of going to the hospital for help was broken, and a new artistic identity replaced the old one. Primed for seizing cultural diversity opportunities, new struggles and successes were encountered in Mexico.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/don-
"The Bumpy Road" by Don Karp
Reading The Bumpy Road promotes self-examination and encourages transformation. Everyone lives a personal “hero’s journey”. The Bumpy Road shows how culture clash is a muse for creative transformation. It tells the story of childhood followed by adolescent confusion. A boy struggles to become a man by buying into institutions that did not work for him--a marriage to a woman, whose entire self-concept was tied to “the relationship”, and as a science student in academia where success is about publish or perish: lies, back-stabbing, and the old boys' club. The 60’s culture came and personal chaos ensued. Relying on mental institutions to correct the evils of the aforementioned institutions created new problems instead. But the human spirit is resilient. The Bumpy Road details how the habit of going to the hospital for help was broken, and a new artistic identity replaced the old one. Primed for seizing cultural diversity opportunities, new struggles and successes were encountered in Mexico.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
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