Walking in Japan: Walking the Nakahechi section of the Kumano Kodo, Kii-Tanabe to Kii-Katsuura
An overview of my walk along the Nakahechi route of the Kumano Kodo in Japan
On Becoming the Line – Blog
What is art / not art?
This distinction – what is art and what is not art – used to haunt me. I’ve been fascinated my whole life with the notion… Read More »What is art / not art?
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Once in a while (and I mean, my intention is monthly but work out to 3-4 a year), I write a little reflection to send… Read More »Receive my occasional reflections in your inbox
working it out
I’m pulling drawings out of storage and preparing for an upcoming project, and I realized I didn’t have a good photo of this piece—a crumpled… Read More »working it out
Eat This Scroll (for breakfast)
Eat This Scroll (for breakfast) is a video work I made on January 4, 2026. The work unfolds through a simple sequence of actions: written… Read More »Eat This Scroll (for breakfast)
New Year, Ever-Seeking
It’s January 1, 2026. As I write this, I am 48 years old. I have yet discovered so little. I’m walking the same paths daily,… Read More »New Year, Ever-Seeking
Gratitude for Karaoke
When I was in college, we went out to a local bar that had karaoke. I had never done it. My roommate put in for Around the Way by LL Cool J, and dragged me up on stage to do it with him. There were so many reasons to not do this: Neither of us really knew the lyrics. White dudes singing hip hop is usually terrible. And there were two Cute Girls of note in attendance. But, I felt obligated. We went on stage. We sucked. Some people booed.
And I was done with karaoke.
new piece: moon radiance, inner summits
graphite and charcoal and acrylic paint on 18×24″ paper, and a little sketch of writing inspired by moonlight that illuminates just enough: Once upon a… Read More »new piece: moon radiance, inner summits
god of my adventure, what is my path?
Put another way, what is the meaning of life? I’m reading Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn – a beautiful book of… Read More »god of my adventure, what is my path?
Walking in Japan – Last days in Tokyo
Peace out Japan! I’m headed to the airport after three weeks, 200 miles walked, 50 trains ridden, dozens of shrines visited and prayed at, 75… Read More »Walking in Japan – Last days in Tokyo
Walking in Japan, Part Two: Lounging near Mt. Fuji
photos from a couple of days taking a more leisurely pace in Kawaguchiko near Mt Fuji. Trying to save my legs for the Kumano Kodo,… Read More »Walking in Japan, Part Two: Lounging near Mt. Fuji