MARCH BLOG
Dear VSC Friends,
It’s surprising how fast the 25th of the month comes around, in this our 25th year at VSC, and it’s time to post another edition of this blog. Like many things here at the Studio Center, the blog is now becoming one more “regular” activity, and it’s that rhythm of “Regular Activities” at VSC, and the sense of ordered monastic calm, that allows each resident’s creativity, whether calm, chaotic or both, to expand. Three “regular” meals (what does 3 square meals mean anyway? why square?) leads to a regular pattern of get up, eat, go to the studio for 4 hours, eat, go to the studio for 4 hours, eat, go to the studio for 4 hours, or a lecture or reading, go to bed, get up and do it again for a week, two weeks, three weeks, four weeks and on…with occasional or regular activities such as walking, hiking, yoga, meditation, relaxing, dancing, etc. added to the daily schedule.
It is a monastery-like routine, and as those of you aware of the 40 year involvement Louise and I have with meditation know, this is no accident, but rather one of the founding principles of our adventure in creative world community here in Johnson.
Carlos de Villasante, a December resident, sent me the excellent quote below on the relationship between the artist’s and the meditator’s practice, which succinctly articulates a relationship we have been endeavoring to incorporate in the “regular” daily life at VSC for the past 25 years.
Best Regards,
Jon
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April 3rd, 2009 at 5:05 AM
Halo Mr Jon .Halo Madam Louise
Thank You for sending me this blogs,it is so Great and reminding me when I was in the
Vermont studio,now I lost contact with some my best friends but am looking forward through
this blog to being able to communicate each other again .
Meditating and contemplating bring and give me inner happiness as You ever suggested to
practise it everyday routinely.Again thank You for keeping in touch.