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Before I post about what's on my mind today, I want to share that the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) in Philadelphia is hosting an open house tomorrow. I was introduced to the CCAHA last November when I had them repair my dad's first edition copy of The Tower of Babel by Thomas Merton (with woodcuts by Gerhard Marcks, a noted Bauhaus artist) and published in 1957. They did a fabulous job, and the CCAHA is a pretty amazing place to visit. The projects they've completed are remarkable.
Anyway, the open house is happening to celebrate their 35 years of preserving the world's cultural heritage (hundreds of thousands of paper-based artifacts, including historic manuscripts, rare books, beautiful fine art, and fragile photographs). More information on the behind-the-scenes tour here.
Last but not least, I want to share with you this song by David Mallett (introduced to me by my dad :). You can watch Mallett perform it here.
It's called "Artist In Me." I believe we are all artists, in some form, somewhere inside.
Why do I fly why do I fallEnjoy,
It must be the artist in me
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why am I amazed at the wonder of it all
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why am I alone even when I'm in a crowd
It must be the artist in me
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why I make my livin' being lonely right out loud
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why do I live on coffee and wine
Why do I have to keep movin' all the time
How do I know that beauty will set me free
Why am I awake when the whole world is asleep
It must be the artist in me
Guess it's just the artist in me
People throw away all the things I keep
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why do I seek these universal truths
It must be the artist in me
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why do I still mourn all the heroes of my youth
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why do I live on coffee and wine
Why do I have to keep movin' all the time
How do I know that beauty will set me free
Why do I fly why do I fall It must be the artist in me
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why am I amazed at the wonder of it all
Guess it's just the artist in me
Why am I my best when I'm right down to a crawl
I guess it's just the artist in me.
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