the moment

West Main Artists Co-op will host in July a group exhibit by Plein air artists, showcasing an extensive collection of artwork that was created outdoors in Upstate South Carolina. The exhibition — Art by Sight — will run July 3-27 in the Venue, the facility’s most massive gallery. The publicContinue Reading

ABSOLUTE PRESENT by Bill Walz “Satori (awakening) is said to take place when consciousness realizes a state of ‘one thought’. ‘One thought’ is the shortest possible unit of time… Thought represents an instant, i.e. time reduced to an absolute point with no durability whatever… when time is reduced to aContinue Reading

By Bill Walz   “Satori (awakening) is said to take place when consciousness realizes a state of ‘one thought’. ‘One thought’ is the shortest possible unit of time… Thought represents an instant, i.e. time reduced to an absolute point with no durability whatever… when time is reduced to a pointContinue Reading

Inspiration is a Smorgasbord by Greg Vineyard – I awoke recently to the oddly rhythmic sounds of Brooklyn, NY coming to life in a slowly-rising crescendo: the J Train rattling across the Williamsburg Bridge, cars whooshing below on the street, a nearby construction crew getting machines going, all intermingled withContinue Reading

Featuring works by French Broad Artists Sahar Fakhoury, Sandra Brugh Moore and Virginia Pendergrass. “Small Jewels, Paintings 12 x 12 in. or Smaller” will be on display throughout December. The reception for the show will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 from 4-8 p.m. at their studio in Riverview StationContinue Reading

by Bill Walz “What, at this moment, is lacking?” ~ Linji (9th Century – Chinese) One of our dogs and I had been playing in a grassy field, she chasing and returning a ball until she was worn out with the joy of it, and then she lay down inContinue Reading

by Max Hammonds, MD Many people have been told that they have a “hole” in their heart. What does that mean – exactly? Wouldn’t a “hole” allow the blood to run out and they would die? Where is the “hole”? The heart has four chambers. On the right side isContinue Reading