http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/ en-us 2006-05-28T15:39:25-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000054.html Ok, I know; it has been over a year. No excuses. Only to say I have news: Patrizia and I are going back to Ischia and all the info is here. http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/workshops.html We'd love you to come. bacibarbara... Barbara 2006-05-28T15:39:25-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000053.html Paul’s Song Shadow at the edge of sleep from cackling spirit you become woman, messenger and song Your glowing eyes gaze inward and say look within you move into form sinewy, serpentine and full and say move into your life,... Barbara 2005-04-08T18:47:47-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000052.html My dear friend and esteemed composer and musician died on Thursday evening. Yesterday there was a memorial held for him on the upper west side. Paul had been diagosed with a brain tumor about two years ago, and since then... Barbara 2005-01-24T09:04:54-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000051.html Whoever sent me a request for Ischia yesterday at barbara@barbaraschaeferart.com, please send it again. The email was lost due to our server being changed to another network, since hackers ramsacked it, or whatever they do. I read it in the... Barbara 2005-01-07T08:52:46-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000050.html The Abruzzi Mountain Workshop goes to Mexico in Febuary to break up the winter cold and doldrums. Please click on the page link to the right, where it says other pages, workshop / Mexico, for details. And please join us!... Barbara 2004-12-11T15:17:42-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000049.html I'm in a group show, opening this Thursday, Dec 9th, from 6 - 9 p.m. at The Concepto Gallery 613 Vanderbilt Avenue Brooklyn New York 11238 Tel: 646. 431. 2115 The gallery dealer spelled my name wrong and I didn't... Barbara 2004-12-05T11:38:02-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000048.html I have been too busy and focused elsewhere to write in this journal lately, besides the fact that there are far too many blogs and emails to have to rummage through everyday. However, I’m going to post some enlightening segments... Barbara 2004-11-04T08:27:20-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000047.html I’ve recently returned from 3 wonderful months in Italy, which is one of the reasons I haven’t written. I was based in Roma, where I used to live, but also traveled quite a bit. I discovered the beautiful and enchanting... Barbara 2004-09-13T09:28:12-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000046.html Patrizia gave me a wonderful book, entitled A Director Prepares, Seven Essays on Art and Theatre, by Anne Bogart. Although it is for the most part about theatre it is applicable to all forms of art. It resonates deeply in... Barbara 2004-05-06T10:22:05-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000045.html Yesterday I met a woman who was joyful and so nice that I said to her, “You don’t seem like a New Yorker.” In fact she wasn’t. She said she makes a practice of being nice to others, which struck... Barbara 2004-04-23T10:06:40-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000044.html Patrizia and I went to see the biennial exhibit at the Whitney Museum last night. We both agreed that for the most part, the caliber of the work was worse than that of high school students and it was over... Barbara 2004-04-03T23:01:57-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000043.html Patrizia and I got together the other day to talk about the workshop in Puglia. It didn’t feel right or appropriate for me to envision it as a traditional art workshop. I don’t approach my own work in that way,... Barbara 2004-03-25T10:30:53-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000042.html For those of us who have lived in other countries there is often a longing for that place, or another place that is not here. The other day I was walking in the city when that kind of nostalgia for... Barbara 2004-03-15T10:49:08-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000041.html I am fortunate to have wonderful friends in my life. They are spread out in different parts of the world and are all unique and special in different ways. Even though contact is less frequent, (despite all this technology we... Barbara 2004-02-27T10:11:15-05:00 http://www.barbaraschaeferart.com/journal/archives/000040.html I am sad to say that Monique Goldstrom passed away on February 12th. She had a big personality with many attributes, above all, a big heart, always making room for many people in her sphere. She gave artists opportunities to... Barbara 2004-02-18T14:37:04-05:00