Mic Carlson
ArtPrize 2009 Francis leaping Over the World
2009 Voted as a top 25 Artist
Also a short movie “A Year in Assisi” by videographer Andrea Angelucci.
ArtPrize 2010 Sitting next to Jesus and Saint Francis
2010 Voted as a top 100 Artist
ArtPrize 2011 911 Michigan Fallen warrior Memorial
2011 Voted as a top 25 Westside Artist
ArtPrize 2018 Power of NOW
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When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, "let it be."
Words that came to Paul McCartney one night. For me when I find myself in times of feeling out of sorts I refer to my buddy Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis kept it simple. He knew “If you have a problem that can be fixed, then there is no use in worrying. If you have a problem that cannot be fixed, then there is no use in worrying.” Easier said than done right? But true. When we are not in the NOW we are worried about the future or thinking about the past. The past is gone and the future is not yet here. Look around, feel, touch and notice the simple things put there for us to make us smile. The wonder of creation. An insect on a blade of grass in the morning dew, the journey of such a small little creation must seem endless. When we are in the NOW we notice the clouds, the sounds of our surroundings. When you are in the NOW you forget you are thinking. You have to let it be.
In our days journey we may all experience NOW in different ways. Ways you don't consciously think of that is being in the NOW. When you have love in your heart NOW is right there.
This “NOW” I created by attaching over 7000 separate pieces. Please feel free to write on the NOW. Take a space of your own as often as you would like. Share with us a thought of NOW.
Now is what we have. Smile at someone you don't know. Open the door for someone.
Breathe the freedom and be your unique self.
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