With the kids not here and having complete control of the remote, I picked up a few DVDs — including Rivers and Tides, the Andy Goldsworthy documentary. Not to be watched if one is looking to be energized. It’s more like a meditation. I’ve seen it before, but I’d forgotten one important thing: a little bit of him talking goes a long way. You can look at his work and know that he’s inspired. No words necessary. (I finally muted him and just watched him create.) The whole point of his work is impermanance, which seems so counterintuitive for an artist. I remember a professor from my undergrad that used to encourage students to try destroying their finished pieces to learn detachment. I never had a class with that professor, so I didn’t have to deal with it. But this man creates his work in nature and of nature, knowing that it will be altered or destroyed by the elements — and that process becomes part of the work itself. Really amazing (if he does say so himself) and pretty awesome to watch.