I just finished a good summer book. You know, the kind that makes you laugh and tells an interesting story. It's no ground breaker or literary masterpiece, just enjoyable. Breakfast with Buddha is a fast easy read but in the end makes you pause. I like this type of book. It resonates with me. Here's the story as it's described on the back cover, "When his sister tricks him into taking her guru, a crimson-robed monk, on a trip to their childhood home, Otto Ringling, a confirmed skeptic, is not amused. Six days on the road with an enigmatic holy man who answers every question with a riddle is not what he'd planned. But in an effort to westernize his passenger-amuse himself-he decides to show the monk some "American fun" along the way. From a chocolate factory in Hershey to a bowling alley in South Bend, from a Cubs game at Wrigley field to his farm in North Dakota, Otto is given a remarkable opportunity to see his world-and more important, his life-through someone else's eyes." OK, so why is this on my arty blog, you ask? It inspired me and who doesn't love that?! I've been in my studio for the past two days working on a piece. I'm pushing it a little by trying new things. I'm hoping to learn a little something along the way and maybe "see things differently". Stay tuned and I'll let you know how it works out.
