118 Elliot’s journal of ideas, art and creative reflections on work emanating from a shared physical space in Brattleboro, Vermont.
There but for the Grace of Art
When I worked at the South Beach Psychiatric Center in Staten Island, a young man was admitted to the forensic unit for murdering and dismembering his father. A wave of fear and horror spread quickly throughout the hospital. I found myself caught in that tide, wanting to shun him.
Connecting Creativity, Community and Mental Health
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS) Spring Art Show is entitled ‘Celebrating the Synergy of Art & Creativity on Wellness.’ This 4th annual show is back after a two year Covid hiatus, opening Friday April 7, 2023 and extending throughout the month at 118 Elliot.
Kali Quinn’s ‘Compassionate Creativity’ & Border Life
We visited with Kali Quinn, director of the Center for Compassionate Creativity in Bisbee, Arizona, a hilly old copper mining town about 10 miles from the US/Mexico border. Kali is a multimedia artist who used to live in Brattleboro. Former Marlboro College...
California Streamin’
The New Year’s weather forecast in California was frightening. Wave upon wave of news reports warned of the newest climate trend: ‘Atmospheric rivers.’ These gargantuan systems heavy with moisture would crawl over the Pacific Ocean to hit California’s fabulous and fragile coastal regions, soaking the soil like never before. Catastrophic weather, the reports warned, would cost lives.