Category Archives: Arts

Frank Ocean–THANK YOU’S

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Today, while looking for something else, I came across the powerful letter musician Frank Ocean wrote that has meant a lot to me since I first read it, and evidently to “a generation.”  Frank was working on the acknowledgments for the … Continue reading →

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Finding Truth and Beauty

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Photography is the primary way I look for and try to express beauty. But I appreciate all forms of art and expressions of beauty. There is a strong spiritual component to beauty, and strong beauty component to the spiritual. I’m … Continue reading →

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Diop Is Going to London

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve written a lot about my experiences with the Kheprw Institute (KI), a Black youth mentoring and empowerment community in Indianapolis. A key person in that story and community is Diop Adisa, who became a very good friend of mine.  … Continue reading →

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Josué Rivas: The Power of Stories

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

“When one lives in a society where people can no longer rely on the institutions to tell them the truth, the truth must come from culture and art.”  John Trudell Josué Rivas (Mexica/Otomi) began his talk at Stanford, “The Power … Continue reading →

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Subjects of writing

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I recently attempted to explain why I write so much. That I attempt to express what I feel the Spirit is leading me to say, and how difficult that can be. Often that means trying to describe and/or reflect upon … Continue reading →

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Glick Photography Selection 2013

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

The Glick Eye Institute sponsored an art contest for Indiana artists as a way to acquire artwork for their eye clinic. My photograph of tulips was one of the selections that year. Glick Public Art Project Public Art for the … Continue reading →

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Light Revisited

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been thinking about yesterday’s post, Intersection of Inner and Outer Light. Sometimes I don’t fully understand messages I receive and try to express in words, or express them well enough, and yesterday’s post is an example. One aspect of … Continue reading →

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“Open Eyes” Sculpture

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

In August, 2011, the 18 foot tall stainless steel and colored glass sculpture “Open Eyes” was installed outside the new building which houses the Department of Ophthalmology at the Indiana University Medical Center, where I was working.  The sculptor, Don … Continue reading →

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Scattergood Journal–March 1970

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

Journal, March 18, 1970 Finished first of two dress rehearsals tonight for “The Dybbuk” by S. Anski. That may be one reason I haven’t written more lately. It’s been very hard work. I had many lines to learn and a … Continue reading →

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Thankful to be Alive

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Jeff Kisling

Thanksgiving Day is when we reflect on all we have to be thankful for.  Often this involves paying attention to things we unintentionally take for granted during the routines of daily life and struggles.  We so often forget to be … Continue reading →

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