Institute for Philosophy & the Arts'
Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life

THE SALON ON THE SPIRITUALLY CREATIVE LIFE
 June, July & August 2009

Dear Friends - Welcome as we continue the 13th year of The Salon. The meetings will be held at Richard and Carol King’s home in Pasadena. Each will commence at 9:30 a.m. for coffee, followed by the program/discussion from 10 a.m. until noon. Please let us know which salons you can attend by calling (626) 449-1238

 Sunday, June 14, 9:30 a.m 
“My World of Bibliophile Binding:  Where Literature, Technique and Art Meet to Tell a Story in Colors and Form”  – presented by Tini Miura

Through lecture and slides, the internationally awarded designer and bookbinder Tini Miura will describe the skills and inspiration involved in her one-of-a-kind designer bindings.  Her path, a direct result of her spiritual quest, has led to her extraordinary, beautiful books that include the five double elephant folios “Botanica Magnifica,” 2007, in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., with an estimated value of $2,500,000, exhibited next to the four volumes of John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” from 1840, on which preservation she worked in her Tokyo studio in 1985.

 Sunday, July 12, 9:30 a.m. 
“Creativity and Spirit:  The Foundation of Community” – by Tobey Crockett, Ph.D.

In recent years, Tobey Crockett has dedicated herself to researching and understanding digital media – what makes it different from what has come before, what is the true nature of interactivity and what does this have to do with the real world and our daily lives?  What she has learned is that by focusing on creating healthy, diverse and vibrant communities, both online and in the real world, we can indeed build a better world.

 Sunday, August 9, 9:30 a.m. 
“Following the Calling” – presented by David C. Gallup

The process of living your life if you are following a calling is of utmost importance to artist David C. Gallup who has spent his life pursuit in experiencing nature’s beauty in order to share that beauty with the rest of the world.  This path has led him to spend the past five years producing paintings of California’s Channel Islands and Marine Sanctuary.  These paintings will be traveling the country on a museum tour starting in 2010.  A book and a film of this exhibition are also being produced.

 

Please let us know which salons you can attend by calling (626) 449-1238.


With all loving thoughts and hoping to see you soon!

Carol Soucek King, M.F.A., Ph. D.
Email: KingCarol@aol.com  
Fax: 626.449.2004
     


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