Well I'm sorry to be so tardy. I went on a little
vacation to western Pennsylvania to see Fallingwater (Frank Lloyd
Wright's masterwork) which I haven't seen since 1980. He was almost
70 years old when he designed it -- still playing.
At any rate your inner playground was/is a great idea. After having
spent time in nursing homes (just a visitor) I have been fascinated
at how to live a quality life as our world shrinks around us. The
inner playground has lots of adaptations. I used it when I was
in a boring meeting.
Now about playing in the playground -- I am less of a "games" guy
as you know and more of a "free play" guy. My inner playground
was getting pretty interesting when I realized that gravity, scale,
color and sound -- and whatever else -- could be controlled by
me in an instant. I could play hide and seek with my tiny two selves
on my shirt as I sat in the dentists chair (I hid in a crease and
almost slipped off but was able to grab onto a button). Also, the
walls and ceiling could be manipulated (I squeezed the hygenist
into a corner -- the naughty Bob). Then I escaped out the window
and enlarged myself -- with each foot placed on the top of a trailer
truck going down the highway. Thank goodness they were going about
the same speed! I also found myself in some silly spaces of my
own invention -- or twirling mirrors to see who would be reflected
when they stopped -- whoever might pop into my head (Ed Sullivan?
Grandma Moses? Captain Crunch?...and why them?!).
Your CD freed me to play even more than I usually do within. As
an "arts" guy I am always imaginging art that I may make
-- but your inner playground is pure play for its own sake -- which
just opens up all sorts of stuff. Also I love the secret subversion
of it! So keep going your are brilliant, serious, and silly. Sanity
or sanitation for the mind! Thank you.
Bob Gregson,
artist
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