By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion Art Begins Art is in the past tense. Writing is in the past tense. Music is in the past tense. Rhythm is in the present. Flow is forever As the painter is to the brush, the pencil is to the writer, which is the method of wording. We hold instruments…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion Remembering Spain “There was another life. One where you excelled highly in what you were born to do.” The Monk in blue robes said to me. “Let’s review then. Which one was it?” I asked the monk “Present day, about 600 years ago, 15th century, in a land whose people would…
Santa Maria Cathedral By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion On April 1st, we took a guided tour of one of the biggest cathedrals in Vitoria. They told us some artists from Philly had come to work on it. On April 2nd, I went on a family trip to a small town, where I met my host’s aunt.…
By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion To the Basque Country! This was my first big trip outside the United States and over the Atlantic Ocean. In 2016, the year I graduated from high school, this was my “senior trip.” Almost everyone else in my graduating class had decided to go to Disney, but not me! Although it…