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Mickey Hart is one of my heroes

Mickey Hart is one of my heroes. My long-standing love affair and experience with the Grateful Dead that began in 1980, and the fact that we share a common name certainly have something to do with it, but I am in awe of Mickey for the body of work he has put forth and paid forward outside of the Grateful Dead.
Upside Out Inside Down
Venus Studios in Palm Desert, California presents "Upside Out. Inside Down." featuring emerging artists Aaron Fox and Eric Hart Samuelson. The exhibit dates are November 1 - 30, 2013, with a reception on November 1st from 6pm to 9pm.
some solace in California

Soul searching in a state that encourages it is better than the alternative. I realized this yesterday thanks to Bill Maher. Check out last week's episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO and go to the part well into the show where he does a diatribe on California and why at least our state is getting it right�
two poems on day two of government shutdown

Two poems, "One Take on Race Consciousness" and "Sucking It Up" by Eric Hart Samuelson, on day two of the federal government shutdown. Maybe it's time for some inner reflection in order to mitigate the illusion of duality being projected by our politicians stuck in the mire of a power struggle.
help on the way

I forage at random for found material to use in my work � yesterday morning I went out for a walk with our two boy dogs, found more material than I could easily carry, and along came a dead head brother who reached out his hand to help carry half the load I was trying to haul...
Creativity in La Quinta Take Two Exhibit

Eric Hart Samuelson selected for "Creativity in La Quinta � Take Two" Exhibit
� La Quinta Museum, La Quinta, CA. Opening Thursday, October 10, 2013 5pm - 7pm
Exhibit runs from October 10, 2013 and ends January 4, 2014.
hog-digital in the park

This is a new collaborative piece completed recently and just added to the site titled "Liquid Garden." A photograph taken by my daughter Emma Lane Samuelson in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco) which I then played with digitally (Photoshop and onOne software), printed, then mounted and framed...
three poems
Here are three poems, "Almost Time," "It's Tomorrow," and "Not So Distant Memory" from my upcoming first book of poems to be self-published in 2014. I write free verse most of the time, but there are a few forms I seem to gravitate to every now and again, one being the pantoum. The second of these poems, "It's Tomorrow," is a pantoum.
one mind blog appears

The one mind blog appears out of nowhere. Wow, finally doing this (been on my list and mind for years now)� the one mind blog is where I, as artist, poet, designer, minister (Centers for Spiritual Living), and spiritual being having a human experience, will share mostly about the creative process and creative expression, as it is something that consumes me, one way or another, much of the time...