Author Archives: andreatancrati

In good ratio.

My greatest teacher all along turned out to be my life. It’s not the answer this prompt question might be looking for. Truly, I have had some great teachers who really impacted my scholastic self concept at key moments over the years. But looking back over a full and busy life, it is experience thatContinue reading “Probably Life”

I wonder how this is going to work out (in my favor)? Hmmm…I wonder… has become my latest response. How will this new issue play out? Because life hasn’t stopped tossing me challlenges. The other night, I had five separate concerns weighing heavily on my mind, making it of course impossible to sleep. My brainContinue reading “Now Wondering”

I was at a prestigious art gallery opening the other day and got the opportunity to chat with the artist. The show spanned years and obvious periods for this artist, probably twenty to thirty paintings altogether. I asked him a handful of questions, but the one that I remember was: How did he get allContinue reading “What’s Wrong with This Picture?”

L U C K Y Lately, things seem to be working out pretty much in my favor. It’s been such a funny constant that even when things look problematic, I think to myself, well, however this rolls out, it’ll come out good for me. Weirdly, it has played out like this several times. What ifContinue reading “One Word”

There was this book that I read. It made a convincing argument that if you wanted to be an artist, you had to be a confident person. I was young. I wanted to be cool, and confident, and an artist…at least I thought I did. I mean who didn’t? All I knew for sure wasContinue reading “Confidence”

What activities do I lose myself in? Easy question. Anything creative, art related. Research. Staging. Hours fly by in minutes. Is that losing myself? Or finding? I like this question because it hints at the idea of flow state. The falling out of time state. What happens when we lose awareness of our physical bodies,Continue reading “Activities”

I woke up to the sound of repetitive crashing. Something being blown about in the droning wind and rain. A few sideways palm trees, dramatic outside my window At the beginning of the movie Mary Poppins, there’s a bit about the winds of change blowing in, and then Mary shows up with her fanciful umbrellaContinue reading “Stormy March Winds”

It does sometimes pour in California. Just like the song says. “It doesn’t rain in California… but man, it pours…” Today was one of those days. I went out early to walk, but turned around after we started to feel a few drops. By the time I got to my car, I was soaked. TheContinue reading “Its Raining? Its Pouring”

A little something I’m working on. It’s for a Tibetan meditation center. You may have seen prayer flags before. (I’ll find a picture). I’ve seen them and never looked too closely, until this week. There are five images on each flag, each one representing and depicting symbolic details. As I work on this commission I’veContinue reading “Good Fortune”