As we consider Boats for difficult times, we need to reassess what we mean by cost and utility. Cost not only in money or even in money at all. If a boat is built outside the money economy many other factors take precedence. Likewise, if we remove the exaggerated cost/benefits provided by fossil fuels – so long as we ignore the so-called externalities – we must measure utility in ways we may not readily recognize.
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Antonio Dias Design
All my work concerns integration. Integration within the individual as we discover Coherence; and the integration of individuals into vital Communities of Purpose. … Boats can be a conduit. Vessels of Transformation. Boats bring us together! A Portfolio of Designs: *Plans Available *Plans Available I’ve always been interested in creating designs that build upon traditionalContinue reading “Antonio Dias Design”
A Great Wave
At the end of a ride on a great wave we find ourselves gasping and spitting,…
An Event Horizon
Most days follow on from the day before and are followed by another…
On Coherence, A Manifesto
The broken state of our world has become so obvious that further…
Interdependence
How do we settle-down into coherence?
Communion with the Sacred
Art and craft,… do a fine job of naming two of the three realms of living.
A Welcome Review
…Tony has been distilling a lot of the insights …in an encouraging series…
Video of my reading at the Writer’s Voice Café
Writers Voice Cafe: Antonio Dias…
Reflection on the Dark Mountain
At Dark Mountain, the home of Uncivilization, I found a living culture.
Communion
Art and Craft both deal with meaning. In Communion we integrate what we’ve found. Sharing our gifts with others. In Art we grapple with questions of meaning. In Craft we grapple with our limitations. In Communion we reach out. Build relationships. Integrate our human community within the greater community of all life. Engaging with CommunityContinue reading “Communion”
Art
In Art we grapple with questions of meaning. I’ve been a visual artist since before I dared admit it! It took me a while to realize it. I’d been to Boat School and worked designing and building boats before I returned to college to study Art. I’ve had wonderful teachers: Donald Lent, and Robert FeintuchContinue reading “Art”
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Learning is Central:
Sharing our gifts,
Working together,
Teaching and learning in reciprocity.
Entering into shared Inquiry,
Maintaining these practices as a way of life.
