by Bela Johnson | Oct 26, 2025 | art, poetry, regeneration, Uncategorized
In self-created confinement I dwell,waves of consciousness crashingonto undisclosed shorelines,thundering hooves of phantom horsesapproaching through the sands of time. Some might shudder at these contemplativespaces — interstices of timebefore necessary activities...
by Bela Johnson | Jun 5, 2019 | art, creativity, lifestyle, Uncategorized
He’s out in the shop again, the fine clean scent of western cedar wafting through my office window, drawing me out to see what perfect hands are crafting now from raw; The straight-grained lines of red, variegated with a neutral light, white as a crosscut wafer...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2018 | art, Hawaii, nature, Uncategorized
Aloha All: Thought I would let you, my WordPress community know, that by popular request I have created a 2019 Calendar for the upcoming year. Each month features one of my photos taken within 50 miles of our home here on Hawaii Island. I am so pleased to have found a...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 4, 2018 | art, lifestyle, perspective, Uncategorized
Anxiety for me is not a teeth-chattering, nerve-rattling affair, rather the tendency of an untended mind to flutter toward the familiar always a heartbeat away from cool, grounded sanity; When you return at day’s end, I step into your world for a moment of comic...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 25, 2013 | art, creativity, inspiration, Uncategorized
[youtube=http://youtu.be/xMj_P_6H69g] This was so poignant, I cried. Absolutely brilliant. Attitudes and approaches are morphing on a grand scale, and it is heartening to observe these leaps in consciousness. We need hope in this rapidly changing world, in the face of...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 19, 2012 | art, creativity, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
I’ve discovered the best synonym for light is magic. For years I would talk with artist friends who would exclaim, eyes flashing, “Oh, but the light!” This always confounded me. I couldn’t imagine what they were talking about. Light was light enough, and dark was too...
