THREW Mikes EyEz

Original Writings, Images, Video and Artworks of Mike Hartley


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To create like a child again

Like this young man dancing on the piano keys below, I wish I had the freedom that youth allows, to create magic. I feel like time has taken some of that away from me. That is why I like watching my grandchildren so much. To see them explore and create freely. Without too much thought, without delay, without preconceived parameters.

Interior view of FAO Schwarz with toy zebras and giraffes displayed in the window, a large piano mat on the floor, and children playing.
At the FAO Schwarz store in NYC. Photo by Mike Hartley

It’s still inside me. Just pushed down by the weight of time. That magic that just gets you working with abandon. I’m going to work to unleash that again.

So, if you see me dancing down the street on my imaginary keyboard just smile and say he found his mojo.