This is community. This is relationship. This is an artistic barnraising.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

26 comments to " This is community. This is relationship. This is an artistic barnraising. "
  • a barnraising is a beautiful thing.

  • What a wonderful collection this is. What a wonderful idea. Sure I’d love to be a part of your next book. Tell me how, when, where, what!

  • just.
    awesome.
    count me in on the next one.

  • Roy Mullin

    Okay, you made me cry. The purpose of writing (IMHO), IS to connect to individual readers and in that connection to create the experience of the work. You, Patti, have accomplished that. LIAV is a shining example of the potential that exists in the word, to expand to fill the mind of the reader.

    Thank You,

    Roy

    o.b.t.w. The video was a gentle reminder that I owe you a photo of LIAV on the banks of the Brazos River.

  • Marisa

    Yes, I would like to contribute art for the next book. I listened to an interview by you about LIAV, and I believe you said, “One woman even crocheted something!” That was me! Haha, it is good to be distinctive. I read your book all the time to get happier. Thanks Patti.

    Ps. Have you started guitar lessons yet?! Haha.

  • *sniff*

    Thanks for creating the space for this to happen, Patti.

  • Absolutely fabulous!!! Thanks for the video.

  • I am SO contributing to the next book!! (38th Day, perhaps?) I feel the need to keep up with my new friend Rick, who really does dance in his car (Page 16). Of course if he volunteers to illustrate again, I’ll do two.

  • Oh, what a lovely video montage. I’m just thrilled to have been a part of the “barn raising.” Can’t wait to see what you come up with next.

  • Yes lovely. And YES Patti Digh — I would contribute art for your next book.

    j.

  • Patti, I loved the barn-raising and it’s one of my most favorite things about your book and I love your video and I loved eating comfort food at your house once. I guess, given that life is about as short as the single exhale of a buffalo, your barn is a sort of monument to how easy it is to build community when you reach out for it with an open heart.

    Go ahead and kick ass in New York, best, Jay

  • Oh what a heartwarming thing you share with us here, Patti :). It is so beautiful!!! And amazing!!! Glad to be a little part of it and yes, do count me in for your next book :D. YAY for LIAV!!!

  • dancing kitchen

    Beautiful. Simply. Beautiful.

  • jylene

    sign me up!

  • Ruth

    I love your LIAV video story. I am so pleased that I played a part in this “artistic barnraising”, and look forward to participating in the next.

  • Thank you for sharing the process with us. It’s an honor and privilege to be a part of it.

  • Esther

    Thank you Patti, just what i needed today on Heart Day! Count me in!

  • I’d love to contribute, even though I’m still kind of new, your blog and book have inspired me. I don’t get up in the morning and write three pages of “stuff” that I won’t understand a month from now…but I do spend time working with fiber every day, even when I don’t feel like it. That’s made my difference, and I am now the woman who dances and sings in the car at stop lights. And yeap…sometimes I even crochet and sing and dance at that stop light.

    This shawl will partly because of you. And definitely made by ME!

  • Oh what a beautiful video! I’d love to be a part of a new book… Who wouldn’t? :-)

  • made me cry too. I’d LOVE to contribute to your next book…BECAUSE…what you’re saying is that there is indeed *going to be* a NEXT BOOK!!!!!! You just topped off what has already been a great day. Thank you!

  • hi patty~
    i just got your book at borders the other day. the cover art caught my eye! i love the title and came to visit your blog and what a lovely video. how could i have not known about your blog?
    i am enjoying your book so very much. thank you for putting it out there for us to read.

  • Barbara Israel

    Patti, please remember me when you get ready to do your next book and are calling for art. I DEFINITELY want to contribute! Thanks, Barbara (Lori Murray’s friend)

  • This was beautiful, the concept, the art, very inspiring. I’ve just heard of your book from another blogger and came to your site. Can’t wait to take this journey – how neat – life is a verb

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