Water muse: Water offers wellspring of ideas to artists, thinkers, and historians

By Shay Totten | Vermont Guardian

posted September 16, 2005

When Marjorie Ryerson looks at water, she senses a deep human connection and a range of emotions, from serenity to rage.

When professor and author Michael Klare looks at water, he sees conflict; generations of societies who have kept this precious resource from being shared as a way to keep other cultures at bay.

When Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle looks at water, he sees the potential for communities to come together with nongovernmental organizations to ensure that the water that connects them remains healthy.

And when Matt Davis looks at water, he sees how it has played a key role in history.

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