Dave Kooi
@davekooi.bsky.social
my works are products of a restless, promiscuous imagination ~ davekooi.com
September garden
plotting surprises for me
see you in a week
plotting surprises for me
see you in a week
September 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
September garden
plotting surprises for me
see you in a week
plotting surprises for me
see you in a week
"Showing off is the fools idea of glory." ~Bruce Lee
July 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"Showing off is the fools idea of glory." ~Bruce Lee
“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.” ~Jean-Michael Basquat
July 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM
“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.” ~Jean-Michael Basquat
"It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions."
~Julia Child
~Julia Child
July 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions."
~Julia Child
~Julia Child
“Silence is so accurate” ~Mark Rothko
July 11, 2026 at 1:23 AM
“Silence is so accurate” ~Mark Rothko
"The more you look at the exact same thing...the better and emptier you feel." ~Andy Warhol
July 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"The more you look at the exact same thing...the better and emptier you feel." ~Andy Warhol
"If you're going through hell, keep going." ~Winston Churchill
July 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"If you're going through hell, keep going." ~Winston Churchill
"It's a big club, and you ain't in it" ~George Carlin
June 17, 2026 at 2:59 AM
"It's a big club, and you ain't in it" ~George Carlin
“Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me.” ~Al Capone
June 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
“Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me.” ~Al Capone
“Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.” ~Brian Bilston
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.” ~Brian Bilston
June 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
“Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.” ~Brian Bilston
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.” ~Brian Bilston
"So what can we really do for each other except-just love each other and be each other's witness?" ~James Baldwin
June 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
"So what can we really do for each other except-just love each other and be each other's witness?" ~James Baldwin
"I weep because you cannot save people. You can only love them." ~Anais Nin
June 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM
"I weep because you cannot save people. You can only love them." ~Anais Nin
“Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.” ~A. Philip Randolph
May 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
“Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.” ~A. Philip Randolph
"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free." ~Clarence Darrow
May 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
"You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free." ~Clarence Darrow
''The problem is people are being hated when they are real, and are being loved when they are fake.'' ~Bob Marley
April 21, 2026 at 12:05 AM
''The problem is people are being hated when they are real, and are being loved when they are fake.'' ~Bob Marley
"Designing is not a profession but an attitude."
~László Moholy-Nagy
~László Moholy-Nagy
April 20, 2026 at 7:38 AM
"Designing is not a profession but an attitude."
~László Moholy-Nagy
~László Moholy-Nagy
“The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts [of a tragedy], it is the least artistic… the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet.” ~Aristotle
April 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
“The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts [of a tragedy], it is the least artistic… the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet.” ~Aristotle
"We are born without reason, we suffer without meaning, and we die without purpose. The universe doesn't know we exist—and it never cared" ~Albert Camus
March 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"We are born without reason, we suffer without meaning, and we die without purpose. The universe doesn't know we exist—and it never cared" ~Albert Camus
“Every time I’ve compromised, I’ve lost. When I held firm I won.” ~David Brower
March 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“Every time I’ve compromised, I’ve lost. When I held firm I won.” ~David Brower
"Our nation can be strong abroad only if it is strong at home" ~Jimmy Carter
March 16, 2026 at 10:33 AM
"Our nation can be strong abroad only if it is strong at home" ~Jimmy Carter
“I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't” ~David Bowie
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't” ~David Bowie
March 5, 2026 at 2:51 AM
“I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't” ~David Bowie
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't” ~David Bowie
“Thinking is difficult; that is why most people judge.” ~Carl Jung
March 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
“Thinking is difficult; that is why most people judge.” ~Carl Jung
"The wicked become even worse when they are tolerated" ~Leo Tolstoy
March 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
"The wicked become even worse when they are tolerated" ~Leo Tolstoy
“Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.” ~George Bernard Shaw
March 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.” ~George Bernard Shaw
"I find no peace, and all my war is done" ~Sir Thomas Wyatt
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
"I find no peace, and all my war is done" ~Sir Thomas Wyatt