Rod MacIver is following a rough patch with liberation: ending Heron Dance Art Studio.

He’s been selling his nature- and Tao-inspired paintings, prints, books, greeting cards and other items — and writing a daily contemplative e-newsletter for thousands of subscribers — for almost two decades. Years ago MacIver had a gallery in Middlebury; more recently, he had a short-lived one in Winooski, which I wrote about in February.

Most of his business, though, is handled through his website. Now, the word “liquidation” is in the pull-down menu, and the listed contents are 50 percent off.

Got something to say?

Send a letter to the editor and we'll publish your feedback in print!

Pamela Polston is a contributing arts and culture writer and editor. She cofounded Seven Days in 1995 with Paula Routly and served as arts editor, associate publisher and writer. Her distinctive arts journalism earned numerous awards from the Vermont...