Greetings from Maine. My home away from home. (I have a few.) There is a yearly gift I offer, to the muses of art and music, to that of friends…
Distilling a beautiful depth
Firstly, To my dear patrons, this post is a "public" post, intended for those who maybe don't read as often, or who may be new to the work and are…
Weekday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NogPlgO7jng By day, my porch-based co-worker Poppy and I work on some sketches and picture post-cards to send along to my trusty pen-pals. We also sketch. Crows caw in the…
Day 2, in pictures and paint
It's fun to see how others have weathered the isolation in recent months. Here it's Rumikub. There have been many games, apparently. Locals remind themselves of what is lovely here,…
A glorious something else
"A glorious something else awaits." ~Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSECXPItmgQ I sit with the sadness this morning. Like so many of us in this time of so many griefs…
Rambling ways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdIhpkEkC4c As any of the long time readers among you here already know, much of the focus of my work involves the art of keeping a travel journal. I am…
Processing carrots
Start with the shape of a carrot. "ish". Add a "head" to your carrot shape. And then a wee shadow to ground your developing figure in space.... (for the record,…
Una semana mágica
"Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars…
Dawn of a new year ~twisted hemp week 8
It is the dawning of a new year, nay - a NEW DECADE!!!!! With this comes the courage to try new things, to meet new friends and learn to trust…
Winding Down
"Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole soil with the plowshare of self-examination, but leave a little fallow corner in your heart…