Spring: living forwards and backwards
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard I came across this quote a while ago and stuck it in my “food for thought folder”. Something about it rings so true. When we sit in
Selfie but not Selfish
I thought I’d share a little art teachery stuff. I had the opportunity last year to do some freelance art lesson plans for the art materials company Grafix. I thought you’d like to see the lesson plan I did for
Surviving Abundance – a reoccurring theme
Every year at this time I say I’m not going to get crazy with all the holiday this and that, and every year I really try to keep it under control. But the gatherings and the baking and the making
Ode to Crow
I came upon a dead crow the other day while walking my dog. At the scene there were no feathers strewn about no sign of a struggle so maybe it was just this crow’s time. I kept thinking about that
Hello Fall
It is officially Fall in the northern hemisphere, in my area here in Sonoma County CA, it has been hot hot hot these past few weeks. I commented to the Ranch camps directors one blazing day this week that "it's
Yesterday it Rained – Today I walked the Labyrinth
Yesterday it rained. It rained eight tenths of an inch. Such a gift in this parched, scorched part of the world. This morning, as the clouds pushed east and the sun rose amid the mist of yesterday’s rain, I walked
A Study in Blue
I’ve been spending more time in what I’ve now dubbed my Mixed Media Mediation Journal. I have found myself drawn into my studio and opening up to wherever the moment takes me. Today as I was cleaning out an art
The Return of Ordinary Time
Well summer is waning, don’t say it I know what your thinking “but it’s not even Labor day yet!” – true enough but for me - here - ordinary time has begun. School is back in session and I back