Prepped & Ready
I'm teaching a two-day Encaustic Collage workshop this weekend at The Bishop's Ranch where I am the Resident Artist. This class is one I've taught many times, so I have a good idea of how to organize the space and
Waiting for a Vision – but while your waiting get busy!
I was talking to a dear friend this week who is on sabbatical for three months from her highly demanding work as an episcopal parish priest in a large parish on the east coast. When I asked her what she
Spring Has Sprung
The birds are full of ideas. I watched pair of sparrows with straw in their beaks searching for a perfect nesting spot today. The bees as I walked down the wisteria laden arbor here at the Bishop's Ranch are also
Welcome
Welcome to Spring, welcome to this day, welcome to this moment. This is it! This is all there is! Invite this moment in, welcome it. Here is a new piece commissioned for the office at The Bishop's Ranch retreat center office.
Equality & Justice for ALL
I’m going to the Women’s March in Sacramento this Saturday. I want to explain why and urge you to participate too. For me, this is beyond politics; it is about a basic human right – the right to feel safe
Giving Thanks for Steamed Pudding & Time
I went for an early morning walk today. I was on a mission to pick persimmons to make steamed persimmon pudding. There are several persimmon trees here at The Bishop’s Ranch and as always there was an abundance of persimmons.
Your One Job
Hello friends, it's been a busy week with a busier weekend; lot's of lists and check marks and more things added to the list. This morning I'm heading out to Incarnation Church to lead a All Souls and Saints Icon
Knowing
A knowing look, a knowing smile…. the older I get the more I know I don’t know much. I don't know the depths of someone’s pain, the meaning behind the smile, the gesture, the tone. The more I know the
Fruits of Our Labors- ANTICIPATION
Spring brings blossoms, summer brings fruit, and fall brings libations! Last weekend some friends invited us to help them pick and press apples. We picked pounds and pounds of apples, brought by the wheelbarrow full to the press. Then we washed