I realize that I have not taken the time to go through my many adventures from the past few years. It has been a wonderful time for me to explore the landscape of Oregon and Washington and I have seen so many little plants, fungi, and lichens. Time to take
It seems that I have been busy lately and have failed to update my blog. Yes, busy moving again! Both my studio and my living space have had the shake down. So now I am finally feeling settled and after a brief pause I am ready to jump in with
The ritual act of making has the potential to manifest a visual language that would not exist without the artist. This language is understood by those who look, as if they have seen it before; in a dream maybe?….the collective consciousness. When working with all the facets of nature
Today is the day I am thinking about what has come before. The veil between the world of living and dead is thin and it seems such an appropriate time to observe the essence of time passing. There has been a lot of mental stimulation in my life since I
I make my slow accent to the top of the castle. I say slow because the stairs where well worn and very steep. I felt like I was scaling a mountian and had to use the hand rail to hoist me to the next step. This was one of the
As I sift through photos of my recent adventures I keep thinking how camera crazy I was. Like a tourist but also like a hungry artist let loose in her best situation. This was it. The moment. I am in it; I am present. Everything is hyper clear. As if
I was invited to take a day trip and picnic with the staff at the Couleur Garance in the coastal town of Rayol. They have a beautiful Mediterranean garden that overlooks the sea. This Garden was built in the 1920’s by Gilles Clement. He wanted to bring landscapes from the
The adventure continues……….I actually have so much to share I am hustling to organize my thoughts and photographs. This is a good thing! I have not had this much excitement in my life in….,well, a life time. One day while I was shopping in the village deciding what cheese to
Today was my first whole day of independence. The sun was shinning after a few grey and drizzly days and this weekend is a long one because May 1 in Europe is Labor day. In the states I celebrate Beltane. None the less it is a time to take a
Spring is in the swing. The planets have been positioned for this moment of intensity. All we can do is breathe into it and move with the current. I have been thinking about so many things. The choir in my head sings. A journey awaits and I am ready to