Long Time No Write

Well, actually, I have been writing, just not here. Poems and such. More on that some other time. The matter at hand is that, quite simply, I’ve spent a good month rearranging the furniture of my daily living, so to speak, and energy is now flowing differently  through many rooms. [...]

The Studio Light is On, the Doctor is In

Suddenly my life feels manageable. It is an amazing feeling, one that I haven’t felt in a very long stretch of time.  As in years.  And years.
Last week my second eldest daughter–twenty-years-old and five months pregnant–moved out when an apartment opportunity that could not be missed opened up for her.  There was the great chaotic [...]

Funk Prescription: Sacred Geometry

Perhaps it is a number of things that keep me mired in a funk. I try to do all the right things: I write down my dreams, I journal, I meditate. I paint through the heat of the day. Still by late afternoon I am in a minor rage of poisonous [...]

Practice makes….perfect?

From my bedroom window I can hear the spring filling our reservoir, a content gurgle of water. The katydids chant, and occasionally the screech owl’s call wavers and lilts through the darkness. Not a screech, not even close, but a haunting night flute that collects my thoughts in its web of sound and [...]

Creative Mother Journey, or lack thereof

Do you ever feel like you are tromping through thick mud? You remember a time just a short while ago when things fell easily into place. You were eager. You felt your own power, your place in the world. Now, not so much. At all. Things are not [...]

Working in the Spring Air

I spent most of yesterday afternoon on the deck of my studio. Ah, the spring air! The new green leaves! Here is the view I soaked in:

And here is how my piece progressed:

Today is another gorgeous spring day! Who knows what treasures it will hold?

Work in Progress: Crabtree Blushing

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I got up to the studio yesterday and have this to show for it.  I plan on spending hours and hours in that wonderful place this week, so stay tuned for developments on this piece and others!