Ravens awake me here. They nest in the spruce above the house. All day long the young one calls to his parents reminding them he's there and hungry. Reminding me to be attentive to my work. Apparently the first bird that Noah released from the ark was a raven, who flew back and forth, drying up the...

The days you work are the best days. Georgia O'Keeffe And working is what I have been doing. Painting in acrylic and watercolor, ink drawings, charcoal, and clay sculpture. Also a little plein air and cloudscape. How can you not respond to this astonishing landscape, so overwhelming and immense,...

So very much has been consuming my energies for the last few weeks I have been sadly neglectful of this blog. A wonderful Kidz Aartz group spent a week with me making clay wind chimes & pins and acrylic paintings. I've been working on the new website, which is COMING ALONG FABULOUSLY. Writing a few...