A Sacred Space
Aspens in the fall. Fields of grain. Wind rippling leaves and the scent of earth in the air. I hunt for secret hideaways, imagining nymphs and dryads. Crisp leaves crunching underfoot, sunlight reflecting…
Awaiting the Silence After the Storm
Awaiting the Silence After the Storm
In the desert, we ache for rain. The heat is a drum beat pulsing against our bodies. Dry and relentless, it bakes the ground, burns tender leaves, and turns plant…
Upcoming Art Shows
Upcoming Art Shows
Come Visit Me! Pecan Street Festival 50th Annual Location: Bee Cave, TX (Austin area) Dates: September 13 & 14, 2025 La Quinta Arts Celebration Encore Location: La Quinta, CA…
The Closer We Get, the Less We Understand
The Closer We Get, the Less We Understand
We take things in at a glance, find the pattern, label it, and move on. Oh, that's a meadow. Oh, that's a cow. Oh, that's my love. But what happens…
An Orchard in the High Desert
An Orchard in the High Desert
Neck peeling, scratches scabbing on every limb, back aching, and I'm happy. Over eleven days, my husband and I dug nine 3 foot wide and 12 inch deep holes in…
Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth
There are soft days. Days when work flows, flowers bloom, and the sky feels close. Days when dreams flit like butterflies across the surface of my mind. As a child,…
Athens
Athens
I didn't know what to expect. Maybe Tour buses. Diesel fumes. Crowds. Heat and chaos and noise. Stall merchants hawking cheap trinkets. I'd prepared myself for the worst, even while…
Our Newest Turkey!
Our Newest Turkey!
Meet our newest turkey!!! This little one survived our impossible winter. Turkeys don't lay very often and almost never in cold weather, but our winter was so warm the turkeys…
Re-imaginings
Re-imaginings
I think a lot about fallow fields, new beginnings, change and transformation. As many of you know, my back failed years ago. Doctors told gave me a choice: Spinal fusion…
