Got some excellent fresh sage today for smudge sticks. I use the ash in art and I ❤️ what it does for the studio. Nearly stepped on a snake, but it was a friendly one. […]
Category: The Earth Inspires
All Shall Be Well
These gorgeous mammatus clouds greeted me this morning, Mother Earth showing her love for us. I was stuck by a verse from Julian of Norwich, the mystic anchoress of England, who wrote, “All shall be well. All shall be well. And all manner of things shall be well.” […]
The Little Things
When I walk in nature, I find beauty in the little things… seeds, cedar berries, broken chunks of rocks. Those tend to catch my eye and we begin a conversation of sorts. A quiet exchange to thank the Creator and each other. I love to fold these tiny things into my paintings, like wheat kernels, […]
Indiangrass is Drying
I spent three lovely afternoons walking the tall Indiangrass, harvesting a nice selection that will dry for use in winter paintings. Giving thanks to the land. The summer rains produced grass as tall as I am. […]
Ad Astra Music Festival
Thank you Ad Astra Music Festival for the opportunity to talk about prairie earth elements and art during your evening of music, poetry, paintings and prose. The festival’s young artists sang the music of Franz Schubert. Schubert hosted his artist and philosopher friends at evening salons in 1820s Vienna. The evening replicated this tradition with […]
Hand foraged pigments
It is rattlesnake season, so I have to watch my step, but I found the most amazing lilac hued stones amid an outcropping of limestone and sandstone. I love grinding pigments and seeing what magic they produce on canvas. I used them to create Pale Moonlit Field. […]
The Beauty of Thunder
Rain on the semi arid prairie is a sight to behold, a time when one goes outside and gazes for long periods of time. […]
Cottonwood Ash Speaks to Renewal
Some branches off the Cottonwood tree recently fell in a storm, and I used their leaves and buds to make ash. Cottonwoods are said to whisper life’s answers to you, and are regarded as a sacred tree by indigenous people. […]
