bathing in forest air
(very faint tree shadow) I create art. And then I do things to support creating my art. And one thing I love to do is get out into the beautiful woods of NH. NH woods are like no other. Because there is so much granite – that both makes the high mountains but also the […]
vagus nerve
(cleaning up all the hooks, re-stringing them on new elastic) I was talking to my online group today about Thupten Jinpa’s book, the Fearless Heart, in which he talks about compassion. He notes that in the western culture, the whole basis that we as humans understand ourselves and our government, etc, is based on Darwin: […]
why use the first person
I’m so flipped out excited about Zadie Smith that I’m sure I won’t do her justice. But this essay is indebted to her: on how powerful the first person is. I found her essay so rich that I want to come back to it again and again. But today, I want to share this piece: […]
okay already
You recall way back when – when you were in school and you were looking forward to recess? Or the end of the school day? And then, you realize, man, I have another class? You know, that kind of structure that you felt stuck in. Well, that’s the way this weather (more snow) feels like […]
March 1!
We made it to March. Did you remember to say, “Rabbit Rabbit” before anything else???? Congratulations! You now guaranteed yourself good luck for the next 31 days. Who knows what would have happened if you forgot! Advice? You want to remember advice. But superstition. You MUST remember. “Come in the same door you go out.” […]
don’t pass up the chance
Years ago, before moving into a house with my husband and four children (when they were small), I contacted Tom, an interior designer. This friend with a fancy house had recommended him. Tom came by, took one look at the house and told me, “You don’t need me. You need all the guys who do […]
stay on it
Not a great photo, this one. It’s of an embroidery I did a while ago. Each of the girls is thinking about something different. Focussing here there and everywhere. That’s me. I’m in my end of work on a piece phase. Lots of details. Glueing (yes glueing) in an attempt to hold the pieces on […]
as the pup does
Peaches loved this cold winter. Now it’s warming up a bit : she’s found a mound of snow to stay cool. Me? I’m happy to be a bit warmer. I look at my pup and think she and I are so different. For example, we are out walking on some trail – no one is […]
ant(sy)
(Peaches: Not more cloth prep. Sheesh!) The longer time I spend making art, the nuttier the journey can seem. For example, some of the ways that I think I need to prepare my cloth. Ridiculous. To back up a bit, I was (again!) listening as I was driving down the snowy country road, and they […]
slowly
I don’t know why I have the pup adorning a piece I titled “slowly”. Momentarily she’s still. But slowly? That’s rarely her style of movement. By contrast, it’s my pace of producing art. I take a lot of time. Lot of time. In the latest Art in America, there’s an article called “Slow Painting”. They […]
