loving color/playing with words
Who doesn’t love to play? For me…I love to play with color. And I love to play with words. I work with silk: that I dye and paint as my art form. And I know that this precious material comes…
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not easy times
These are the woods after the latest snow – ice – rain – wind storm. Ouch! The walking is difficult to say it mildly. I just got these really good crampons and THANK GOODNESS! I could walk on a piece…
seeing through colors
Do you every take an idea and run with it? You love how you can take it further. And then further. Run, run, run! I’m still playing with this seeing through idea. The backdrop for my fascination with how you…
seeing through
Have you ever heard that dismissal: “I can see right through that”? It’s not a nice question. It’s not meant as a compliment. But in this piece of art: I want people to see right through. I want the silk…
play
It was snowing yesterday and I noticed on Instagram post by my friend from long ago (Hi Neige!). She was out skiing. The snow here wasn’t blinding snow. No blurred vision. But enough snow to enjoy and … bring back…
rage
Have you ever hit rage? Where this (above) becomes this (below)? (my rage scarf) I tell you, if there is one thing that will send you up a wall, it’s Lyme. It takes over your life. Not only does is…
it’s definitely winter
There’s snow. Beautiful snow. And then… there’s COLD. Ouch! It’s really cold. Have you noticed??? And cold is not something I grew up with in Virginia. For me, cold was associated with New England. With skiing. My mother grew up…
ease
On the playground, do you remember wanting to be THE BEST? Jump higher, last longer. If you didn’t want that, you probably knew who did. That STRONG person. As I am recovering – now in my second year- from falling…
space to breathe
Sitting outdoors on the ground, notebooks in hand. Maybe learning. Lots of space around. Can you feel the sweetness? We live in a fast paced era. And I’m just starting to read a book Hunter recommended (she always has the…
yearning for green?
Do you ever feel as if the opposite season is SO FAR away? When the ground is HARD and – in Virginia, of all places! – covered in white. Do you yearn for green? More green than is offered by…