Pieces’ World View
Water, Water Everywhere! That’s what a Pieces sees. It’s a unique world view we share, A softness and heart-centered way Of seeing everything and everyone. Pieces, like the fish of their namesake, Swim through the world Feeling everything, in tune with everything It’s like living in the ocean If only the ocean included dry land, […]
Petals
Petals of Viola sooth and soften. In Spring, they’re a balm to winter’s cold, dry conditions. In Summer, they ease sunburn and heat rash. In Fall, they give the bees one last nip of pollen and nectar before a long winter’s sleep. Viola petals are a joy to behold any time of year. Materials: Cotton, […]
The Dust Will Settle: Renewal Series
Upheaval must happen before Renewal begins. It’s not pretty or clean. It can be quite beautiful. Sometimes, tearing apart what was is energized with great joy and delight in the chaos created. Those are the Kali-moments, when you look about you seeing all that you’ve ripped apart still hanging in the air in a maelstorm […]
Yin Becomes Yang
Yin Becomes Yang Yang Becomes Yin In a swirl of motion there’s always that stillness within Waiting to become. Poised for Action But not yet Acting. Color waiting to be born. This is what it looks like when Yin Becomes Yang. Materials: Cotton, cotton-polyester thread, dye. Series: NA Size: 19.5 inches x 25.5 inches (50 […]
Fly Home to Me
Fly Home to Me, My Love. I would move Heaven and Earth to reach you. That is the call of one mate to another. The sound of true love is the honking you hear overhead when the geese fly. Geese mate for life. They give their whole hearts to one another. Their souls entwine, dancing […]
Big Dream: Renewal Series
Renewal requires organization amid chaos. After the destruction of what was and the stillness of incubation, comes the beginning of something new. That something new requires a Big Dream. Big Dreams give us a blue print for what we may become. The path there doesn’t always lead us to the exact dream, but it’s shaped […]
Mid-West
Mid-West is about the the confluence of Mother Earth’s fertility, Forest and Plains, Big Sky and changing seasons, Corn and Farming. It looks simple on the surface, like an ear of corn, but Mother Nature isn’t actually so. She’s full of contradiction. Deep snow and cold through winter, Springs of too much or too little […]
Sisters
Fire, Water, Earth, Air. Sisters. The elemental forces that create our world are like siblings, at odds with one another at times. Demanding attention, drawing attention, quiet, sturdy, immobile, transformative, supporting, encouraging…colorful. Sisters is about the nature of being within those elements. The mountains of Oregon we call Sisters are three peaks of sturdy Earth, […]
Who’s Home Is it?
Who’s Home is it? Forest and Field have become condos and homes. Amid a thick forest, there’s a sense of expansion, as if one can reach the sky as easily as Wren. There are no boundaries, only freedom, despite the many trees and rocks and plants. Amid a housing development there’s a sense of containment. […]
Fire Under Earth
In the Ring of Fire, we all live with Fire under Earth. The Iching describes this energy as Darkness, a time when the Earth swallows the Sun. It’s uncomfortable for many. What do you do when the world has become so overwhelming that you can no longer feel the sunshine on your cheeks? Put your […]