Visiting Extended Family in Michigan
In July, my father’s side of the family gathered in Michigan to bury the ashes of our last aunt and uncle in the same lovely church garden that my grandparents and parents are in.
Month: August 2018
Nine Black and White 8″x8″ Collages
As someone who is so devoted to color, I feel it is important in my work to eliminate it from time to time to explore and develop other things like composition, movement, value relationships, and structure.
Genuine Reconciliation (Desmond Tutu Quote)
Superficial reconciliation can bring only superficial healing.
Roasted Beet and Tomato Salad Recipe (with Dinner Party Menu)
This salad was delicious and pretty and merits repeating. Mix this together for some colorful joy!
Do Something You are Bad At
We all include the full range of wonderful qualities and attributes, but we rarely identify with them all. I might see myself as creative, but not patient for example.
My Childhood in Nature (New Large Abstract Pastel Landscape)
Although not brought up to be religious or to have a doctrinal view of God, I regularly got this awesome sense of immensity, and light filled perspective from nature.
Shell Seekers (Book Review)
If you want to read something pleasant and absorbing, while mild and unthreatening, pick up this “oldie but goodie” for your August vacation. I’m glad I did.
More Commissioned Pottery Delivered
I take commissions for my hand carved (sgrafitto method) pottery plates, and these are the ones I’ve recently delivered.
Is That a Dream or a Goal? (quote with Coneflower Photos)
I’d never heard it said that way, but it stuck with me. So much so that I’ve said it to my kid now: ‘Is that a dream, or a goal?
Won’t You Be My Neighbor (Movie Review)
I absolutely loved this movie and encourage you to see it. It is not often I would give a documentary 5 stars, but this one deserves that ranking 100%.
Starlit Lagoon (New Large Abstract Pastel by Polly Castor)
This painting of starlight reflected in the lagoon took longer to make than I thought it would, but it came out the way I hoped.
Saguaro Photos
I learned that saguaro is pronounced (Soo-Whar-o) and that they have to live to 100 years old before they can grow an arm.