I spent Halloween riding Amtrak from Seattle to Leavenworth, twice as slow and a million times cooler than driving Highway 2 (the track runs right on the coastline of the Salish Sea north to Everett!). I am at the Grunewald Guild hanging out for a week, offering spiritual direction in exchange for meals and lodging in the Yurt – which… Read More »The Importance of Sharing our Stories
—line 01— I have been calling these little paintings “inner landscapes” but what came to me today is that they are “mountains of a desolation.” These paintings – they are a thing to make, when I don’t know what to make. I’ve been making these because I like making them. I like how they look. I like seeing the layering… Read More »Lines – on desolation and the Dark Night of the Soul – October, 2026
Now that the roof is done, the house projects are winding down for the summer, I am finding more time in the studio – which has been cleared of all the roofing tools and now has enough space to make some art. Because I am a sadist and enjoy getting frustrated with medium, I brought out my oil paints. I… Read More »Paintings, September 2026
I almost didn’t go. I awoke Saturday to a gentle rain (which we haven’t had in Seattle in awhile) and a flooded studio floor. I thought I had dealt with the water that sometimes comes down the back alley to the door. Apparently not! So I spent the morning mopping up and wringing beach towels. By noon I was tired,… Read More »Finding stillness on light rail to the Sounders game
Re-roofing our house the past six weeks has been a beast of a project. I do not recommend it! There were days where the thought of hauling myself up a ladder one more time made me nauseous. The Youtube algorithm will forever populate my page with roofing videos. But it’s pretty much done and it looks good. Thanks to my… Read More »August 2026 – staying creative through drudgery
I am not a licensed, bonded, trained professional handyman or contractor. I have never worked in roofing or construction or anything remotely related. But a couple of weeks ago I went to clean the gutters and found several dislodged shingles, I knew it was time. I’ve been sitting on replacing this old roof for a couple of years (the roof… Read More »Attack One Thing Today – Especially If You Don’t Want To Do It