It’s been a month, to say the least. I describe it to people when they ask how I’m doing that I feel like a Gogurt wrapper – those stupid kid-marketed yogurt things – where all the yogurt has been wrung out and all that’s left is this crumpled plastic shell – that’s an apt representation. I’ve been trying to work… Read More »Studio 061925
“There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” This is a well-worn quote from Wendell Berry, and I am contemplating it after a week at Niagara Falls for our SDI annual conference. The first thing I did upon arrival was to run down to see the Falls. They are amazing; 75000 gallons of… Read More »A Visit to Niagara Falls (and a poem)
I realized I forgot to share about this special little walk drawing: “I walked a mile for you”, Watercolor on paper, 50″ h x i don’t know, 200″ w? I made this up at the Grunewald Guild in Plain, WA back in November, where I was offering spiritual direction for Fall Arts Week. This is one I’ve wanted to do… Read More »i walked a mile for you
new drawing – i want life, life wants me, to breathe in its love (while running), graphite and pastel on paper, approx 36″ x 52″ I’ve been trying to run regularly for a year and a half. The first year was a slog – building up to just being able to not stop for the first 12 minutes took me… Read More »Drawing, Studio update 051625
Studio, 042425 This week I started painting again. I’d put it aside for a few months, because the energy for it wasn’t there. But something has returned, so I started. I didn’t overthink it or plan it – I just began sketching in acrylic on a wood panel I had lying around, as it’s quicker and easier to work with.… Read More »Disappear
A fun day-long dialogue around a day backpacking in the Grand Canyon.