The morning walk is a handful of autumn leavesI want to hold itkeep itgrasp its beautyto revisit and savorthe colorsthe explosion of scarlet and flameand the sun warming my facebut this is not the wayof things.The drying weeds bowto the beautyof inevitabilityof deathof absence and lossthat the autumn leaves singand the geese declare to one anotheras they pass overhead.Time is not a thief.It is a … Continue reading A Handful of Autumn Leaves
It’s been a while, blog fans. Here’s what’s up with me. These days I am having a great time making art. Upon retiring over three years ago, I happened to see an ad for a mixed media class that only cost $15. I figured I didn’t have much to lose, and it looked like fun. I clicked on the ad, followed the prompts, and paid … Continue reading Taming the Shadow
We are in a time of tremendous upheaval since the inauguration of President Donald Trump. For many Americans, including me, the sweeping changes made in federal leadership and policy have been frightening. The haste and lack of thoughtfulness in these declarations betray the administration’s lack of wisdom and carelessness. Millions of people are at risk due to these changes. Fear is a constant in many … Continue reading Fight, Flight or Freeze, and….
Scavenge. Rip. Paint. Glue. Repeat. I spend hours in my art room these days, painting and tearing paper, gluing it onto card stock, chipboard or watercolor paper. I page through magazines to find interesting images or words to add to my creations. I notice the colors and shapes in everyday life, whether in nature or on a package I get in the mail. It all … Continue reading The Studio Beckons
A poem for Epiphany, or any time you look up at the night sky, and wonder. AbrahamThe stars were his promise to carry him on his sojourn past the skeptical glances and his own fear through the waiting despite domestic squabbles to a son and bloody altars and a legacy of trust.MagiThe star was their invitation to a new way of seeing beyond their charts … Continue reading Stars
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”VIIO Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver,the hope of the nations and their Savior:Come and save us, O Lord our God.We rode the creaking van throughrough non-streets of a … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Emmanuel
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”VIO King of the nations, and their desire,the cornerstone making both one:Come and save the human race,which you fashioned from clay.There is so much more to makingthan forming shapes.There … Continue reading O Antiphons – O King of Nations
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”VO Dayspring,splendor of light eternal and sun of righteousness:Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.You call me from the city scape and hearthto … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Dayspring
IVO Key of David and scepter of the House of Israel,you open and no one can shut;you shut and no one can open:Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house,those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. I was content in the cloister,safe from wildness without until the day a door was left ajar.My heart escaped before my mind could stop it.Now … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Key of David
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”IIIO Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;before you kings will shut their mouths,to you the nations will make their prayer:Come and deliver us, and delay … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Root of Jesse
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