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  • February 16, 2022

    Birds of Winter: Cardinal Edition

    Birds of Winter: Cardinal Edition

    I don’t think I’ve ever shared the story of how I got into birding. Although, it isn’t much of a story, really. About this time last year, between the end of February and beginning of March, I awoke one morning and decided to have coffee outside for a change. The first signs of spring were […]

  • February 7, 2022

    In the Present Tense

    In the Present Tense

    Pieces No. 6, paper collage, 2022 in the present tense an insomnia full of streets a sunrise that grows larger i saw the same face in a parking lot a ladybug, a flower, and a dream our souls dress in old clothes and float through the cracks in a rented mango tree in a lamp […]

  • February 2, 2022

    This is how things really are.

    This is how things really are.

    This is how things really are., paper collage, 2022 He holds before his soul his image of perfection and unconsciously tells himself, ‘Forget about the disgraceful creature you actually are; this is how you should be; and to be this idealized self is all that matters. You should be able to endure everything, to understand […]

  • February 1, 2022

    Birds of Winter: From the Feeder

    Birds of Winter: From the Feeder

    Northern Cardinal (Female) I initially had a different selection of images and a different theme in mind for this “Birds of Winter” post. But, when I sat down to write earlier this morning, sipping my coffee and looking out the window at the bird feeders, it dawned on me that it might be fun to […]

  • January 29, 2022

    On Creative Power

    On Creative Power

    Petite Fleur, paper collage, 2022 There is no good reason why we should not develop and change until the last day we live. Karen Horney I always enjoy reading classic psychology books. They give me a sense of being transported to another time, of experiencing the genesis of ideas that shape how we think even […]

  • January 26, 2022

    When We Face Ourselves in Daylight

    When We Face Ourselves in Daylight

    Pieces No. 14, paper collage, 2022 Every human being has the freedom to change at any instant. Viktor Frankl even now an atom in the drowning sun a wilderness on its knees invokes a whisper as if to suggest absurdity is a prelude to happiness a woman underwater is an orchid without wings don’t be […]

  • January 24, 2022

    Productive Perceptions

    Productive Perceptions

    Perception, paper collage, 2022 When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending. Thich Nhat Hanh It occurs to me that, in every situation, I am capable of viewing other […]

  • January 19, 2022

    Birds of Winter, Part II

    Birds of Winter, Part II

    Red-shouldered Hawk I’ve really been enjoying photographing the birds this winter–and enjoying the mix of birds that are visiting my feeders and hanging out in the woods nearby. Of the photos in this post that I consider noteworthy, or that are among my favorites, the majority are woodpeckers. (I have an affinity for woodpeckers.) This […]

  • January 17, 2022

    When You Don’t Know, Then You Know

    When You Don’t Know, Then You Know

    The Impostor, paper collage, 2021 It isn’t normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement. A. H. Maslow How easy is it to answer the question, what do you want? My answer: not easy. If I’m being asked what I want for dinner or what I’d like to do […]

  • January 14, 2022

    The Beauty of Everyday Things & Other Art

    The Beauty of Everyday Things & Other Art

    The Beauty of Everyday Things, paper collage, 2022 My latest experiments in collage art: The Beauty of Everyday Things, Petite Fleur, and If Fortune Had a Face. Prints for all of the artwork in this post are available in my Etsy shop.

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