"Indivisible"
Mixed Media
Acrylic & Paper on Canvas
10" x 10"
What is God to a Sparrow?
Is it the beetle that feeds the hungry mouths in the nest?
Is God in something I dismiss every day?
Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
"Prodigy"
"Prodigy"
Mixed Media
Acrylic, Paper, and Snake Skin on Canvas
10" x 10"
Prodigy- An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder.
Prodigy- An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Refuge
Mixed Media
Paper and Acrylic on Canvas
20" x 20"
SOLD
There was a time that my world was upside down. During that time, I was offered a respite care in Brasstown, NC. It was a special, quite place where everything appeared to be exactly as it should.
Outside my friends house was a Cherry tree overflowing with fruit. It was such a pleasure to see the Crows devour the cherries. The contrast of their large, inky bodies against the green and red was breathtaking. In their pursuit of nourishment, I was nourished too.
Because they shared with me, I had the strength to face the battles that lay ahead.
There was a time that my world was upside down. During that time, I was offered a respite care in Brasstown, NC. It was a special, quite place where everything appeared to be exactly as it should.
Outside my friends house was a Cherry tree overflowing with fruit. It was such a pleasure to see the Crows devour the cherries. The contrast of their large, inky bodies against the green and red was breathtaking. In their pursuit of nourishment, I was nourished too.
Because they shared with me, I had the strength to face the battles that lay ahead.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
"Urbanite"
Mixed Media
Acrylic & Paper on Canvas
10" x 10"
Have you ever felt the world come at you from so many directions that you fear loss of self?
"Astronomer"
Mixed Media
Acrylic and Paper on Canvas
24" x 24"
The Indigo Bunting migrates at night, navigating its course by the position of the stars. Scientists have documented the baby birds still in the nest, watching the night sky, preparing for their future.
No one can tell me that Spirit is not found in such things.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
"Blight"
"Blight"
Acrylic and Paper on Canvas
24" x 24"
This ghost bird was the Carolina Parakeet, now extinct due to loss of habitat and over hunting. As people began to farm North Carolina land, they began to see the Carolina Parakeet as a pest that should be destroyed. They were eliminated by the 1930's.
While in a class this summer learning about Fire Blight, I was reminded of the Carolina Parakeet. I started feeling a sad connection that I still don't fully understand. I wish I could see a tree turn green in winter when a flock lands in its leafless branches. I wish I could fill my land with apples for the birds to eat without abandon. I wish I could save my heirloom apple tree from its destruction.
I am aware that I live in a selfish world. I question my own selfishness in my need to preserve things, to control a course of action. I still don't know what is right. Perhaps the process begins with inquiry.
You may learn more about the Carolina Parakeet here: Carolina Parakeet
This ghost bird was the Carolina Parakeet, now extinct due to loss of habitat and over hunting. As people began to farm North Carolina land, they began to see the Carolina Parakeet as a pest that should be destroyed. They were eliminated by the 1930's.
While in a class this summer learning about Fire Blight, I was reminded of the Carolina Parakeet. I started feeling a sad connection that I still don't fully understand. I wish I could see a tree turn green in winter when a flock lands in its leafless branches. I wish I could fill my land with apples for the birds to eat without abandon. I wish I could save my heirloom apple tree from its destruction.
I am aware that I live in a selfish world. I question my own selfishness in my need to preserve things, to control a course of action. I still don't know what is right. Perhaps the process begins with inquiry.
You may learn more about the Carolina Parakeet here: Carolina Parakeet
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
"Encroachment"
Acrylic and Paper on Canvas
24" x 24"
Have you ever seen this little blue bird?
Have you ever seen this little blue bird?
Most people have not, yet they are supposed to be here in western NC in our summer months. The bird in question is the Cerulean Warbler, and it’s on the Audubon watch list for extinction.
The Cerulean Warbler winters in the areas of South America that grows some of the wonderful coffees that we enjoy. Unfortunately, the demand for these coffees has caused loss of habitat for the birds.
The good news is that there is a very easy solution. Ask for shade grown coffee. That’s all you have to do to save an entire species. You can do that, right?
Learn more at www.rainforest-alliance.org
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