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Whatcom Artist Studio Tour
It's that time of year again! STUDIO TOUR 2024! Oct. 5 & 6 and Oct. 14 & 15, 10-5 1000 Harris, #6, Historic Fairhaven, Bellingham, WA 98225 SPIRALING LEAVES, a 4' x 6' painting hanging at the Whatcom Museum for one of our WAST showing, October 2024. I have always loved to paint flowers. Throughout my painting career, my compositions have changed. Along with composed pieces like the one...
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Tidal Generations
Sometimes, when the sky turns
pink, I walk through the oat grass
to where the ocean breathes
salty air.
Nerve Root
Nerve Root previously posted on Poets Against War Website As a young womanI saved scrawled details,monsoons and foxholes, my brotherkeeping armed watch in Nam.Now, I step through twisted mind fields,search stagnant poolsfor scarred soldiers’ hearts.If their tenderness...
Home At Sea
At low tide,I scrub my windowswith clam nectar,sweep my floorswith spiny scrub brushkelp.I skip bleached bonesalong wakingwhite-capped sea,scoop billionsof splintered shellsinto a calcspar cup.I toast green bellied wavescrashing onto shore,spilling bucketsof icy...
Grandma’s Garden
Previously printed in Spindrift, Shoreline Community College Journal. Grandma’s legs, skinny as green beans,stand planted firm in chocolate brown earth.She picks the last of the fall zucchinito grate and squeeze dry.Grandma’s hands, twisted as pumpkin vines,mix wheat...
Drawn by Hairs*
*The greatest events are often drawn by hairs: Events of great pith and moment are often brought about by causes of apparently no importance. I’ll never forget mother’s words, “We’re short-haired people.” The first time she colored her hair she reminded us kids of a...
The Importance of a Writing Practice
If you want to write, you must practice. I believe this to be true in all artist endeavors. I have danced on stage, played the piano and organ, sang in choirs, and currently paint and write. Without practicing, my skill deteriorates. I realized...
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