the fair is coming up in another two weeks. i know it's not for everyone, but i like it. i like its garish lights and colors, the escapism, the forced merriment and the seedy underbelly of its controlled environment. i am seduced by its absurdity....its strange, manic feel. it is, and yet it isn't what it portrays itself to be.
in those times of anxiety and fear, i start to look everywhere for signs that let me know i am on the path of highest and best good...my true path. and always with great tenderness and sometimes humor, the universe reminds me that the answer lies within.
very honored to have two images invited into PhotoPlace Gallery's exhibit, "flight". many thanks to Laura Moya and congratulations to all my fellow exhibitors. this show is fabulous and i am very thrilled to be a part of it. the show will run june 8, 2016- july 1, 2016 and you can see the entire show here: http://photoplacegallery.com/flight/
my girl is having a baby.
it’s a time of great expansion for her and for me as her mom. my heart feels so big and full of love that i can’t even believe that it can fit inside my body at times.
there is not a single day that goes by when i don’t learn something new about being her mom. even now as a young adult, her presence and energy in my life brings new depth to my own.
everyone told me how much my world would change when i was carrying her…i listened to them all.
i just didn’t hear them.
how could i? how could i possibly know that birthing her would bring such a profound depth of love and blessings throughout my entire life?
even now, that fact surprises me and delights me and humbles me.
i never tire of its teachings…
the mysteries and rhythms of life,
wrapped in love.
the other day, tim and i were driving down a two lane country road. the car in front of us was driving much too slow for the likes of him and he was growing impatient waiting for the opportunity to pass.
when the road finally opened up, he looked over at me with a grin and asked;
“are you ready?”
“yep”, i replied.
“okay…here we go”
and off we went…full on.
and i didn’t close my eyes,
or brace for the worse.
i didn’t caution him to be careful.
i just smiled and leaned right into the moment….it was exhilarating.
and in that instant, i realized it was the perfect metaphor for my life with him. in the few short years we have been together he has always been the one to ask;
“are you ready? (because here we go and i want you to go with me and i want you to be brave and i want you to trust me, yourself and this moment)”
that trust road…
it has been a hard road to travel down…a road fraught with double solid lines and blind curves and windshield wipers that didn’t always work. while i've traveled far, i know it continues to be a road i still travel, ever grateful for its ability to teach me.
i reach across and squeeze tim’s hand.
“let’s do this thing”
Very honored to have three pieces juried into the "childhood" show at A. Smith Gallery in Johnson City, Texas. Thank you to Tom Chambers and Amanda Smith for this honor and congratulations to all of the outstanding participating artists.
Wish I could see it in person.
Very honored to be shipping this image off to The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado for the show, Center Forward. This show opens September 4, 2015 through September 26th.
This exhibition is comprised of phone camera images only which were uploaded to the Power Plant Gallery and then printed on Museo Silver Rag paper. The paper is gorgeous and luckily, we get to have the prints when the exhibit comes down. I was not familiar with Museo's products. They are located in Massachusetts and you can find out more about them on their website: http://www.museofineart.com
Highly recommend them.
Honored to be a part of this exhibition at the Through This Lens Gallery, Durham, NC.
let me choose the good start today……to breathe in this day with gratitude.
all things matter
the icy blue shadows of winter are never so deep that we can't see the faint whisper of spring
if your heart finds itself alone,
i wish you the gift of connection to all living things.
if your heart is joyful,
i wish you the gift of belief that it shall continue to hold its joy for all of your days.
if your heart is hurting,
i wish you the quiet gift of resolution.
if your heart is fearful,
i wish you the penetrating gift of courage.
if your heart is bound by shame,
i wish you the liberating gift of honor,
and if your heart is full of love,
may you continue to share it with the world.
merry christmas
a christmas tree-o
hand to heart
heart to mind
mind to fly
i will listen to you when you speak.
but more importantly, i will listen to you when you don't.
transition knocks on your head and your heart
and beckons you to
enter the dance between
the knowing and the unknown...
to dance the life change.
