Category Archive: plants

My Strange Day

I have been pretty busy lately, so much so that I decided that last Saturday was going to be all about the art. In a good way, it ended up being one of… Continue reading

New Mexico Redux

When I took off for a little break in September to Alamogordo region of New Mexico, I had no idea that I would be returning so soon. But a chance meeting led to… Continue reading

Last Night I Dreamt of San Pedro

It’s a matter of debate whether Madonna was really singing about the town on Ambergris Caye in Belize, but that’s the rumor. Taking a break from I Will Not Hurt Myself/I Will Not… Continue reading

Kicking Into Chaos

As simple an act as opening the eyes. Merely coming into things by degrees… – Way Out West, Amiri Baraka Years ago, I was traveling through China with some other artists and we stopped along… Continue reading

Strange Light

“For the listener who listens in snow…” I’m not sure that artists really have down time. I can take a vacation from work-the-thing-that-pays-the-bills, but I can’t not be an artist. Still, I try… Continue reading

Undying World

I don’t know. I’ve been drawn into a number of conversations with people lately who are of the opinion that we have gone past the point of no return; that preserving our environment is a fool’s errand and as… Continue reading

Alaska: The Literal Trip

“I have seen almost more beauty than I can bear…” -Everett Ruess I know I’ve been away from the blog forever, but I needed to get my legs underneath me again after a… Continue reading

30 Portraits of Trees and One of the Forest

I’ll tell the wind my name, and no one else. True madness takes or leaves us in the wood halfway through all our lives. My skin will be my face now… Neil Gaiman,… Continue reading

More Songs About Gear and Sand

Coyotes tiptoe in the snow after dark,  at home with the ghosts in the national parks… What can I say? Spring is hard upon us and it’s time to hit the road again in earnest… Continue reading

The Outdoor Year

I didn’t plan it, but 2015 was a year spent largely outdoors. I didn’t take other artistic projects forward much, but it was not time ill spent. Getting outside provided inspiration, material for the… Continue reading