Hey all – I'll be headin' down the road to Taos for a week to do Sas Colby's summer workshop. I leave you with a couple of photos from last summer's visit. The land of dust, sage, crosses, sacred mountain views, magnificent afternoon thunderstorms, green chile, cottonwoods – a place that speaks … Continue Reading
This is the beginning of the walk to Okuno-in, the tomb of Kobo Daishi. The path meanders through this amazing forest, amidst 200,000 tombs of the remains of Japans most powerfuland illustrious families. It’s really hard to describe how magnificent these trees are. Tall and stately, they are sacred themselves and lend an air of … Continue Reading
This is a photo of us with our favorite monk from the Sekisho-in monastery where we stayed. He spoke no english and we no japanese, but we communicated just fine most of the time. He greeted us each day and lead the meditation service each morning. He kindly gave us a ride to the cable … Continue Reading
I made a trip to my first farmer’s market of the summer and just gazed with amazement at the bounty. YUM! I think I’ll have fava beans and a new goat’s milk cheese for breakfast. And maybe a salad of swiss chard and a very spicy “wild” arugula. The farmer said it grows wild in … Continue Reading
I am having a hard time wrapping my brain around sharing our trip to Japan in a blog format. We travelled for 2 weeks, went to 5 different locations and I took 865 pictures – edited. So I’ve decided to share some pages from my travel journal and then go a little deeper into each … Continue Reading
Hi everyone! We are back from Japan. Well my body is back, but I think it will take a few days for my mind and spirit to return fully. We had a very grand adventure, on the go everyday. Trains and subways and shinkansen (bullet train) and walking and hiking. We ate really great food … Continue Reading
I’ll be away from blogland for a while. Off to Japan with my family for an adventure in the land of the rising sun and heavenly sushi. It’s taken me a year to plan this one and we are very excited. Lots of stories to tell upon our return. I’ve got my travel journal ready … Continue Reading
This…..out my studio window in April…. …has turned to this! I walked my garden early Saturday morning towards the Hawthorne that keeps me company out my studio window. It was humming with honey bees doing their work. Of course I could only capture one. They don’t hold still. A tiny poppy was just curling it’s … Continue Reading
I had a completely different post planned for today – which can definitely wait. Last night, we in Northern Colorado, were witness to amazing cloud drama. Many days we get these spectacular cloud build-ups that dwarf our tiny world, take our breath away and humble us all at the same time. Last night’s was particularly … Continue Reading
I picked this book up when I was in San Francisco and just finished it. It is surprisingly a page turner. The history of a color? I have to say I was hooked by the cover. That incredible turban from “Portrait of a Man” by Jan van Eyck. It’s gorgeous redness just leaps off the … Continue Reading