Our ski trip to the Swiss Alps inspired a series of photo collage pieces.
Inspiration from the islands.
I’m a week back from my ANE workshop with Alfredo Gisholt entitled Abstract Painting and Perception and I am beginning to understand and see better the paintings I made there.
The Hamilton College campus has a beautiful collection of specimen trees and plants. Some of this beauty is part of the Root Glen, so there is much to inspire. I enjoyed many walks and took many photographs, my way of 'taking notes' while noticing. Now that I am home and taking a step back to look at the pictures I took, it's more apparent how my mind works when painting. While I do not work from photography or sketches, there is a connection to what I have photographed and sketched in my mind’s-eye.
Have you seen them… all those fledglings heading out into the world? I had a fuzzy little Finch greet me on the porch this a.m. It soared down from its nest on a first flight to take a sip of the water that had spilled on the decking after my watering of the flowers. It came very close, trusting and was all about thirst. It seemed unfazed by my presence though I’ll admit I was holding very still and felt as though I had been given a gift.
Sending meditations out into the world. It’s all about energy. Pictured here is a custom necklace for the heart chakra, made with Green Onyx, Fluorite and Chalcedony. The heart chakra energy works as a bridge between our bodies and our minds creating a balance between physical and spiritual.
More Chakra necklaces are getting ready to fledge here at WFLLT. They are meditations and a labor of love.
New gemstone combinations in the works are:
Crown: Amethyst and Labradorite
Brow: Iolite and Lapis Lazuli
Throat: Aquamarine and Labradorite
Heart: Green Onyx and Apatite
Solar Plexus: Yellow Jade and Moonstone
Sacral: Sunstone and Fire Opal
Root: Garnet and Pink Quartz
You can read about the chakra necklaces or see what’s currently available in the shop. There are more coming so let me know if you want to be kept in the loop.
Feeling the desperate need for a change, for an awakening, a holding of disparate ideas and emotions, and the ability to bend before we break. Let’s vow to honor our best nature. Let’s not miss another opportunity.
My graphic designer hat is always looking for a way to play with paper and pattern. This jungle-like painting (A Different Conversation) begged for a wrapping paper application don’t you think?!
“For me, garden design isn’t just about plants, it is about emotion, atmosphere, a sense of contemplation. You try to move people with what you do. You look at this, and it goes deeper than what you see. It reminds you of something in the genes — nature, or the longing for nature.”
– Piet Oudolf
Looking forward to the screening of Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf at the MFA #pietoudolf #gardendesign #thomaspiper
Three panels from Woodfleet Project 2.0 an exhibition and sale to support Wellfleet's Preservation Hall. The last panel Flash sold at the event with half the proceeds going to the Hall. Sweet.
