“What do we wish for?
To be whole. To be complete.
Wildness reminds us what it means to be human,
what we are connected to rather than
what we are separate from.”
– Terry Tempest Williams
Recent Musings
Happy Solstice! Another opportunity for transition.
"You darkness, that I come from, I love you more than all the fires that fence in the world, for the fire makes a circle of light for everyone, and then no one outside learns of you. But the darkness pulls in everything: Shapes and fires, animals and myself, How easily it gathers them!- Powers and people- And [...]
Taking Care of the Babies
Winter birds have gathered by the hundreds along the shoreline. Black and grey coots skitter across the sparkling sea preparing to lift into the sky. A long string of Western grebes and ducks are sprinkled among the flickers of light on the surface like pepper on a sugar frosted silver cake. In the midst of all this beauty, [...]
Thinking with the Heart of a Leader
On my deck overlooking the water, the orange and pink abutilon have re-blossomed, their brilliant heads hanging like bells over the tall terra cotta pot. Weeks ago they looked deader than dead. Leaves blackened with spots that almost covered all the green. On closer inspection, the tiniest of white specks. What was wrong? Was there any hope? I [...]
The Beginning is Now
“We must come to the end before a new beginning can come to us.” - Helene Cixous This is a singular moment, a time of transition for the world. The old order dissolves. The world is hungry for a vision, a new planetary mythology. It is emerging from women like you, carrying the energy of the dynamic, transformative [...]
Open Studio – Sausalito Sept 1 – 3
Dear All - For my inaugural post, here's your invitation to my open studio in Sausalito on Saturday, September 1 - Monday, September 3. From 11am - 6pm, I'll be at the studio to visit and share my work. If you're in town, do come by! Friends and family welcome. ICB Art Studio - 480 Gate Five Road - [...]