Red & The Wolf, Slant-Wise and Slippery
I’ve always loved fairy tales, especially the darker, deeper, originals where good did not always overcome evil. As a young …
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So Much Happiness – Poem and Painting
So Much Happiness by Naomi Shihab Nye For Michael It is difficult to know what to do with so much …
What Joy! Poetry in Motion in Art, Dance, & Writing
What is it about this painting by Ernie Barnes that so uplifts and inspires? That ripples with joy? That feels …
A Mayan Myth of Love, Self-Sacrifice & the Creative Process
I mentioned in my last post that I wrote a myth about the creation of the isthmus that now comprises …
Maria Berrio and the Art of Myth-Making
In a novel I’m writing I include an origin myth of how the isthmus of Central America was created. It’s …
Living in the Liminal—Permeable and Transparent
I’ve been reading (again) Jane Hirshfield’s Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry, a collection of essays on the art …
Between Dusk and Dawn a New Year Appears to Appear
And yet we know it’s all just one continuous unfolding as one day or year slips seamlessly into the next. …
Fox & Friend, A Painting for My Grandson
One of the pleasures of painting is creating something special for loved ones. Both of my grandchildren have a special …
Painting Again—A Wild and Wooly Seascape
It’s been awhile. I traded in my pen for my paintbrush these last few weeks. The new novel I’ve been …
“Catching Every Falling Cup” – A Primal Urge
This phrase from my poem Brimless Being is becoming a mantra I turn to often these days. It’s about the …
