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Soul Song: A Second Look

Soul Song: A Second Look

July 8, 2021

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Rest and Revisit

Rest and Revisit

June 9, 2021

Because of travel, family visits and making the transition back from a year of pandemic, I plan to take a little summer break from writing my monthly blog and newsletters, probably until September. But check out this blog from July 2016, Fabric, Evolution and Raspberries. The prose poem in this blog still makes me chuckle, and I hope it will tickle you too.read more

Advice from the Cards, One Year Later

Advice from the Cards, One Year Later

May 10, 2021

Last May, when we were three months into the pandemic, I did a reading to see what advice the tarot had for us at that time. I reread that blog post today, and was surprised to find that it still feels relevant and true today. Yet I was curious to see what the cards would recommend now, a year later, as the pandemic has eased and we are beginning to emerge from our isolation. Here are the questions, the cards and my interpretations.read more

Post-vaccination Pondering (in Limerick form)

Post-vaccination Pondering (in Limerick form)

April 10, 2021

What are you planning to keep or toss once you can venture out into the world? Here are four limericks I've written responding to that question.read more

Sweet Spot

Sweet Spot

March 11, 2021

“Sweet spot” popped up in my reading several times last week. Bothered by a feeling that the expression had become weak from overuse, I spent a few minutes pondering what “sweet spot” meant to me. Here is the result. What are your sweet spots?read more

A Trail Through the Murk

A Trail Through the Murk

February 10, 2021

I’m feeling murky. Both listless and restless, and emotionally flat. Not bored—my days are full—but blank: uninspired and uninspiring. Wordless. So this month I offer to you what has amused me today. Feeling pale and dry, I am revisiting some old intuitive paintings of mine (all from 2014), undersea scenes full of color. Their weirdness is cheering me up and bringing a little relief to my shapelessness.read more

The Crone and the Master Speak

The Crone and the Master Speak

January 12, 2021

National events distracted me today from my usual blog subject matter. So I sought guidance from the tarot. Specifically, I wanted to hear from the Tarot of the Crone, because the Crone’s voice feels ancient, female, earthy-- a no-nonsense truth-teller. And from the Master’s voice of the Osho Zen Tarot, full of breath, reminding me of wider forces, the bigger picture. Here are their responses, as interpreted by my intuition.read more

Embracing Solstice

Embracing Solstice

December 14, 2020

Winter Solstice is tugging at me this year, perhaps because so much of this long year has been about pause, and full of death and the unknown. I yearn for new life. How might I come to trust that new life is growing amidst all that is broken and unknown in my life (and in the life of the country)?read more

A Visual Stroll

A Visual Stroll

November 14, 2020

A visual journey: using art to describe the current days, including suggestions about how to cope. What soul food is helping you stay balanced amidst the chaos?read more

Fruit and Death

Fruit and Death

October 16, 2020

Fruit and death. The scent of autumn, and what comes to mind as I clear out the house we’ve lived in for nearly 30 years. Finding things long forgotten, savoring the memories, letting so many treasures go. Filled with grief for the passing and gratitude for the abundance. Mother Nature provides a respite for me from all this emotion, jumping in the leaves. And a drawing suggests that life may be more complex and multilayered than we expect.read more

Regarding Baskets

Regarding Baskets

September 17, 2020

I’ve always loved baskets, ever since I was a kid. Over the years my appreciation has grown. In this blog I consider why, and state firmly that it is NOT trivial to create little slices of beauty, to infuse love into “ordinary” things and places.read more

Remembering August 22, 1970

Remembering August 22, 1970

August 17, 2020

Fifty years ago this week my mom nearly died in a terrorist bombing in St. Paul. Just weeks before my senior year in high school. I want to tell the story, to mark the anniversary, to make sense of it after so many years. But I’m not sure I can make sense of it.read more

In the Stream Together

In the Stream Together

July 18, 2020

I’ve been remembering my friend who died last July, just after her 66th birthday. Our connection was an uncanny one, with twists and turns. In this blog I talk about our 2 years in high school, 40 years apart and then reconnecting 8 years before she died.read more

Brain Jam, Spilled Emotion and a Butterfly

Brain Jam, Spilled Emotion and a Butterfly

June 22, 2020

My mind is clogged with words and ideas: news reports and commentary; essays and articles about policing, racism and white privilege; related podcasts and seminars; lists of resources; urgent calls for action. When I look up from the computer to try to clear my overstuffed head, feelings of anxiety, anger and powerlessness remain. That’s when I turn to artmaking. Or to the wonder of nature.read more

Advice from the Cards

Advice from the Cards

May 20, 2020

A tarot reading for these times, as we begin the third month after the pandemic was declared.read more

A Question to Ponder on Earth Day in a Pandemic

A Question to Ponder on Earth Day in a Pandemic

April 21, 2020

This "Mrs. God Poem" by Connie Wanek holds a question to ponder on this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day in a pandemic.read more

An Art Path In a Pandemic

An Art Path In a Pandemic

March 23, 2020

An experiential walk through some paintings during this pandemic.read more

Ode to a Sweatshirt

Ode to a Sweatshirt

February 21, 2020

As I reached happily for my well worn hooded sweatshirt again this morning, I wondered suddenly why I feel such affection for it, and for all those I’ve ever had, why I am always on the lookout for new ones to replace those that wear out, and why I am so excited when I find one. I’m a little sheepish to discover all the energy and meaning that I associate with my hooded sweatshirts.read more

Painting With My Dead Friend

Painting With My Dead Friend

January 23, 2020

Holly, a dear friend of mine, died last summer. She was a writer and a creative soul in many ways, including artmaking of all kinds. She unfailingly encouraged all my artistic efforts, at the same time subtly jostling me out of my comfort zones and into new creative territory. I have discovered that even after death Holly continues to inspire and challenge me well beyond what I had imagined.read more

Deep Rest

Deep Rest

December 26, 2019

Still resting in the pause of the sun, the eclipse of the new moon, listening to the stars sing in the dark… What is singing to you now? Where is stillness waiting for you?read more

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For the Love of Flowers: February Reflections and News

A Fresh Year: January Reflections and News

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Fire and Ice: December Reflections and News

You Don't Have To: November Reflections and News

We Are Inevitable: late October Reflections and News

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