the dung beetle divinity I go to the woods when I need the most neutral and true reflection of myself. A few months ago, I was walking there and saw three dung beetles! The first one was dying, and I…
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Often nature herself sends me the symbols that come to summarize phases of my life. Since I was small and inspired by books like Juniper and Wise Child by Monica Furlong, and later Francesca Lia Block’s magical realism writing, I…
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Inspired by my new bi-monthly tarot gig at The Fernie Brae, a magical gallery in SE Portland, this vision of Majestic Peering Snail Be-ringed by Infinitous Connection Between the Cosmos and the Earth’s Intelligence squeaked out of nebulousness into physical…
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Beginning of March through the beginning of April I was working on a series of dolphin watercolors that I planned to compile into a zine called “The Zine of Joy.” Recently I’ve been inspired by Lisa Frank-esque colors and bold…
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It’s all happening!! I picked up my first batch of prints from the printer today. Here’s a screenshot from my =store=, which can be found in the menu at the top of this site, also here.
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These are two borders I’ve painted over the years. This first is a border for my dance troupe’s happening a couple years ago: Freak Feast of Golden Beats. This is the finished manuscript, replete with the beautiful calligraphy of…
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SOOPER excited about how this piece was developing! Because of technological difficulties, my olde standard m.o. wasn’t going to happen, so I had to do something differently in my process and now I’m much happier with the delphiniums. I’m also…
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this one has been years in the making. i’m finally getting the courage to do some gentle inking. at the precipice of fear of messing it up beyond repair and taking it to that sweet spot.
Leave a CommentBeen sitting on this one… Let’s talk about the additional layer of how frustrating that it’s just that appropriate. Is it done? Is something missing? I’m in some kind of unusually drawn-out incubation period.
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