I struggle with the concept of grouping my work in arbitrary time slices, but I always find value in self-examination and introspection and so, I suppose the beginning of a new year is as good a time as any to look back and ponder. 2012 was a year of new creative directions for me. Beyond [...]
I sat on my porch in the dark this morning, bundled up against the cold, listening to the wind in the trees. I didn’t want to be inside. I didn’t want to read the mundane emails and social media streams. I didn’t want to listen to the news, anymore. I didn’t want the comfort of [...]
Many thoughts were on my mind as again I took to the long and empty roads, en route to meet with Michael and our Visionary Death Valley workshop group. A train of thoughts was set in motion just days before my departure, sparked by a startling revelation. I once suggested that the most important question [...]
It’s been a very mild winter here so far. Although we had a few flurries in the last couple of weeks, the big snows seem to be running late this year. These last few days, the air has been perfectly clear as the low winter sun accentuates every little detail in the landscape before fading [...]
Today is different. I’ve been home for a couple of days now after two weeks on the road. There is something about this place that I always love coming back to; something that goes beyond the veneer of the red rocks and the big cottonwoods – a deeper sense – a feeling of home. These [...]
I celebrated another birthday last week. As has been my habit in recent years, I asked for no presents or special celebrations, and, instead, headed into the wilderness for a couple of days of quiet contemplation. Unlike many of my other outings, the purpose of such trips is not so much to make art, but [...]
As spring slowly awakens life in the high plateaus, I went on my first solo backpacking trip of the season. While nights at home still dip below freezing, the canyon country is already warm and welcoming. Now back at my desk I revel in the sweet fatigue that follows such excursions; remembering with vivid clarity [...]
Winters are long in this beautiful high desert. The big cottonwoods are still bare; night time temperatures still dip below freezing, and small snow storms still pass through every few days. My neighbor jokingly said that in these parts March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lion. Still, spring is in [...]
I left home on Saturday. I remember looking forward to long road trips when living in other places. These days, there is a certain bitter-sweetness in leaving my little house and the beloved views of my home. A light winter storm drifted over the Great Basin, providing a dramatic backdrop of clouds. On occasion, shafts [...]
An obscure anniversary came and went last month, and I did not realize it until some days after. Seventeen years. A fateful decision, a dazzling mix of excitement and fear, happiness and guilt, wonder and relief and anxiety. I expected to start a new life. I did not expect to become a new person. Nothing [...]
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