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July 9, 2026

This Is 55

After My First Mountain There is nothing to do except brace myself. It’s so cold. I’m so sick of this wind. It isn’t just blowing—it howls, whistles, whooshes, then slaps the side of the… Read more
June 2, 2019

New projects, new creative life!

I picked up my panels for the Sanchez Art Center 2019 50/50 show! 50 paintings in 50 days!!! I’m super excited! My studio is clean and ready! I’m going to… Read more
May 30, 2019

Lost words

Lost words, When the sounds that roll out of a mouth disappear into the ether, Vocabulary disappears, I have no idea what you are saying to me, This is what… Read more
May 29, 2019

Let dirty laundry pile high, while I watch bees make stops on tops of tall daisies under the blue sky

It’s a beautiful day. It feels good to be back in Marin. It’s sunny and warm. The daisies are tall, they cover the ground. Bee’s and moths make stops on… Read more
May 26, 2019

Catch Air

A dark, cold cloud hovers in the sky. As children swim in an empty pool. Waves crash, With a looming shadow on ocean surface, Fiona is building her confidence in… Read more
May 26, 2019

Where do i go from here?

The ocean waves crash, I don’t feel well this morning. The food situation has been difficult. I love vacations but with little kids vacations don’t feel like vacations. There are… Read more
May 25, 2019

Ocean Blue Horizon

I’m looking out at the great big blue pacific ocean. We are on our vacation, this time we headed south to Aptos. Our usual route is North to Mendocino. Its… Read more
May 23, 2019

If I don’t walk away sometimes, paint, charcoal, drawing, gets thick and turns into a mess. Walk away to a quiet place, to rest from the bombardment of muck in my brain. Before it jumps out onto my paper.

I had to walk away and let the paint dry. If I added charcoal and drawing and more paint and collage I would have ended up with mess. It was… Read more
May 22, 2019

Going Crazy Again

Jack is watching u-tube on the T.V., some monster truck thing. Fiona is watching a unicorn video on my i-phone. This is the second time I have let my kids,… Read more
May 20, 2019

We need a new education system for Deaf kids! But we’ll start by learning ASL, what my visit to Fremont School for the Deaf taught me.

“All the teachers signed” Fiona said on our way home from Fremont School for the Deaf. She said it spontaneously after we had been driving for at least a half… Read more
May 16, 2019

Parent Artist Writer Creative Activist

I’m a parent. I’m an artist. I’m an activist. I’m working on many projects and am trying to streamline, so I’m going to start brainstorming. The weather is strange today.… Read more

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