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Art

May
04
Photo of pink-purple small flowering phlox and yellow balsamroot plants on steppe grassland

Wildflower Wonderlands

Where the Art Nun Walks
6 min read
Apr
06
Photo of elaborate place settings on table with pink fuschia napkins, fruit, white cake, and tea cookies.

Tree Party

A Young Tree Discovery In August of 1974, when I first bought a small 1918’s bungalow in Seattle’s
4 min read
Jan
06
Painting of spiral green chestnut husk and spiral brown chestnut within in front of spiral blue background..

Illuminating the Invisible

This is the 2nd of two posts about artist Hilma af Klint and my connection to her work.
11 min read
Dec
02
Photo of

Paintings for the Future

This is the first of two posts about artist Hilma af Klint and my connection to her work.
6 min read
Nov
04
Image of center spiral with gold leafs at bottom left and upper right and blue vibrations at other corners

Full Circle

Dear Esteemed Readers, On October 28, 2022, after nearly a year of research and planning, I launched a positive-spirited, arts-related,
2 min read
Aug
05
Photo of Visionary Voices installation panorama, by Michelle Burton

Visionary Voices

In 1975, I bought a small, 1918 cottage on the lower west side of Queen Anne hill in Seattle because
11 min read
Jul
01
Book cover: The Wilderness Colors of Tao-chi

In Search of Tao-chi

In the mid 1970’s, a friend gave me a treasure of a book that featured several extraordinary color brush
5 min read
Jun
03
Cymatics

Cymatics

This post is the first essay that describes my ongoing artistic inspirations and work.
5 min read
Feb
25
Image of a vintage valentine from the collection of Ronald Gibeau, courtesy of the Yakima Valley Museum

A Boxx Filled with Valentines

Hello Esteemed Readers, Tieton’s local art gallery, the “Boxx”, occupies a commercial space at 616-A Maple Street that was
4 min read
Oct
28
Image montage: (Poet Mary Oliver, anonymous pianist, visual artist Georgia O'Keeffe

The Artist’s Purpose

This post introduces the journal.
2 min read