Supreme Earth

 

Featured image: Earth IV

earth

supreme

extreme

remote

enchanting

History

 

Featured image: Charting Pathways

With history, everything blends

into the delicacy of a curve—there are no straight lines.

With history, there are signs of life moving on.

With history, there is always a sense of renewal,

a sense of reflection,

a sense of play,

a sense of movement,

a sense of communion with the past,

the present, and the future.

With history, there is renewal, birth, creation.

With history, there is everything an artist needs

to be alive and create.

There is everything an artist needs to

tell stories about yesterday, today, and tomorrow’s possibilities.

History is all about storytelling, and

art is all about storytelling.

Starbucks

 

Featured image: Blackbird

Each morning, I walk into the woods and put seed out for the finches, blackbirds, and blue jays. Everything else disappears in the winter. Oh, some people get cardinals, but I don’t seem to. I’ve tried everything—their favorite food, calling them—but nothing seems to work.

Anyway, each morning, I walk into the woods and put seed out. About 50 finches gather at the table. Later, around 20 blackbirds arrive to eat the peanuts. I always marvel at the majestic beauty of their regal black, blue, and purple feathers—such a marvelous mix of colors.

Many confuse ravens with blackbirds, and both are often associated with Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven. This haunting poem tells the story of a mysterious raven that visits a grieving narrator, repeating the word Nevermore.

Plot:
A distraught young man is visited by a raven that perches on a bust above his chamber door. The bird, named Nevermore, antagonizes the narrator by endlessly repeating its name.

Style:
The poem is known for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. Poe incorporates references to folklore, mythology, religion, and classical literature, enhancing the eerie mood.

It is a beautiful poem about a beautiful bird.

But I digress.

I’ve been thinking—when those 20 or so blackbirds arrive at the platform feeder, I should put up a sign that says Starbucks. After all, this is where they gather for their morning coffee! It’s a hoot watching them. Some come early, bobbing around and waiting for the others. The rest meander in, and when they all gather, they honestly seem to share.

Soulmate

 

Featured image: Sacred Spirits

Do you think of your spirit as your soulmate? I do. I have loved it deeply my entire life, and I will always protect it.

Silence in the Woods

 

Featured image: Silence

the silence 

in the wilderness

a sense of

oneness

comes only when there is

stillness

silence

Quiet

 

Featured image: Winter River

Hush, deep and quiet breathing. Ice on the lakes has formed.  Days are short and a great silence settles down over the north.  Even the birds as they approach the feeders are quiet. You actually feel the winter quiet. 

End of Day Accepted into Exhibition

 

Featured image: End of Day

I'm thrilled and humbled to share that my work, "End of Day," has been accepted into Perspectives 2025—a juried statewide exhibition featuring 73 incredible Wisconsin Visual Artists. The show runs from March 28 to May 9, 2025, at the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, 51 Sheboygan Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

A huge thank you to the Perspectives 2025 jurors, Kate Mothes and Fred Stonehouse, for their thoughtful selections. I feel truly honored to be recognized alongside so many talented artists.