It all seemed like a dream come true.I finally felt like I knew what to do.There was a sense of focus, a planSome certainty in a life where There seemed to be too little of both.I was looking forward to continuity, Peace of mind. Maybe even a little routine.I was caught completely off guard ByContinue reading “Living in the Presence of the Divine”
Category Archives: Making a new life
Desert Flowers in January
A nice way to start 2024 This is January and the desert is full of flowers! 2023 was quite a year, change and turmoil seemed to be the theme again and many friends and family have had big changes in many aspects of life. We all lost many people we loved. Our world is changingContinue reading “Desert Flowers in January”
There is Beauty in Decay
This is another photo from my Bodie abandoned series and even though the decay is very apparent, there is great beauty here also. Not just in the flowers or the sand dunes I have added, but the decay of the room is full of textures and colors that are reminiscent of this desert I live in. Mother Nature is working her magic
Lottie Johl
She was just LottieOne of Bodie’s working girls.Her past colored her present and her futureShe could do nothing to change it. She married a respectablebusiness owner Eli Johl who wasA butcher and owner of the City Market.Yet, even that could not erase her past sins. How do you out live your past?Decisions made under pressure,OrContinue reading “Lottie Johl”
Life Passages- Take 2
At first, I saw this couple in the boat going into the tunnel of love, romance, and all. Eventually, it occurred to me that maybe this was a tunnel of complacency, not paradise, I wanted to push it further and talk about what life could be like if we think past a typical life experience and explore new paths.
Passages in Life
This last week or so seems to be particularly full of spur-of-the-moment changes and decisions to make.
Confidence
I can easily imagine one of my very young grandsons, or even myself as a youngster, taking a walk across the San Francisco Bay with no fear. When we were younger, as with most children, we were courageous and ready to try anything.
Walkabout
A walkabout could be what we all need when transition comes in to our lives. The last line of the poem above says, “Take up your dreams, visions and courage, get out and explore so you can find the road that is yours to follow.”
Pillars
Today marks the beginning of a new direction that my art wants to go.
Mystic Dreams is Now a Reality
First off, the show Mystic Dreams of Transformation has a little over a month left at the museum, till the end of May, just in case you wanted to see it in person. It is at Maturango Museum, 100 E. Las Flores, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.
On to the Next Adventure 