I’ve been taking walks and am getting ready for a long walk, from Madison, Wisconsin, to Chicago, Illinois, next month with Voices for Creative Nonviolence. The walk will be called “Chicago at the Crossroads: Turn Against War.” It starts on May 1st and ends on May 18th. It will be nice to explore the midwest […]
Take a look at my new art blog! You can find it at Sun, Moon, Stars From now on, I’ll post my drawings and paintings, together with artist statements, on this new art blog. Enjoy!!!! This was painted on rice paper that had been crumpled. The paper was then pasted to matboard.
Exploring Ecuador! This winter and early spring, I spent nine weeks in Ecuador, learning Spanish and doing volunteer work at an organic agriforestry project. Here are some of my impressions of my experience: Week one: It took me much of the week to adjust to the altitude in Quito (9895 feet above sea level). I
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yes!!! Purple!!! I drew this while I was watching So You Think You Can Dance. I can feel movement in this flower. Much thanks to the dancers for their beautiful and artistic movement. I found this at River Lea, the home of the Grand Island Historical Society. just purple. more purple. so many wildflowers are
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Buckhorn Island State Park on May 11th. I was taking a walk through the park and was fascinated by the baby leaves on some of the trees at Buckhorn, which is a nature preserve and an Important Bird Area. It is a restored wetlands. Pear blossoms, May 13th. One of the fleeting pleasures of spring,
A new adventure for a new year! On January 30th, I will be headed to Quito, Ecuador, for a month at the Banana Spanish School. It is a total immersion program. I will take four hours of lessons at the language school daily (Monday through Friday) and will live with an Ecuadorian family. The goal
I love to walk by the Niagara River. Yesterday, as I was headed to the Holiday Inn to go swimming, I looked intently at the water, which reflected the vast blueness of the sky. It was a delight to watch the ducks paddling around in the water. It’s fun to watch them dive headfirst into
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On Sunday, September 26th, I participated in the annual CROP walk. The length of the walk was just six miles, and the goal of the walk was to raise money to provide help for people who don’t have enough to eat. I truly love food and I don’t think that it’s right that anyone should
When I went to language school in Antigua Guatemala for eight weeks back in 1987, I stayed with a Guatemalan family. That was part of the program. You live with a family that does not speak English, which offers you two options: 1) speak Spanish or 2) don’t talk. Anyone who knows me knows that
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