Blue Black Stains have fallen on us
We will be forever changed
No more the pale, pristine, uncolored surface

In time, the Darkness will dissipate
broken by Rays of Light
magnified and brought into focus through our Tears
brought to order by our Prayers

Colors will find their way to the surface
They will transform the Blue Black Stain
and we will become the Vision of the Hummingbird

We will learn to fly forward and backward -to stop time
to kiss every flower and love life with every breath
We will no longer fear when our movement ceases at midnight
Quietly, peacefully, we will wait for the Resurrection of the Dawn
                                                               

This business of creating is a necessity. Symbol reorders our conscience.

Another in the Maker series. Loving these long, cozy winter days at the easel.

Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Proverbs 19:21

Sparrows are the strongest little birds. They are small and look delicate, but  they have more stamina than almost any other species of songbird.

…Mine is the Morning included in a time capsule that is going to the moon! The project is called the Lunar Codex. These time capsules will be installed on the moon this year and next and will include writings and works of art from 157 countries that are captured on nickel-based NanoFiche. You can read more about it in this New York Times article. 

It all begins with an idea.

The Appalachian Mountains are the oldest mountain range on Earth. These mountains are older than the rings of Saturn. They existed before fish, before bones. In prehistoric times when there was one big land mass, the Appalachian Mountains were one with the mountains of Scotland and Ireland, Wales, and even up into Iceland. How do we know?