Thursday, June 27, 2013

New Rug Hooking



This is a piece I finished late in 2012. I think the imagery is connected to my fascination with the myth of Demeter and Persephone. I haven't found a satisfactory title yet.


Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Summer Solstice

























I
check 
my 
where
abouts
by
the
altitude
of
the
stars
against
the 
rigging
and
set
out
to
summer
solstice
the
fortunate
islands
are
2
in
number
and 
are 
in 
the
sea
of
darkness

Susan Howe: from The Western Borders printed by Tuumba press
Found at: Poets.org

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

How trees communicate


A quote that is stirring my imagination... Are all things connected in invisible ways?:


"Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest. The maple and the pine may whisper to each other with their leaves ... But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground, and the islands also hang together through the ocean's bottom."
-William James, psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910)

William James' observation of the trees that "commingle their roots in the darkness underground" is confirmed by scientific research in this video. I love the part about the Mother Trees. Lots to ponder and learn from our natural world.