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Coming Together
jigsaw puzzle five hundred fiftypieces of interlockingmoments together —dotty seiter ===== ===== About poem and art:• I set the intention before joining my siblings for Sisterfest26 to compose a haiku each day. “jigsaw puzzle” was one of those haiku and, as ever, presented the engaging challenge of encapsulating a multifaceted experience in just 17 syllables.•… Continue reading
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Unintended
chemistry class with mr. nunan senior year in high school,in an old residenceon the periphery of regent’s parkthat had been converted intothe american school in london,in an upstairs roomduring chemistry class with mr. nunan,i could often be found doing the crossword puzzleor unscrambling the word jumblein the international herald tribune,a copy of which came to each… Continue reading
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Washed
on roof and skylight,night rainfall a clatter-taptattoo lullaby. outdoors, come morning,trees clean, street sweet, air in pray’rwith chanted matins. —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art• This untitled poem comprises a pair of haiku, each of which could stand alone but which I experienced back to back when rain fell volubly right up… Continue reading
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Thinking in Wrinkles
oh my gosh, the best what-if ever wait till you hear this:what if my life—my “own” life—is actually none of my business?i have to repeat the question:what if my life is none of my business? could it be so?i am wildly curious,gloriously radicallyalive with wonder. —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• Sometime… Continue reading
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Family Flow
sisterfest sure deep root systemvulnerable softnessesfull-throated laughter —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes on poem and art:• “sisterfest” offers a glimpse of the five “Hatch girls” at our annual in-person get-together, this year in May on Long Island Sound.• Shaping Our Story is another mood-mini inspired by Cynthia Hauk that, without conscious intention, seems to capture… Continue reading
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Home Base
family-owned corner grocery store me and my sparrow friends and familyknow how to make us any place a home:we feather the branches of the privet hedgeon the corner of school and knowltonthis morning and if you don’t know better, you thinkyou’re at market basket just as the doors open—all us cashiers and stockersand cart attendantsand deli counter… Continue reading
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Creative Energy
site preparation grabbing this and that,inviting my muse—stagingpossibility —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “site preparation” contains elements of classic haiku with its syllable pattern of 5-7-5, its present tense and immediacy, and its use of kireji, i.e. a cutting word or pause, to pivot from a concrete action to a deeper… Continue reading
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Take Note
rules for the classroom of living then:in november 1972,as a very young, very exasperated teacheri bark at the unruly boyswho comprise my language arts class—stop your noise right now.get out a piece of paperand write down the rulesof this classroom. 1. ban a pipcol2. pal of tin skinwrites one young man. i decodehis dyslexic encoding,1.… Continue reading
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Slow Drawing
elusive as if this time i’llexperience deep stillness,i draw a deep breath —dotty seiter ===== =====Notes about poem and art:• “elusive” and drawing a deep breath both arose from a session offered during Sketch Revival Challenge 2026 which acquainted me with Amy Maricle who is a proponent and practitioner of slow drawing. I felt an… Continue reading
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Promptly Inspired
school street sound-off the finalists at the annual first-lightregional cheering competitionbegin out of sight, withthe canada goose squad in flight, honking towards dawn and away from night: give me a g! give me an o, give me another o! …the wild turkey team bunches up tighton the limbs of a tall pine,gabbles from that height: lean to the… Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my life as an artist.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
My compass points: bust through fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
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