haiku
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Early Morning Walk on Long Island Sound
new build fragrant fresh lumber,hammer strokes syncopatingmemory music —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “new build” is my final Sisterfest26 haiku, and it packs a personal punch with here-and-now sensory treasures from a sparkling, sunny morning walk and simultaneous memories of Cranford, NJ, in the early 1950’s. Can you smell that fresh… Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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Imaginary Gift
the painter, bookmarking figures chiseled fromamorphous chaos layersand negative space —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes on poem and art:• “bookmarking” is a haiku touching on the process I followed to create this figure painting.• Wanting to get my artist friend Sylvia an art book to celebrate her interest in exploring figure painting, I painted a… Continue reading
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Switching Gears
Let’s Face It though i sure do lovepredictable routines, it’s time to shake things up! —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Let’s Face It” is a haiku alluding to my intention to switch gears after creating a series of 35 color-swatches painted over the past few months of 2025. • Is Kindergarten… Continue reading
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Hiking Beside, Not Kayaking In
Deception Pass, Whidbey Island narrow channel. fierce tides force whirling eddies, whitefroth a bright blessing —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Deception” is a haiku that places me right back on the high bridge that spans Deception Pass where we watched two kayakers contending with the force of the outgoing tide. Better… Continue reading
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Winging West
What They Didn’t Tell Her in the Flight Info in the Seatback Pocket mama and baby‘side her; phantom milk let-downas they fly the skies —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• I decided to aim for a haiku per day while we traveled. “What They Didn’t” was my first. I loved having 3-month-old… Continue reading
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A Tiny Pocket
Fun-Loving snowbird flamingoart in the bathroom, a laughwhere least expected —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Fun-Loving” is a tiny playful haiku about a sizable poster that was way fun to order as a 40th-birthday gift for someone whose bathroom makes a terrific gallery for lighthearted and unexpected whimsy.• An analogous colors… 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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