inspired by llewellyn skye
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And the Livin’ Is Easy
Summer Matins first light finds its waythrough my translucent eyelidsvia catbird’s throat —dotty seiter === ===== Notes about poem and art:• I wrote “Summer” sixteen years ago when I committed myself to composing what turned out to be about fifteen haiku as part of a self-directed project to focus on what was right in front Continue reading
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Ownership
Seventh Grade Writing Project I want him to be better than he is And better than I was. I want him to be good as I is now. So I tell him, “Do it this way.” “Try this.” “Change it to this.” Trouble is, minute I do that, Any good I think I is, I Continue reading
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Into the Unfolding of the Day
Kaleidoscopic Shift of One Degree in a phone conversation early on a sunny green-leafed spring morningi make referenceto my little black stone of a heart. more than once. i stand stock stillhearing myselfvoice the hard unyielding words. what dark unforgiving storyam i telling myself? i praya question:might there beanother wayto see this? i make breakfast,eat my protein Continue reading
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Bookmarking Joy in December, 7
Way back in the day, year after year, I baked cookies, cookies, cookies for sharing during the Christmas season. Now, it seems, I “bake” bookmarks, bookmarks, bookmarks. Back in the day, a new friend was likely to receive a plate of cookies in December. Now, a new friend just might receive a bookmark instead. Bookmark 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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