living work in progress
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The Dear Old Camp I Know
a little heart hymn give me clean hands cleanwords clean thoughts. open my eyes—green cabins, green treeswhite clouds white candles white birchblue jacket blue lake blue skies —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “a little” is a Takodah tanka to wrap up camp for this summer, holding words from the morning prayer… Continue reading
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Walkabouts
morning walk, norton pond road hawkweed and white birch, lupine and blue flag iris,mailbox on sawhorse—wooded trail that would have gone unseen but for boy on bike —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “morning walk” is another tanka, a form I don’t remember learning about until roughly a year ago and now have firmly… 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 creative practice.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
In 2025 I begin writing poetry and include a poem and painting in each post.
My compass points: shake hands with fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
