sabbath in the city
Tonight I found sabbath in the city, for where I walked, it was silent and dark. Distanced from the rush by still water, I witnessed a light show projected on the sea
Man’s Fingerprint on Nature
For we are fallen like the trees, our peace Broken, and so we must Love where we cannot trust… – Wendell Berry The assignment: Man’s fingerprint on nature. An ecological/environmental theme. The concept: The distancing of humanity from nature and … Continued
Vegetarian adventure in rural USA
On Sunday about eight of us ate at a pub just across the border before returning from a retreat.  The inside of the pub was spread for a Thanksgiving brunch buffet, complete with two huge stuffed pheasants swooping within inches … Continued
Mirroring the Landscape
I’ve been reconnecting with nature – at least through art. Nature has always been a key source of inspiration, and during my Mixed Media Painting II course with Diana Kubicek, I had the chance to explore some abstract landscape concepts. … Continued
Descent into rainy season
I’ve entered winter: my “descent into rainy season,” as I described it last year. In British Columbia, it rains most of the month of November, and is dark. At the risk of sounding tragic, I find this constant drumming depressing. … Continued
Hands-off pregnancy belt
One of my assignments in the Materials and Media in Art class was to conceive an exaggerated article of clothing and make it out of wire. During the brief moment allotted to me to think of an idea, I recalled … Continued
The wrapped cube
Communicating in 3-D is like a new language, similar to learning a new technology. For the last two weeks, I have been journeying through a creative process accompanied by a four inch cube of plaster. I was assigned to analyze … Continued
Wrapped Cube – process
Making sense of my “wrapped cube” assignment – now that you’ve seen me analyzing my cube through camera phone technology, I still haven’t been able to find a whole lot of meaning in this assignment. The task: After I’ve lived … Continued
Communicating in Technology
Communicating in Technology I’ve been fascinated by epistemology and communications theory since studying world view in college. I used to be immersed in this stuff as teaching intern for a professor at the school. This week I’ve unearthed hundreds of … Continued