Ice bridge – progress
I cannot count how many times I have returned to this canvas. At first, I covered it in black gesso and tried to create something in the vein of a past painting I did that worked. But this time, it … Continued
Artist in residence program at Gwaii Haanas National Park
Have you always wanted to be like the Group of Seven? The Artists in Gwaii Haanas program is returning in 2014! Repost from Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve website: Artists can bring new meanings to Canada’s natural and cultural treasures. … Continued
A new blog: The Farmhouse Chronicles
I’ve launched a secondary blog where I will focus more on documenting all the wonderful “old things” I’ve been gathering up from my family farm. I will continue to write about art, nature, etc. here on Delight-filled Leaves Art. If … Continued
October is over
November is nearly half over, and I’m just now pausing to say that I feel I missed October. Altogether. It has been a particularly busy year and I sometimes sense I’m missing my own life. Like a dream, where your … Continued
Visit to the farm
Six weeks have passed since we returned from our visit “home” to the farm where I was raised. I can’t believe how much time has elapsed and that I am only now able to begin to process the experience … Continued
I am From Paper Snowflakes and Gesso-Coated Fingers
I am from paper snowflakes, gesso-coated fingers and mismatched antique chairs. I am from the tall red house steeped in mist and ferns and cedar. I am from the patio herb garden and rocky forest trails. I am from pigeons’ … Continued
Gaff Linkum
I am so excited to have found a copy of this book online: Gaff Linkum. As I often do when I’m between books, I was browsing “As the Story is Told: a History of Morpeth and Community,” a local history … Continued
Cozy winter reading recommendations
Since returning from my summer trip to our family farm with a pack of my great grandmother’s letters and journals, I’ve read two novels that resonated with my connection to the past. In fact, if I were to write a … Continued
What I Am Into This Month – August 2011
Following suit, linked to Megan at SortaCrunchy, I will sum up my August. On My Nightstand: While I didn’t actually read Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, or even read it in the past five years, I lived it every … Continued