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Crevices. Sean Newport.

As humans, none of us are one dimensional.  We are a mashed up conglomerate of peaks and valleys, opposing polarities that often don’t make sense.  It is when we reach below the surface, into the crevices where the true…

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Temporal. Bill Armstrong.

This is my first blog post since my mom left this earth.  It has been seventeen days.  We were lucky in that we had time to prepare, time to say goodbye, but it still doesn’t seem real.  I can…

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Temporaries. Ann Chamberlin.

We are all in some ways living transitory lives.  None of us are here forever, though some, like Mr. F and I, find ourselves moving from place to place quite often.  Sometimes we stay in one spot long enough…

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Swirls. Rosalind Breen.

A dear friend told me a few years ago that I seemed swirly happy.  It was less than a year after Mr. F and I had married and started traveling.  My world had completely changed and though I was…

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Immersions. Kathleen Holder.

As we travel, each place becomes a part of who we are, who we are becoming.  We carry their influence with us.  Some penetrate and saturate us more than others. These pastels by Texas artist Kathleen Holder catch me right in…

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Discordants. Caroline Bullock.

It’s funny how we try to make sense of everything these days.  The mystery has been removed from so many elements of life that we have this need to have an explanation for everything.  We ask why and then…

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Colors. James Rieck.

Beauty is often found in its purest form– a hidden waterfall, the smiling face of a child, the soft wrinkles of a grandmother’s hand.  But other times, perfection is manufactured and beauty hides a darker truth.  In his ColorSafe…

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Wrinkles. Elizabeth Chapin.

Aging is not for the faint of heart.  Now that I’m truly and well into my, ahem, forties(!!), I know this to be true.  Metabolism is no longer my friend and each day seems to bring a new grey…

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Depths. Vicky Barranguet.

We find ourselves in a superficial world.  Most days, the bulk of our interactions may be on the “like/dislike” spectrum.  We send quick quips on social media to people we barely know or haven’t actually spoken to in years.…

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Obstacles. Page Jones Davis.

It’s easy to get thrown off balance when life plunges an obstacle into our path.  We feel like we’re moving along, making progress and then BAM!  Roadblock.  These paintings by Spartanburg artist Page Jones Davis, with their layers and…