Our little apartment here in Marin County is on top of a hill, looking down on a small valley below, surrounded by trees. We delight in leaving the windows open, each glimpse out feels like the view from a…
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I’ve always loved being outside. When I was young, my brother and I would spend entire Saturdays outside, only coming in when we heard my dad’s special ( and loud! ) whistle. As the years went by, it seemed…
Mr. F and I rely heavily on GPS. After all, we’re usually living in a new place every three months! For the first week or so, we use it to navigate every where we go. Eventually we get to…
Every place we land has a different personality, a different vibe, if you will. Yeesh, I just used the word vibe. Methinks I’ve been in California too long! The same way there is a person for everyone, there also…
Nope, I didn’t mean losing. That’s not a typo. Loosing– as in, letting go, loosening the reins, giving some slack. I’m not the best at the loosing thing. And it shows in my work sometimes. I become regimented and…
When my mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year, I kept coming back to a photograph I had taken of a sand dollar that summer. You see, when we were growing up, my mom had a thing for…
In this world of sharing every tidbit of our lives, transparency can be a blessing and a curse. A recent blog post by artist Emily Jeffords and these ink paintings by Sarah Irvin brought to mind a situation that…
When we’re out hiking, I can’t help but run my hand along the surface of a tree, touch the softness of a patch of moss, gently dip my hand into cold, clear water. No matter where we are exploring,…
Boundaries are healthy. That’s what we’re told. But when do we cross the line over into compartmentalization? As artists and in turn, as people, every experience we have informs another. Lines and lives blur and maybe we worry that…
One of the joys of having worked in the fine art industry for a good long while has been the pleasure of watching the evolution of so many artists. I absolutely love looking back on an artist’s older work…