Day 239

Power and a Fox: Inspired by Aminatta Forna’s article “Power Walking” and a Day of Foxes. Watercolor and gouache on paper Aminatta Forna‘s article “Power Walking” speaks and feels the truth of walking as a woman. A few months ago, this article stood sentinel on the magnet board in my hallway so that each of…

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Day 219

Meanwhile in Memoriam: Inspired by Mary Oliver and Her Poem “Wild Geese” Gouache on paper Mary Oliver taught me that to be natural was to be joyous and fragile, whimsical and strong, wild and tender. Poetry, I have often thought, is a place, not a thing, an experience that moves past the written word and…

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Day 210

Windows to Humanity: Inspired by the Mother from Kubo and the Two Strings Watercolor and gouache on paper After all this time focusing on eyes and stories, I still struggle to articulate just how profound I think eyes and the connections we make with them are. Perhaps this is because it is sometimes difficult to…

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