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I have been writing about my artistic process for several years. It has given me a place to reflect on travels, books, life and generally unravel the stories behind my work.
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How Curiosity Makes Our Universe Expand
July 5, 2023
Categories: Inspiration, Nature
Curiosity makes us smarter and is also a quality that is essential for adding joy and wonder to our lives. Ideally we keep nurturing this curiosity into adulthood, a time when we ...
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The Richness in Connecting to Place
May 31, 2023
Categories: Inspiration, Nature
The more I notice and respond to this place I live, the more my life becomes tied to it and the richer I feel. Talking to and interacting with new and old ...
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The Surprising Lesson in "Alone"
May 1, 2023
Categories: Inspiration, Nature
This winter I watched the History Channel’s reality TV show “Alone”, where people get dropped off in the middle of the wilderness to see how long they can survive – whoever remains ...
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Do Trees Feel Time?
February 28, 2023
Walking through a forest I often think I am probably barely registering the very tip of what is actually happening there – the local language and lives of the resident plants and ...
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Unexpected Lessons Learned in a Renovation
January 2, 2023
It started with digging a giant hole in front of our house – an equally large pile of dirt sat in our front yard, which was soon joined by a surprising amount ...
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On Nature's Good Side at the Bowron Lakes
October 28, 2022
I was sitting at a table by myself in the Wells Hotel café, the morning after completing a family trip on the Bowron Lakes Canoe circuit, writing in my journal. At the ...
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Finding Freedom in a Tent
October 4, 2022
Many peak experiences in my life have somehow involved needing a tent. I had never actually slept in a tent until I was eighteen and I signed up for a thirty ...
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Peace is in Patience
July 4, 2022
I think “patience” is an underrated, yet very valuable quality to have. Patience means being able to tolerate long periods of things not looking like they are progressing, or are like they ...
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Tapping Into Creativity
June 1, 2022
It was one of those days where you feel like a walking accident waiting to happen; everything you touch either breaks, falls or doesn’t work. My accompanying state of mind was scattered ...
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How Decisions Factor in Art
May 3, 2022
I often mention to my drawing students that being an artist means you have to make art decisions. What to work on, when to work, how long, what subject matter; once you’re ...
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