Spark and Spitfire

Gathering My Thoughts

Gathering My Thoughts

Meet Laura Ellen Bacon, an artist who uses natural materials to create astonishing cocoons and spaces that integrate with their surroundings.

What Do You Care About?

What Do You Care About?

To create your art — in its myriad manifestations — start with the question, “What do you care about?”

Sunrise Animal Speak

Sunrise Animal Speak

The natural world and animals speak to us every day, but yesterday at sunrise I “heard” something very rare.

Don’t Wait to Become Enchanted

Don’t Wait to Become Enchanted

“If we wait passively to become enchanted, we could wait a long time.” — from Enchantment by Katherine May

Nature is Party to All

Nature is Party to All

I thought all of the fields in my beloved farmland were barren. Then I discovered one that was not.

Used Up and Spent?

Used Up and Spent?

After 10 weeks away, I returned to my beloved farmland. It wasn’t the same. But what wasn’t I seeing?

SURGICAL LESSONS — RESOLVE!

SURGICAL LESSONS — RESOLVE!

The stages of recovery from a tough surgery take time to go through, but perhaps in the end, you have renewed resolve to move forward.