
One of my favorite places on earth is Ghost Ranch, in northern New Mexico. To hear why, follow this link to my essay at West Virginia Public Radio:

One of my favorite places on earth is Ghost Ranch, in northern New Mexico. To hear why, follow this link to my essay at West Virginia Public Radio:

Mourning cloak butterfly superimposed on a wall in Charleston, WV.
One of my favorite back alleys in Charleston has this abstract “artwork” made of broken plaster and paint splotches. I took this picture of it on the same day, June 1, that I came across this mourning cloak butterfly while walking on the Sunrise Carriage Trail in Charleston. Later I noticed that the butterfly shape of the exposed bricks. It made for a fun Photoshop practice session.
I am off to Portland, Oregon to visit some dear old friends. A couple of days ago, when I realized that I was a few hours ahead on my preparations, I took time to create a new artwork. This is a collage of shibori-dyed silk (dyed by Michael Davis) on matboard. It is held in place by fusible interfacing from the fabric store. The artwork is about a foot square and rests on a larger (18-in-square) panel of matboard, only part of which is visible here. 