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2020 Started with Joy and New Work and the Covid Pandemic Came with a Bang!

3/30/2020

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  The new year came with so much promise. So much to achieve and take on now that my life is past a cascading series of life's heaviest challenges, divorce, family emergencies, death of a parent, and long-time pet, a new marriage, and it finally felt as though I was on the path of my destiny. My path to create art and beauty that celebrates Nature's art.
  In January, we welcomed a new member of the family, Zena Bird Yamuna Warrior Princess, a 3 year old, 42lb Standard Poodle adopted from South Korea. The language barrier took a little time, but thankfully hand commands seem to be universal, though she often shakes when told to sit, so it's a work in progress. Turns out she is a solid studio dog, though it took some time to get her settled...
  My art plans for a series of larger pieces to be featured at WaterWorks Gallery's Art Aisle August show had been taking shape with new flowers, like these so-called Japanese Anemone above. This piece is called Remember that Spring is in the Air.

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  I do feel truly blessed to have such a beautiful studio to retreat to in this time of quarantine, though it is precarious as me and my fellow artists try to figure out where our next art sale or commission is going to come from while the economy continues to break under the lock-down. My struggle is to be able to continue creating artwork that is uplifting and hopeful, even if no one is buying art...
  Today marks the first day back in my studio since March 14, when once a
gain my family duty called. This time it was 24-7 childcare for my 4-year old nephew whose mom, my sister, is a postal carrier but her daycare was shut down. Super Sister to the rescue! She was able to find an emergency day care program for essential service workers and so he is back home with momma.
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  I am still creating my little dandies and allium like this Outcropping in Gold, which is part of CoCA's juried 2020 Members show, which I would love for you to vote for in this year's Artist & Craftsman People's Choice Awards. Click the link to see all of the amazing works on display in the now shuttered gallery. Please vote for me!
  I am planning a series which features a variety of flowering plants, all of which started out as weeds. My obsession is with nature's imperfectly perfect geometry and repetition focuses my work on plants who complex structures ensure their perennial success.
 I don't concern myself with the actual structures and technical specifics of particular flowers, but more create a gardenscape of flowers and blossoms recalled from a lifetime of my fascination. I 'knit socks' on flower stalks and drape golden jewels laden with ruby, emerald and  amethyst to create sacred little spaces where the viewer can explore. Happy wandering.
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    All of my life, from my earliest memories as I child, I have felt as though I view the world through some sort of magical frame. To this day I carry that feeling, as though I can look anywhere and see beauty, see nature and objects sparking. Even in a garbage-strewn alley, I can see the poetry of the place, as a breathing image right there on the lenses of my eyes.
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