Category: Art

  • sea, sky & soul

    sea, sky & soul

    “There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.” ― Victor Hugo A picture I took on New Year’s Day in Rincón, Puerto Rico this year on a surf trip with my husband and friends.

  • veins of the earth

    veins of the earth

    Veins of the Earth by Jacque Hammond A forest of trees bare in winter – Intricate lace-like beauty of branches, Like veins, protruding from the earth. Each tree, one asymmetrical journey to the sky, Each branch, a glorious balancing act. We, the forest, are but veins of the earth. One trunk, many branches. One direction,…

  • passion and life work

    passion and life work

    A reminder to align passion with life work.  Photo taken at a hot spring in my husband’s hometown of Salmon, Idaho.

  • widening circles

    widening circles

    “I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it.” Excerpt from Das Stunden-Buch (The Book of Hours) by poet Rainer Maria Rilke and read on NPR today by the philosopher of ecology and translator Joanna Macy. Reflecting on…

  • sustainable change

    sustainable change

    “If you reflect on the stories of successful leaders… you realize that these entrepreneurs were committed enough and patient enough to give their projects time to evolve and find their own way of operating. There were years spent simply learning what structures, agreements, leadership, and types of people were required to be successful. It was…