Hi All. A year ago I started this blog because of my experience with Colorado Art Ranch(CAR) and the residency in Salida, CO centered around water. I became aware of CAR by an invitation to be a guest speaker at an Artposium in the Fall of 2009 in called Dinner Stories. Grant Pound, the Executive Director found my work on … Read More
Take Me Back: An exploration of Water, Local Clay, and Time
During the Artposium Wade in the Water, I planted corn in the center of the piece with Corn Sister Carol Ozaki (pictured third from left below). Pictured too are Carol’s husband Ron-L and Ed Berg-second from R. We planted Corn Sweet (se) Luscious Zea mays var rugosa. “Luscious is a bicolor corn that matures in 75 days – an advantage … Read More
Green Home Chicago
I have been home for a full week. I am still in awe of the green. My garden is a rain forest compared to the environs of Colorado. My perennials look gorgeous; the pond plants are robust with our goldfish thrilled that it is soon to be summer; The Girls (our urban hens) clearly have enjoyed the spring salad that … Read More
Rain, Irrigation, Creatures of Salida
I had a day or two of little work outside because of rain, cold, and such. Call me a wimp. I did want to share a video taken at my work site. The first is one of rafters going by in the cold, rain, and such and having a good time while I waited for the rain/wind to stop. … Read More