nameless tree
On the way to the studio this morning, I paused, as I often do, to admire this magnificent tree with its long evergreen needles and long green cones, longer than my large hands, numerous open dry cones at... [Continue Reading...]serenity
Wishing calmness and serenity to friends in emotional turmoil. Though I know them only virtually, I'm surprised how much I feel their pain. ... [Continue Reading...]an English-Finnish dictionary
an immigrant's tool, an almost-bible, a book of days...
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That visit to the pier offered many photo-ops including some lovely plantings of natural grasses. I loved the evening light shining behind them; their movement in the gentle breezes made it a challenge to capture them... [Continue Reading...]textures, patterns, shadows
I found interesting textures and patterns on the pier,
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I love how blogging can foster some interesting conversations and connections, and sometimes give food for more blogging material. A few weeks ago, British blogger Barrett Bonden of Works Well expressed interest in the equipment I use in... [Continue Reading...]summer in the backyard
A glimpse into what is at its best in our backyard right now
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This cool find on the beach this morning is making me wonder about the geological journeys it has gone through before arriving on our shores. ... [Continue Reading...]inside
Buried deep inside blowsy peony petals, like the parts of a heart...
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a study of light, textures, patterns...... [Continue Reading...]early this morning
looking through the skylight, a glimmer of sunshine, too brief... [Continue Reading...]onion skin
..one day in the kitchen...
time for play
Alternating between gardening and utter exhaustion these May days, I've not being doing anything in the art-making side of my life. Interrupted by showers in sunshine this afternoon, I had time to play! Wanting to try making... [Continue Reading...]lines of age
The lines on the rock are like the lines on the face of an elder. What events have created them? Where have these rocks come from? What tumultuous journeys have they suffered? How old are they? ... [Continue Reading...]behind the sign
looking through dirty glass, looking through the sign, looking over the water, seeing towers ... [Continue Reading...]bruised
He brought me some branches of magnolia
bruised by the fall, the snow and the frost...
rust circle
Years ago an artist friend gave me this circular, rusted, thin metal object. She had found it in a farmer's field in France. I love how this man-made object, probably a part from some farm machinery, had begun... [Continue Reading...]the Dollar Mill
Revisiting the old Dollar Mill on a recent sunny Sunday afternoon. Recalling how this place inspired a few prints some years ago. Wishing I'd had my better camera with me.... [Continue Reading...]encrusted
water weathered wood and iron
encrusted rust and fungus
in metamorphosis
hurrying to the sea
... [Continue Reading...]signs
signs of bursting
delicate green buds on bushes
native flowering currants....
Addendum March 17th, 2008: I've been short on words so I think you may enjoy reading lichen, a beautiful post and photo by my daughter Erika.....
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Busy with my art work this week but tired and jet-lagged, I must say that I dislike daylight saving time! Tell me again what we are saving. ... [Continue Reading...]
earthworks #4
Still remembering McKenzie Beach, near Pacific Rim National Park, BC....
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exquisite tiny treasures on the beach
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guess what this is....... [Continue Reading...]earthworks #3
on McKenzie Beach, near Pacific Rim National Park, BC, February 3rd, 2008... [Continue Reading...]nature's sculpture
found sitting in a tidal pool on a beach in Pacific Rim National Park, BC how I wanted to take it home make a meditation pool for it in the garden but 'twas way too big and heavy... [Continue Reading...]earthworks #2
on Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, February 3, 2008... [Continue Reading...]earthworks #1
on McKenzie Beach, near Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, February 3rd, 2008... [Continue Reading...]sepia memories
Meandering thoughts inspired by Jean's sepia photos
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Do you think there may be hidden messages here? My mind must be on Qarrtsiluni's latest theme, Hidden Messages. The deadline for submissions for this issue is January 31st. (I'm still working on it...)... [Continue Reading...]on the road
during today's walk....
more...
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fine frost etching, edging leaves and blades of grass...
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dead flies
curled up spider
feathery white moth
Happy American Thanksgiving
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a walk in the park
chasing clouds, dancing light
light and shadow, black and white
leaves on glass
stained glass of rusty red and yellow
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Spooky sights lingering after last week's witching
Thick morning fog parting, revealing...
sonnenstein, sunstone
...With ancient sonnenstein, beseech the sun's return
[Continue Reading...]spider's web
On this glorious sunny Sunday morning, all the more precious when sunshine has been so scarce this fall, I spotted a very delicate, very perfect silky spider's web outside one window. I asked my husband, a much better photographer... [Continue Reading...]nightship
awake at 4:30 am, enthralled by brilliant moonlight dancing lights on the water like dreams of water ballet... [Continue Reading...]rocks bearing fossils
Eight years ago, when I had an exhibition of my works in a gallery in Edmonton, Alberta, my husband and I decided to deliver my framed works by car and make this journey into a bit of a... [Continue Reading...]playtime
...inspired by this week's theme 'lapsi' (child) at Valokuvatorstai (PhotoThursday)... [Continue Reading...]
moss painting
Ugly or beautiful? Isn't it odd that it depends on which hat I'm wearing. Am I judging the state of the property? Or am I in my artist's state of mind? ... [Continue Reading...]studio floor
Another one from this photo expedition... [Continue Reading...]reflections in broken glass
yesterday at 5:20 am
Heavy clouds overhead, a giant's puffy quilt
straight edge parallel to mountain range
strip of sky beneath and between
brightening with dawn, rose and gold
a German Romantic painting
broken
"It is a dying lamp, a falling shower,
A breaking billow: - even whilst we speak
Is it not broken?"
Writing-on-Stone Park
This morning, I was very excited by an article in our newspaper about Writing-on-Stone Park in Alberta, a very important place for me, spiritually and artistically. Unfortunately, the online version does not include the photos of some of... [Continue Reading...]Hornby Island rocks
From time to time over the life of this blog, I've been posting some of my favourite photos of the uniquely weathered rocks on Hornby Island. They've inspired and become essential portions of many of my works,... [Continue Reading...]experiment no.4
This is becoming a mini series of playful experiments!
[Continue Reading...]the little moth
As I sat down at my desk yesterday morning, my eye was distracted by some movement in the window next to me - a tiny pale moth fluttering between the screen and the closed casement window. It must have... [Continue Reading...]
experiment no.3
continuing play with materials and textures
still not sure where these are going
textures
I'm obsessed by textures, can you tell?
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trying out a recently purchased smaller digital camera
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another exploration of a tentative idea
see also experiment no.1
experiment no.1
playing around with various images
not sure where these are going yet
here's the first one in early formation
gardens, woodpiles, rain
He cleaned the woodpile
Textures intrigued the artist
found art
a magical find in our backyard, under the magnolia tree...
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a photo
a photo taken on a favourite island...
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an odd-shaped covered in barnacles...
I stop and wonder how ancient it is, how far it has travelled
stones or bones?
These rocks make me think of weathered old bones of some prehistoric creature.
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snow graffiti
I felt inspired to do a little graffiti on the sparkling pristine canvas on the deck.
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passages
in the Wallenstein Garden, Prague, 2002 a cellar in Prague, 2002... [Continue Reading...]one step
Some days we just have to take it one step at a time
industrial art
There's beauty even on an industrial site if you open your eyes wide.... [Continue Reading...]
stairway
On the trail in Writing-on-Stone Park
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Another photo of some of the thousands of rocks at Writing-on-Stone Park...
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self-portrait 6
a self-portrait that turned out rather Andy Warhol-ish...
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caught in a web
A long and mighty battle between these two insects outside a window - photos by my husband
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tidy up
a Hornby Island petroglyph
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...another one of some objects that I scanned..
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spiral
a scan of a small ammonite
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Numerous walkers, joggers, and cyclists travelled along the path and I was captivated by their tracks on the sand.
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writers and hoodoos
What are hoodoos? Do the hoodoos have native petroglyphs or pictographs? Is "hoodoo" an aboriginal word?
[Continue Reading...]badlands, hoodoos & petroglyphs
frost fractals
a fleeting art installation
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a tree stump on Vancouver Island
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