Batik of Fantasy out of the Rain

Sunday morning I awoke to the sound of much needed rain. It was a peaceful and welcome sound and the heavy rain had a hypnotic effect on me. Many fields and lawns had turned brown as one hot sunny day followed another. I’m glad our plants can now be renewed and...

Goodbye to Daylilies!

As I took my morning walk with my tai chi practice at the top of the hill behind my house, I stopped and sat on a rock and drank my coffee in the warm summer breeze. The air felt good and was filled with the sounds of insects. There was much more intensity to their...

Weeds!!

I have been pulling out weeds in the hot, very dry sun. There seems to be no end. The grass is drying up and becoming dormant, and the flowers and vegetables seem to need water every day lately. The weeds however seem to thrive. We plant flowers and crops for us and...

Horses Flow From the Tjanting (batik)

The horse is my very favorite subject and I find a comfortable relationship with the tjanting tool ( the brass or copper bowl that holds wax and allows an artist to make lines of wax). This is used to creat my horses with flowing and flying manes. The horse and fast...

Early Morning in July

It has been a long time since the mountains could be seen in the morning and today is no exception. The trend lately has been hot and very humid and a heavy mist has settled into the fields, forests and valleys.The distant farms are not visible at all.The morning air...