A Drop of Water Hit by the Sun

A drop of water is hit by the sun as I stand on the hilltop behind my house. It turns red, green, and then becomes a prism of color before the sun’s angle changes and it is gone. I love to start my free mornings practicing Tai Chi up here and absorbing the sun,...

August Moon

The August moon rises brightly, almost full, full after midnight, after August 13 begins. I am lured up the hill behind my house by it’s brilliance. It feels great to be out on this super clear night. The day was crisp, bright, hot and now the air is cooler,...

Losing the color!

It’s was a beautiful August morning. Hazy and not too hot. The gentle breezes felt good as I stood at the top of the hill behind our house. Mist slowly rose and changed the soft colors of the expansive view. The mountains, arranged in subtle layers of blues,...

Too Hot for Hot Wax

It’s Summer! July 26th. The days will be getting slightly shorter now, but it is also so much hotter. Too hot for hot wax! Some days are too hot to work upstairs in my studio so I move downstairs to the garage where there is shade and a nice cross breeze to work...

Dyeing’s Not so Bad

The mixing of dye is time consuming for me and I am careful to add what needs to be added, (casolene oil, urea, water softener and more) to help the dyes to be vibrant and mesh well with the cloth. I also strain the mix through an old cloth so there won’t be any...