Beauty From Battle

This handsome brass vase is stationed on a table in my office, filled with dried and naturally dyed corn husk flowers.  A seemingly subtle artifact at first glance but grows with meaning and depth as its true symbolism emerges in…

The Power Of Imagination

How often do you go down rabbit holes of worst-case scenario thinking?  A spiral of one terrible situation after another.  How often do you replay conversations over and over trying to analyze or makes sense of conflict?  How often do…

A Place To Grow

A picture of a pup helping with expressive arts practices in The Nest. That's what I call the healing center. It is a safe space to land, be nourished, and launch from. The property is also home to a pair…

Story Keepers

Aside from gifts of gratitude, grace, heartwarming company, loads of leftovers and libations, and a steady stream of risky jokes, I’d say my favorite part of Thanksgiving was the gathering ‘round the table for the tradition of story – a…