Her scent arrived first. Francis Denney’s Interlude. Delicate at the start, then coming to rest like a swaddle, a heavy musky balm, felt more than smelled. Next a tender clinking sound. Seashells? Wind chimes? No. Broken and mismatched rosary beads, dangling from wrists and waist. She bustled in with a casserole of course. Chicken and rice. And two old fashioneds, orange wedges and maraschinos on their colorful plastic skewers. (Sigh.) And she brought all of the pieces of self, abandoned…
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Blog Connected At Our Cores The Inner Self Writings and Art From My Colleagues
An Interview with MacKenzie Sanders
I met MacKenzie Sanders about five years ago when we moved into the West Central neighborhood where she and her family lived...…
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Blog Connected At Our Cores The Inner Self Writings and Art From My Colleagues
An Interview with Dr. Ruby Cain
I met Dr. Ruby Cain earlier this year when I accepted an open invitation to attend her monthly community dialogue, It Is Well With My Soul...…
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Blog Connected At Our Cores The Inner Self Writings and Art From My Colleagues
An Interview with Summer Lydick
I metSummer on Instagrama year or more ago and was intrigued by her colorful, layered art and her buoyant approach to life...…
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I used to shy away from the term Sacred Feminine. Three reasons. One: It so often seems to elicit only religious connections for folks…
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I periodically pick up the very full and alive book Untie the Strong Woman by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés just to hear her deeply resonant voice relaying the ancient truths of her ancestors – the mothers, aunties, grandmothers…
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Blog Connected At Our Cores The Inner Self Writings and Art From My Colleagues
If You Want to Change the World, Love a Woman
We’ve endured months of incessant denigration of women with this campaign cycle – both from a candidate who has no true regard for women and toward a candidate as she seeks a position of power. It’s been…
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Aha! You thought you caught a typo in the title of this post, didn’t you? Nope. Just me being clever with my art and architecture theme. First, ART! We simply had a blast exploring…
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I am sacred. I am present. I am seen. I am transformed. I Am Athena Emerging is 24×24”, mixed-media on plywood with a canvas giclee print, fabric, beads and a mounted mirror. Price: $250…
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I have a place in the web of connections – inner and outer, seen and unseen. I honor this place. I see what needs to be rewoven and I heal it with love. I…