I sold my Harley. Wow, was that a sexy machine. “The Divine Miss M” was her name, I love what we shared together but it was time to find her a new home. Not a hardcore motorcycle rider, I enjoyed seven or so years of riding locally, to places around the Northern...
I talk a lot about prayer. I aspire to the idea of prayer without ceasing, every single thought, action or motion effortlessly offered with awareness, with consciousness. My life is my training ground, each movement of my mind, of my body an opportunity to...
Sometimes we find our kindred spirits in the most unexpected places. My tailor, Mr. Bali, comes to work each day in a shirt and tie, a proper, older gentleman. He is from Turkey and has practiced all his life in a shamanistic tradition, a shaman himself. On occasion...
I love this sculpture, a spiral, the energy of ascending, taking flight, a sense of freedom and movement. I wanted to sculpt that feeling. It was what I was feeling. Having recently left my spiritual community, taking a significant new tact in my life, again at a new...
Over the last several years I have lost about 60 lbs, almost a third of my body weight. I feel better. All told I think I look better too. Back in my late twenties when I had trained for years as a triathelete and then maintained my fitness with diet, cardio exercise...
So let’s talk some art. I paint with little tiny dots. Pointillism. Formally defined, pointillism is a method of painting using small, distinct dots of pure color that are mixed in the eye of viewer rather than before they are applied to the canvas. Introduced by...
The question I am asked most often is, “why a nun?” The simple answer is I was in pain.I had been in pain for a long time. My ordination was an amazing blessing; I truly believe it saved my life. I served as a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition for 15 years. It was...
As I get this blog rolling I have committed to 2-3 posts per week for now. I intend to talk about a variety of things and am inviting you to join in and make this a conversation.Of the subjects I am interested in, and feel qualified to talk about, art and spirituality...
A lifelong philosopher and committed dreamer, I reflect on my passions – my commitment to Love. I am inviting conversation, contemplation, I will not tell you how to feel or to live. What you should or shouldn't do is completely up to you. I will do my best not to...
Many profound opportunities presented themselves during my ordination as a Buddhist nun. One such opportunity was to serve as the spiritual arts director for the birth of the Amitabha Enlightenment Stupa. It was 2004 and I lived where I live now - in paradise. I am of...
Diversity Reigns! In my life and the programs at Goldenstein Gallery. The first weekend in April featured Tibetan Monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery. Touring the United States to raise money for a hospital in Southern India, they were here to offer the blessing of...
I promised a brief story about the "Other Flutter" and I will get to that but first I wanted to share about another great event at the Goldenstein Gallery! I show there. I work there. The place is a hot spot in Sedona and especially on the First Friday of each month....
I am always touched when someone makes room in their personal space for my work, when they invite the energy present in the piece into their experience. When the work is collected as a commemoration of something special or even profound, I am further moved....
Delighted to be here and happy to be sharing something of my joy, as we embark on this new adventure. I am an artist and would like to begin by introducing you to my art. A living energetic presence, each piece is created with the intention to nourish and inspire. It...
Power Moments Life seems to have it's power moments and turning 40 is definitely among them. Moving through my forties has been an increasingly potent experience making me wonder if life doesn't actually become richer and fuller and more dynamic as each year passes. I...
"We each have a voice. As an artist I communicate through my paintings and my sculptures, through my writing and my speaking. I appreciate not only the opportunity, but feel a responsibility to use this voice. I wish to "turn up the volume," reaching out in all...