Category: Home Work
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Wrinkled Sheet | East Wenatchee, WA | 2014 Bed sheets in the light of morning may define a personality much like tea leaves or lines on the human palm. A mess of wrinkles could indicate a guilt-ridden psyche, unsettling dreams (or nightmares), or a physical malaise such as apnea, poor digestion or night sweats. On…
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Reader | Belfast, ME | 2014 “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” — American aphorist Mason Cooley (1927-2002)
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Illusion | East Wenatchee, WA | 2014 Decades ago in Times Square, I watched an amazing street magician make things float and disappear. On his command, a white orb rose from a table and hovered in midair. He covered it with a silk cloth and, whispering a spell, made it vanish. He did the same…
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Sink | Moses Lake, WA | 2013 About every six weeks I travel to Moses Lake, Washington, to stroll through the city’s Japanese garden, enjoy an art exhibit or two, and stare shamelessly into this hammered metal sink. It’s located in a public men’s room, but that has never stopped me from appropriating its coppery…
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Dog Toy | East Wenatchee, WA | 2013 Some animal behaviorists pooh-pooh the notion of emotions in canines. They claim “dog people” mistaken pack instincts — subservience to an alpha leader — as loyalty, devotion and even love. Pooch owners scoff, of course. They’ve repeatedly seen
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Goose Eggs | Belfast, ME | 2013 Eggs are miracles. As vessels for new life, their complexity is astonishing. Specialized membranes, protective fluids and nutrient sacs work to ensure that the teensy
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Sunset | East Wenatchee, WA | 2013 Above our west-facing window hangs a row of hats that catches the day’s shifting light. Towards sunset, I adjust the blinds to reflect upwards and watch as this straw hat
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Bag Handles | East Wenatchee, WA | 2013 Art often emerges from unexpected places. Take the plastic grocery sack, for instance. It’s common, useful and, in many ways, artfully pliable. Years ago at a local grocery, one “bag boy” — actually a retired gentleman with an appreciation for whimsy — shaped sack handles to mimic…
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Soup | East Wenatchee, WA | 2012 TV’s angry chefs, agents of stress and struggle, often ignore the great cooks’ key ingredient: Love. Take soup, for instance. Love your chicken stock, vegetables, spices and meats. Chop, stir and simmer with respect and presence. Deeply appreciate the magical mix of flavors and aromas. Be grateful to…
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Scrunchie | Twisp, WA | 2013 Hair care is loaded with cheap, simple inventions that affect millions of lives. What’s more basic than a comb or bobby pin? And though more complicated, scrunchies wield great power as holders of hair for when women spring into action. Tying back locks to ensure clear vision and reduce…
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