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Dec
02
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Paintings for the Future

This is the first of two posts about artist Hilma af Klint and my connection to her work.
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Nov
04
Image of center spiral with gold leafs at bottom left and upper right and blue vibrations at other corners

Full Circle

Dear Esteemed Readers, On October 28, 2022, after nearly a year of research and planning, I launched a positive-spirited, arts-related,
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Oct
07
Photo of Magnolia soulangeana in front of Sandra Dean's Seattle home, by David Bilides

Goodbye, Seattle

My stay in the rural small-town environment of Tieton this past year and a half was a dry run prelude
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Sep
02
Map of route from Seattle to Tieton.

Pulling up Stakes

Dear Esteemed Readers, As many of you know from my previous Art Nun posts, in October of 2021, I began
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Aug
05
Photo of Visionary Voices installation panorama, by Michelle Burton

Visionary Voices

In 1975, I bought a small, 1918 cottage on the lower west side of Queen Anne hill in Seattle because
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Jul
01
Book cover: The Wilderness Colors of Tao-chi

In Search of Tao-chi

In the mid 1970’s, a friend gave me a treasure of a book that featured several extraordinary color brush
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Jun
03
Cymatics

Cymatics

This post is the first essay that describes my ongoing artistic inspirations and work.
5 min read
May
06
Photo of Tieton City Park mosaic

A Rural Renaissance

This is the third of three consecutive posts about my discovery of Tieton.
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Apr
01
Image of Tree of Life book and map of Tieton, WA

From Book Arts to Back Roads

This is the second of three consecutive posts about my discovery of Tieton.
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Mar
04
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The Cabin in My Mind

This is the first of three consecutive posts about my discovery of Tieton.
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