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Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onJanuary 29, 2023

Candle Opera

Farewell sacred vessels of soft burning lightThe glow from your flame has long gone outThe love of your tapered frame I will missRomance, igniting my […] Read More

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onJanuary 22, 2023January 22, 2023

Garden Tease

[She steps out tentatively, shakily onto stage, dressed in layer upon layer of T-shirts] Um hello. Hello everybody. [Deep breath] Bonsoir Monsieur et Madame [Mama […] Read More

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onJanuary 15, 2023

Head Set

Too set in my waysRunning old tapes through my mindDon’t shut out options Haiku based on Headsets

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onJanuary 8, 2023

Knapsack on my Back

I have stories strapped to my backLugging memories aroundLeather gifts from my brotherCamping trips, lost loves, painful crossingsAdventures in forest and sea, over big landI’m […] Read More

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onJanuary 1, 2023

The Wishing Well

Memories packed up in little bottles and boxesSoapy liquids and creamy semi-solidsLathering up all the shame and blameDown the drainThe wishy washy hands of religionIn […] Read More

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onDecember 25, 2022

Jar Rings

Free verse. Based on Jar Lids. Jingle Bells. Merry Christmas! It was jarring, ja-ja-jarringTo find a drawer full of lidsPlastic coating clogging my jamIt’s one […] Read More

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onDecember 18, 2022December 25, 2022

Poems & Paintings

Back in September 2021, I started blogging about my collections. A creative approach to a daunting clear out project at home. I was tackling my […] Read More

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onDecember 11, 2022

Polkadots

My dear friend Kath gave me these delightful polka dot cups and plate. While this looks like the start of a new collection, it is […] Read More

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onDecember 4, 2022

Side Plates

I recently added to this collection with two pretty little plates by artist Laura van der Linde. I picked them up at Circle Craft Christmas […] Read More

Art, blog, environment, Recycling, sustainability Posted onNovember 27, 2022

Mugs

One year I started collecting ceramic and pottery mugs. I thought they would make functional keepsakes. A useful way to hold a memory from a […] Read More

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