I am pierced by sorrow. I am the storm. My tears, poring into the ocean, anoint my soul. I am broken,
Open.
I am rendered. Light that couldn't permeate….

Flying at the light again and again
Stupid little moth
It's overkill of something already killed
There's nothing you can do now
That's a relief: Releasing control
Lay it down…

Catastrophy, are you a thing made by mans hubris? Or the capris of the Universe?
will I be lost, in the tower of my fears? or will you crack me open to let in the light?

Sorrow nimbley wanders the path through the old rose bush thorns. Eventually you find the courage to climb back out onto the mountain. Dream images carry you up, and hope circles your neck with yellow roses, lit by…

Wait a while for the next phase, the right moment, take a step back to consider. You don't want your wine too sweet or bitter. Look with experienced evaluation. Risk is crows dark on the horizon, rain clouds saturation….

The Emperor's crown is the weight of mountains. He is a moment in time and he is forever. He is the axis. He is in balance. He is deep water. He is dry earth cracked in the patterns of his skin. There is confident symmetry…

Every blade is a choice not chosen. Up against the wall you are frozen. Who threw those knives at you? Did you stand yourself against the wall? Did you bind your mind? In the darkness of your blindfold are you lost or…

A month ago I found out my mothers skeleton was riddled with holes caused by multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. As her medical POA, I had to decide …

The charioteer has found their groove. They are in the flow of the path they are meant to be on.
They control the direction with their mind and spirit, not the reins. They have found the middle path between yin and yang where life is…

Pulling the sun card as the next major arcana tarot card was kismet as I was looking for an excuse to paint sunflowers. Other artists have used sunflowers-a symbol of Ukraine- in their art to show their support and sympathy for the atrocities in Ukraine in this year 2022. In the past…

Do we need to feel the thorns to spark our strength? Are the cuts on her arm self inflicted or scratches from the rose, newly added? Or are the thorns the adversity that shows you your strength? Does it grow up around you slowly or come at you suddenly? And because I grieved…

I have decided, dear Reader, though I cant recall why, to paint the 78 cards of the Tarot. I am a fool on this journey. I know nothing to begin which is the best place to begin…