Posted in Inspiration, Photography Exhibits, tagged activism, art, beauty, climage change, climate crisis, colors, galleries, Inspiration, nature, Photography on November 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What a pleasure to have had my work on view at the honeyjones gallery in Cambridge as part of the Meditations on Climate Crisis: Inspiring Change 2022 Exhibit curated by Adriana G. Prat. Closing reception is this Sunday November 27 2-4 pm. Nibblies and beverages will be available. Hope to see you there, and meanwhile take a look at all of the other activities taking place at this amazing gallery.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, colors, gratitude, hard work, Inspiration, Photography, stairs, stroke recovery, teamwork on November 12, 2022| 4 Comments »
When we first moved in Steve appreciated the craftsmanship exhibited in the staircase. I admired the beauty of the light falling through the stained glass window on to the steps. And I figured we had our very own in-home cardio set up just going up and down the stairs to answer the doorbell, gather mail, etc. In the intervening years the stairs have proven quite the challenge. Now that Steve is back home recovering from a stroke we have to learn to navigate the stairs in a very different way. Our learnings are the same and different. The same learnings are about the body, muscles, tendons, nerves, what has to be strengthened, how long it can take the brain to rewire itself, etc. The different learnings are around trust. As his “assist” down and up the stairs, he has to overcome his anxiety that he might hurt me. I have to learn to trust myself that I know what the hell I’m doing as I give him physical and verbal queues for how to move. Going down I am reminded of a waltz in part. His hand on my shoulder, my hand on his waist and the other prepared to help him sweep that left over close to the wall as we descend in unison. Or mostly in unison … we’re still working on it together. And that is the beauty in this challenge, we are here on this earth and able to work together.
Posted in Inspiration, Photography Exhibits, tagged activist art, beauty, climate change, climate crisis, exhibits, honeyjones, Inspiration, nature, Photography on November 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t had a chance to view the group exhibit Meditations on Climate Crisis at the honeyjones gallery in Cambridge, MA you still have time. It is a beautifully curated show featuring the works of very talented and passionate artists.
The gallery is an airy yet intimate space and located in a very artsy neighborhood of Cambridge near little antique shops and eateries. One could very well make a nice afternoon of it with friends and family visiting the exhibit and then exploring the neighborhood in its autumn glory.
Closing reception is Sunday November 27th 2-4pm. Hope to see you there!
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography on November 1, 2022| 2 Comments »
This area was once filled with pothos that had way overgrown and once upon a time was lush and green but after much unattendance this summer had become gnarly and brown so … I cleaned house so to speak. Many a pothos tendril is sitting in jars of water waiting to root so this area may be pothos-strewn once more but for now light falls upon summer garden herbs and flowers that will hopefully find this to overwinter.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, food photography, gardening, herbs, Inspiration, nature, Photography, pickling on October 24, 2022| 5 Comments »
Cleaning up in the garden still … a slow process … and found a bit of thyme that was the perfect excuse to slow down and make some pickles. Not bad. 🙂
Posted in Inspiration, Photography Exhibits, tagged activists, art, beauty, climate change, climate crisis, group exhibit, Inspiration, Photography on October 16, 2022| 2 Comments »
I’m proud to share my photography as part of the upcoming group exhibit Meditations on Climate Crisis: Inspiring Change 2022, curated by Adriana G. Prat. The exhibit will be on view at the honeyjones gallery in Cambridge. Opening reception is this Friday October 21st from 6:00-8:30. Hope to see you there! More information below.
Meditations on Climate Crisis: Inspiring Change 2022
The i3C Group Exhibition
Curated by Adriana G. Prat
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, October 21st from 6:00 – 8:30pm
honeyjones gallery
270A Concord Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Exhibition is on view October 21 – November 27, 2022
Website presence will be live October 21.
The current iteration of this dynamic grouping represents artists from the Northeast US, Canada, and Alaska, all of whom are sharing their individual and concerted efforts to affect positive change for our global climate crisis. This showing promises to be very provocative and inspiring; a must-see in person.
Artists include:
Krisanne Baker, Steve Bennett, Sarah Meyers Brent, Cedric Harper, Martha Heller, Muriel Horvath, Maria Celeste Linardi, C.J. Lori,
Michael Manning, Rebecca McGee Tuck, Shelby Meyerhoff,
Michaela Morse, Carol Moses, Michaela Nielsen, Jeffrey Nowlin,
Paula Pitman Brown, Steven Rudin, Luna Sconty, Yulia Shtern, Cynthia Staples, and Adriana G. Prat.
More about the i3C group can be found here:
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged family, gardening, gardens, healing, healing gardens, home, Inspiration, musings, nature, Photography, walking on October 16, 2022| 1 Comment »
Outside this window, down below, there is a yard chaotically divided into lots of pocket gardens. There is a trio of pots that still have remnants of basil though I think they will fade to black when the night time temps drop into the 30s this week. There are raised beds bright green with red clover growing and the bright gold flowers of tall stalks of mexican tarragon. I specifically placed pots of orange and burgundy mums in the furthest bed right next to a forest of rosemary. I wanted that burnt beauty to be part of his line of sight once he returned home. And now that Steve is home, practicing his steps deliberately, he can walk from the living room to the distant kitchen window and see the wider world, the gardens that he helped plant and dream of what we will plant in the spring.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged autumn, beauty, colors, flowers, gardening, harvests, herbs, Inspiration, nature, Photography on October 16, 2022| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Photography Exhibits, tagged activism, activist art, art, change agents, climate change, climate crisis, exhibits, Inspiration, Photography, visual art on September 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What an honor to be part of the group exhibit, Inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis, on view at the UVA Gallery at the Arthaus in Allston. The successful show will close this Friday with a vegan ice cream social. Regular ice cream and other treats will be available as well. Open to the public. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vegan-ice-cream-social-closing-of-inspiring-change-for-the-climate-crisis-registration-416660271087
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography on September 9, 2022| 3 Comments »
On the porch are two pots of sweet basil, two pots of Mexican tarragon, Thai basil, pineapple sage and to fill out the corners and spill over the bannisters, a large pot of magenta petunias and a small pot of ivy. And then there is the evolvolus hybrid or dwarf morning glory. A completely random purchase because the pickings were kind of slim at my Home Depot garden center but I needed to buy something even if it wasn’t edible.
Of late I’ve been pinching the basil and making little caprese salads. They are little containers of summer for Steve as he recuperates. The pineapple sage is flourishing but I can’t think of what to do with it. I see recipes for cocktails but I’m not making any cocktails to go. For now I’ll simply enjoy the green of its large leaves and hope that it might bloom though it is a bit late in the season.
I haven’t completely forsaken the larger garden … some things have bounced back after the recent rains but it is nice to have a tiny discrete spot to work with. Taking care of the plants is a bit like a morning meditation.
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