My 2020 calendar is almost here! Large 12" by 12" Wall Calendar with twelve, favorite nature mandalas. Pre-order by September 14 to receive a free, surprise, 5" by 5" miniature print with your order. Offer only for online orders. (Calendars will be mailed out the...

Solid Ground

There is one mile path in Southern Rhode Island where I love to walk as often as possible. At one point in the loop trail, I always become keenly aware of the ground below my feet. It is flat. It is compact. So incredibly solid! For that last part of the wa...

(Hidden somewhere in Rhode Island)

There are two art forms that have occupied my mind over the past few years . . . land art and nature mandalas.

Land art, the practice of juxtaposing or changing naturally existing elements in an interesting or unexpected way, invites th...

(paperwhite narcissus, white pine needles)

It seems appropriate that I drove back from a week in Pennsylvania, my father's funeral, and our last goodbye, on the longest night of the year. The winter solstice. The night that marks the turning from dark to light. 

It shoul...

Places. Places hold stories. I find it fascinating that we often do or say things, on a what appears to be a whim, but turn out to reveal incredibly . . .

Photograph by Anna Gallo

I admit it. I have most likely caused a genealogical glitch for future generations researching my family tree. I have changed my surname, and it has no connection with any other surname who have come before me. But if that future family research...

Giving a Voice to Trauma

I have long been fascinated by the places people call Sacred. Places that are set aside for something. Places to bring and leave prayers.

On a recent trip to New York City, I visited two cathedrals the purpose of which was just to simply sit and experience sacred space....

I am moving again. It is, if I am counting correctly, move number twenty-six. This time, I am excited to start an adventure in an urban area. While I will still be able to easily drive to the ocean and woods where I love to walk, instead of having beech trees and turke...

Diversity. For some reason, it has become a charged word. Say it silently and we all go to different places in our minds based on our experiences, or perhaps more often, to what we have heard or seen in the media. Say the word out loud, and you may get a response that...