Close-up of "Spearman of Atlantis."
Garseg: out of the kiln and into the creek.
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"Kipling for Keith: A Tribute" ........ 1961-2011 (click for the link)
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- Matt Duckworth
- San Francisco; East Bay, CA, United States
- Heed the reefs not yet charted Seek that green isle beyond design
Kayaking: Humpback Whales Off Moss Landing!
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- Langston Hughes' "Island"
- Reading Dickens: Reflection In Action
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- Monet: A Clayfish Sequence
- The Flow Of Music: Two Poems From Moya Cannon
- Mendocino Harbor Seals
- Moya Cannon's "Thalassa"
- Just A Hint Of Swell
- Studio Check: Practical Spiral
- Upstream
- Exile From Atlantis
- Before The Foam
- Kelp Cruisin'
- A Jaunty Octopus
- Moody Waters
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- "My Aim Is True": Novel Navigation?
- Spearman of Atlantis: Clay Mask
- Playing With Clay: Step By Step By Step
- Don Winslow Challenges . . .
- Bone Dry Fish
- Paddle Practice and Sharky Vibes
- Blind Beach Go-Out
- Narcissus At Sea? Diving Like A Duck?
- Looking For Earthsea
- Russian River Kayaking II
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- Arch Rock: Anticipation
- Blind Beach Shots
- Fog On Goat Rock Beach
- Tantor, the Baby Elephant
- "Yellow-Boat Man"
- Robert Graves: Ghost Stories
- Sleep-Talker: Wet Clay
- Introducing Fern Capel
- Bowls: Today's Wet Clay
- Robert Graves: "Arrow Shots" and Hitting The Mark
- Playing: Baby Elephant, Pig-Head, Mask, Fish
- Robert Graves: The Fires And Falcons of Desire
- Anatomy Class: Full Figures
- Teague's "Explanation To A Student"
- Tony Hoagland's "Not Renouncing"
- Flaubert's Carthaginian Adventure Tale!
- Tony Hoagland's "Field Guide"
- "Feet Of Clay": Character Issues In "Rose"
- Double The Fun
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Playing aquatic superhero in Hawaii.
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Tattoo #3
My favorite word--garsecg--from the Old English Beowulf is a kenning or poetic riddle-word for the sea. It means "the spear-man," perhaps the echo of a figure like the Norse Aegir or some other surly northern Neptune. In other texts, garsecg seems to be an adjective meaning "sea-like," "stormy" or "tempestuous."
"Oh Malachi Malarkey"
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