"On Faith From Some Artist's Image": Broumas and Begley

On faith from some artist's image
a sheet of paper saying you are possible
I thank the artist for that
island continent its small aborigines
values I stand on I invent
and in the very middle of that gap
the givers


-- Olga Broumas and T Begley

from Sappho's Gymnasium,

Copper Canyon Press,

Port Townsend, WA: 1994

Exit Strategies II

Free Diving: Coral Cove

On a low viz day, unfortunately.  Still counts!

Hold Your Breath

The Muser:
sculpture mix; copper carbonate oxide.

30-minute exercise with live model.

Curiosity, Thy Name Is Harbor Seal

Curious harbor seal. He came within 15 feet of me and parked himself on a rock. I was playing in the shallow water, attempting to take photos of a clay fish with actual fish as extras.

One-Trick Sea-Horse

I may be a bit of a one-trick pony with water and clay, but I haven't bored myself yet, and at age 52 I think that's one of the few sure guides to living well.

Octopus Sighting: Sculptural Fun

Ichabod the Cephlapod: 

sculpture mix; green, denim, shino, yellow, trans-brown, and other glazes, layered.

Out of the kiln, into the creek.