The Artful Element of Texture

Texture is one of the seven elements of art. As a key member of the artful elements,

Texture asks, ‘How does it feel?’

‘Rough ‘n’ gritty,’ answers Lava Rock Wall.

‘Lava Rock …

FORM is one of the seven elements of art. Building it draws upon shapes, and spaces between and within, lines encapsulated, to give depth to FORM. FORM is a part of us: not in a 2D-shape-of-us photograph …

Last month’s post #2 in the series ‘I’m Not an Artist, BUT…’, was about line and space as performance art in nordic skiing. Now it’s music’s turn.

I come from a tradition of choral singing.…

LINE & SPACE in Nordic Skiing

Sporty LINES, and the SPACES they carve out, are artful expressions or gestures. These two elements of Art, LINE & SPACE are expressive and freeing especially when carved by our own …

How many times have I heard that disclaimer, “I’m not an artist, BUT…”?

The ‘BUT’ is key to redemption.

It wants to change your mind. ‘BUT’ is as central as the Principal’s Office at the ‘FANB…

It’s the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. We meet at sunrise at Shipwreck’s Beach parking lot with Adrian Burke, an ARC Seabird Technician (Archipelago Research & Conservation). He’s from the Big Apple with a …

We’re an hour’s drive from our North Vancouver home. We’ve brought bicycles to ride a portion of the Trans Canada Trail (TCT). It’s a ‘Two for Tulip’ day. ‘Tu’ and ‘Two’ are the syllable sound-surround of this …

I’m in a desert of sorts.

Deserts are lands of sparsity where evaporation exceeds rainfall. Harsh habitats for a writer.

Coming from a temperate rainforest, I feel it from day one in my skin, my eyes, and …

Heh Leaf!

Inspired by Johnny Mercer’s lyrics/song ‘Autumn Leaves’ © 1947

Heh Leaf! Fall out with me

in one fell swoop—

let this be your downfall.

Fall in line

Fall apart, f(or) all I care.

Fall into, …

To be steady on my feet…steady in my thoughts, I need balance.

First off, when balance is disturbed, my writing Muse muffles.  

Shooting from a 26-year-old hip replacement, my decrepit spoke to me. At first, in …