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A Midwesterner in the Desert

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img_9141-1img_9144Last year I went to visit my sister in Tucson, AZ.  I had never been to the desert before.  My first hike was a solo trip into Saguaro National Park on the Sendero Esperanza trail.  The terrain seemed extraterrestrial.  I meandered from flora to fauna, paying close attention to this new world. I moved slow in the heat. I saw birds fly in and out of holes in giant cacti.  Lizards sprinted across the trail. The ground was red, covered with beautiful, sharp rocks.  Everything I passed had spikes on its ends.  The sun was unavoidable. I enjoyed the desert very much!

Let It Be Forgotten

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WINTER FIRE

“Let It Be Forgotten”

by Sarah Teasdale

Let it be forgotten, as a flower is forgotten,
   Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold,
Let it be forgotten for ever and ever,
   Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.
  
If anyone asks, say it was forgotten
   Long and long ago,
As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed footfall
   In a long forgotten snow.

 

Sara Trevor Teasdale was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1884. She is the author of Love Songs (The Macmillan Company, 1917), winner of the Columbia University Poetry Society Prize (which later became the Pulitzer Prize for poetry) and the Poetry Society of America Prize. She died in 1933.

Phantom Limbs

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PHANTOM LIMBS

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I came across some beautiful sections of a Maple tree lying next to the curb on my way home.  I did not know the reason the tree was cut down.  Looked like a healthy tree from the parts I examined.  I decided to bring a few sections with me to help restore a new purpose to a life put out to pasture.  Is a life worth more with years of experience and knowledge it has gained? Anyway, it sucks getting old, and this tree was old.  I imagined what these limbs thought of as they lie on the curb next to each other

– all discombobulated and out of order.

 

 

MONSTER SLAYER RETURNS!

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The adventures of Ava the Monster Slayer are set to continue this fall with the release of “Ava the Monster Slayer in Cousin Power”, published by Sky Pony Press and distributed through Simon & Schuster. For the sequel, Lisa and I decided to follow a comic book style format in hopes that Ava the Monster Slayer can be the gateway that leads young readers deeper into the realm of comic books! With the introduction of Ava’s cousin, Sophia, the girls share the horror and courage of taking their stuffed animals back from the scary woodland monsters that surround them while away at camp.  This was another fun project to work on with Lisa!  I hope you enjoy!

 

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Alchemy Audio Pedals

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This will be my 3rd year creating a poster for Alchemy Audio’s upcoming event, Gear Swap, this April.  They are a local Chicago company that builds, repairs, and modifies electric guitar pedals.  Great people to work with and they have an incredible list of clients from Wilco to Lucinda Williams.  Check them out at alchemy-audio.com

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MIKE’S BIKES

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img_0849Finished the gas tank for the new bike Mike is building (You don’t know Mike? You should. He builds bikes.)  Inspired by the movie “Hardware” and the Public Image Limited song, “This Is What You Want, This Is What You Get”.  Some how a burning city landscape seemed fitting. Looking to do something on the rear fender next.

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Stencil artwork I did for Mike’s last bike.

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