More Than Just Us A hawk broke their shoulder, collided with a building encroaching their wetlands. The hawk was taken in,and with time and care, their shoulder healed. They were to be releasedat the urban pond where found injured. Dozens of us gathered on a clear mid-autumn day. They brought the bird over in a crate, said a few words […]
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The Deconstructed Self
NATALIE CHRISTENSEN ARTIST STATEMENT Shadows and psychological metaphors are favored photographic subjects for me.My work as a psychotherapist for over 25 years called upon me to explore what ishidden from view, those aspects of the self or the environment that we want toturn away from or simply avoid. I was particularly influenced by the work of depthpsychologist Carl Jung and […]
The Seven Men of Eptagonia and Other Poems
The Seven Men of Eptagonia (with interjections from my grandfather) In a small town up the breast of the uppermost land mound there is a land of Seven Corners where – They do – there are seven men who like to sit on the seventh corner of the seven bendy hills – They Do! – positioning their white plastic chairs […]
Collection: Moonlight on Water
The Veil In the light I whisper promises, Carried by the winds, As they echoed softly in the moonlit sky. I speak of my sorrows and plead my case, I shatter and break in that endless space. In between the knowing, That thin veil which holds the question, I lay all my tears and desires. I rest by that creek […]
A Collection of Images by Bette Ridgeway
Bette Ridgeway is best known for her large-scale, luminous poured canvases that push the boundaries of light, color and design. Her youth spent in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York and her extensive global travel have informed her colorful palette. For the past two decades, the high desert light of Santa Fe, NM has fueled Ridgeway’s art practice.