Sa'ada

Handmade paper collage, 6 1/2 x 4"

Gaviota of the Mind

Lithograph, hand-colored, 15 x 11"



From the series of fourteen lithographs, "Thoughtprints and Footprints: California"

In Memory

Lithograph with chine colle, 5 1/2 x 7, "Lenny"


Time reflects
into absence
our forever moments,
forever.


I met Leonard Taylor's widow and two young daughters at the dedication of the September 11 Memorial at Freedom Grove in Reston, Virginia in May 2002. Taylor and Norma Cruz Kahn, two Reston residents, were on the airplane that hit the Pentagon.

Lenny sometimes rode his bike to work in Arlington.

September 11 Memorial, Freedom Grove, Reston

Bronze relief on Shenandoah boulder, 8 x 11"

Two Reston residents were on American Airlines Flight 77 that hit the Pentagon, Leonard Taylor and Norma Cruz Kahn. On October 6 Freedom Grove was planted near Brown's Chapel by the community of Reston as a memorial to all those lost on September 11, 2001. The bronze was commissioned by Reston Association and it was dedicated in May 2002.

Barefoot up Sycamore Creek

Lithograph, 12 x 15"


Barefoot up Sycamore Creek,
with the kids,
in the late summer,
unconcerned with snakes.


This print is from the series "Thoughtprints and Footprints: California."

The Old Footsteps (from the journal)

The ant on the journal runs,
looks for herself. The pages
smell familiar, the old footsteps. 8-7-11


Like a slow snow,
the abandoned skins of spiders
float down, catch on our toes.
Somewhere the new skins harden.
Summer ripens. 8-10-11


Under the black umbrella
counting hummingbirds,
swelling poke berries,
the single sounds of rain. 8-13-11


Weighted by last night's
rain, the woods lean heavily
over cricket's many voices. 8-19-11


Almost half a moon,
a mourning cloak,
and a blue dragonfly,
repeating. 8-22-11

Nazca Spinner

Fired clay with glazes, 15 x 1"


The surface designs are from a book of Peruvian hats; the colors are not traditional.

Always at the Right of Red

Lithograph, hand-colored with watercolor, 5 1/2 x 7"


Always
at the right of red
dream light
dancing.


Years ago at the UCSB College of Creative Studies, my litho professor gave my stone to another student to use before I had printed my image. My image was lost. This is the fourth attempt to recreate that self-portrait. I decided to try again using this poem that I like very much.

Grandmother and Child

Fired clay with sgraffito, 15 x 1"


This is a portrait of an old friend with one of her twin granddaughters.

Matt

Lithograph, 5 x 5"


Portrait of a former student.