Beauty Category

Images

Hopi grandma sat on the trailer steps saw the ancient spirits dancing. Drunk and beat the homeless man cried “Love is lost before it’s too late.” Only a fool tries to handle a mandolin like a guitar. The lawyer said, with some distaste, “Please stop filling my case, filling my case.” In the deepening shade […]

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Universes

One hundred billion universes The comforting hand of sleep Answers to life’s big questions Between lines of poetry In the morning sunrise Inspiration flows One hundred billion universes Small the heart beating Seeking solace in this vast space Sage spiritualists say Love is all there is A speck in this void Of timelessness

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Alaska Native Doll Art

Dolls preserve culture Daily life, ceremony Ageless perfection All of these dolls were in a large case on the third floor Dolls are made from ivory, fur, animal hides and skins, and cloth

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Make Haiku Mini-Comic Book #41

Sun’s blast brightly moves Across summer’s sky drying Autumn’s cool birth comes Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape format […]

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Alaska Native Art

Masks hold memory Spirits animals protect Healing strength of art I’m in Anchorage for a two day training related to my job. I visited the Alaska Native Medical Center and spent an hour mesmerized by it’s extensive collection of Alaska Native art work.  These are just a few masks. More art work to come. Enjoy.

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Mama – A Most Beautiful Woman

Mama is a most beautiful woman most beautiful most beautiful her name an endless refrain on the shelf of my brain. How, I longed to be like she. Tall, fine, soft brown long hands artists hands painted many a canvas musician’s hands played a nice note. She carried Eartha’s class wore Pearl’s elegance lived her […]

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