Isla Magdalena...

The Island of Magdalena in Magdalena Bay, is something outstanding. It is a town of 200. A fishing coop. The island has its own desalinization and electricity plants. They are a sustainable society. I believe the breakdown is 130 adults and 70 kids. Very beautiful dunes and vistas, but a very basic existence.

A whale of a time...

Last week some dear friends and I drove to San Carlos to see whales. We were lucky to have a beautiful clear day and see lots and lots of them. It is so impressive to see the size of these mammals (three times the size of our pangas) and yet be playful and friendly with us. They were three or four in a pack. They would dive under our boats and come out the other end. Sometimes flipping their tale or coming up for air, in whichever case got us completely wet. It was a bit like feeling as a five year old again, rolling up our sleeves, leaning over the boats carelessly, for a chance to touch their beautiful almost velvet like skin. It was an experience out of this world ... For me as a piscis, I felt like I wanted to become one with the ocean.

It's a doggone world... here in Baja.

Every Wednesday and Sunday mornings at 7am Lisa, Mir, Nancy and I take off with 10 to 12 dogs (some ours and some not) for a walk down the beach, or one of the desert paths. Sometimes we get to see pink beautiful clouds as the sun is rising, we get to measure the power of the waves, collect garbage trying to keep the beach clean, constantly try to keep the dogs from getting tangled in the fisherman's lines and keep a steady conversation without skipping a beat. It's a good start of a day!

Siete días...

Después de siete días y todavia tengo un nudo en la garganta.

10 year anniversary...

Reminiscing...I was thinking today that January of 2010 marks my 10th year Anniversary since I left the Corporate World to become a full time semi-starving artist. I remember the excitement when I found my first and most beautiful studio in Cold Spring, New York. Bare big white walls, 16 foot ceilings and time (the biggest gift of all). I didn't mind the 45 minute drive, with our dog Bogie in tow, singing and chanting all the way down I-84.

Now 10 years later, 5 thousand miles from my first studio and working outdoors I'm still saying that "Art if Life". I learn something every day from life and I try to embed it into my art. A combination of channeling what one learns and wanting to safe keep it, at least for a while. Later ... we can let go.

A friend just sent me a quote that reads "Life is a big canvas, throw all the paint on it you can" -- Danny Kaye

Espíritu... an unusual piece...

I found this little doll's head on one of my walks to the beach with the pups. I picked it up on the way back and brought it home. It is unusual for its dark skin color and bright green eyes. It seems like she is looking at you. For a long time I had her in my studio on a shelf, just there... idle. However with time it seemed to grow on me, almost like I could see into its soul and I could see a bit of darkness in it.

Eventually she was incorporated into an unusual piece together with other found objects. The little head being the core, and other pieces hanging and dangling from it. As if dependent on her strength.

Niño Problema...

Just came across this picture taken last summer while visiting my sister Julie. We walked around a small town called Sayulita, a few miles south of Puerto Vallarta. There was a truck parked which called my attention because it had this "Niño Problema" (problem child) painted on the front windshield. It made me wonder was he bragging or complaining? Was he the trouble child, or did he have a trouble child, or was he actually very shy, and wished he could be rebellious and a trouble maker.