“As I wind down both the anticipation of their bloom, and the lingering knowing of their short debut, I begin to reflect on the past couple weeks of painting the peonies in my garden…”

This pond has been a great source of inspiration for me. It is on my family's land, my childhood stompin’ grounds. It’s the place where I became deeply connected to and developed the understanding that we are part of nature, not separate. The place where I feel small yet expansive. The place that brings me back to me, each and every time. Where I never regret showing up. Where I seek for and continue to find my truth. 

“The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow.” - Leonardo da Vinci