The River of Life, and Death
I am not a religious man, but I think moving water is the best thing God ever made. -Jim Harrison Standing at the river’s edge, I watch sticks from old […]
indigenous people
Red Flagged
McClennan RED FLAGGED She hugs her baby, pats his bottom sets him on the floor, in the center, where spectators form a ring and watch. The “experts”: social worker,
Arctic
Eklutna Lake Back in the old days when there were no streetlamps we played outside after school under a bright moon. We were just kids then and we did not
The Whale Decides
The Whale Decides Rocky took me out on the pack ice by way of the captain, who granted us permission Like being on the moon. spring ice, blue snow white
Doodle Mind and Writing
24 x 24 acrylic The idea for this painting originated in Italy; after observing a tiled, stylized cross in a church, the shape reminded me of Native American capes
What If Everything Were Alive?
What if everything possessed life? Not just trees and flowers and plants and animals; mammals and humans and fish. I’m talking about everything. Source Dirt. Stones. Mountains. Snow.
Let Them Drink Coke
Like so many indigenous peoples around the world who have historically been exploited, forced off their land and exterminated, this story is especially compelling for the century we live in.