Save the date.

The Artists on Grove Street Plaza is scheduled to take place September 24th (rain date October 1st) from 9 to 5 at Grove Street Plaza.

Check back frequently for more details.

Thank you to all who came to my opening reception.  For those who couldn't make it, pieces will be on display for another couple of weeks at Darien Rowayton Bank.  Unique holiday gifts, prices run from $150 to $2500.   Can you see the horses in the clouds?  

Sky Collection exhibit at Darien Rowayton Bank-Opening reception December 10th from 4 to 6pm

Finally complete, or is it?  The hardest part is knowing when to stop.   Hope to see you at the opening reception.

Working on this long process.

This is a preliminary sketch of a new painting that I am working on.  It is a 4 x 6 project that is too big for my standard easels, so it is sitting on my kitchen floor.  I'll keep you posted on the progress.  

One of the painting donated for Beech Brook Farm Art Before The Horse Event

There was a Navajo Blessing at Beech Brook Farm last Saturday. The purpose of a Horse Blessing Ceremony is to nullify the negative energy the horses carry. Although each ceremony is unique, the Horse Blessing Ceremony typically opens with the Navajo Creation Story of the horse and explains why the horse is so sacred to their culture. Stories are then told about the importance of connecting with nature, making time for family and loved ones, reevaluating our “needs” and embracing simplicity.

 Those in attendance are then invited to gather greens from the horses’ environment to be mixed with the medicinal herbs collected by a Navajo Medicine Person. Hot coals are added to create a moist, fragrant smoke. This smudge, as it is referred to, is the medicine that is offered to the horses. As sacred songs are sung and the smudge is taken to the horses, the healing properties begin and energy work (think: reiki) is performed. Those in attendance bear witness to the negative and unhealthy energy leaving the horses’ bodies. 

It was truly amazing. At one point when the Medicine Person chanted while facing each direction (East, West, North and South), all horses and donkeys started to whinny and prance.  I got a chill down my spine.  

Beech Brook encourages an offering to help support the ongoing ability to offer these blessings to others. We ask for a donation to Beech Brook Farm.  Donations can be sent to 125 Fishtown Road, Mystic CT.

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