A new piece called Beauty

Beauty

In making this piece I was thinking about the concept of beauty. I have noticed that my idea of what is beautiful has changed as my life changes yet certain things have remained constant. I love this Native American prayer/ poem because it seems to describe the essence of beauty. It comes from the Navajo people who live in the Southwestern United States.

The Navajo Night Way Ceremony

In beauty may I walk

All day long may I walk

Through the returning seasons may I walk

Beautifully I will possess again

Beautifully birds

Beautifully joyful birds

On the trail marked with pollen may I walk

With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk

With beauty may I walk

With beauty before me may I walk

With beauty behind me may I walk

With beauty behind me may I walk

With beauty above me may I walk

With Beauty all around may I walk

In old age wandering on a trail of beauty,

lively, may I walk

In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty,

Living again, may I walk

It is finished in beauty

It is finished in beauty

Beauty
45" x 11.5" x 11.5"

Earth Meets Sky

Earth Meets Sky
9'9" x 32" x 32"

This year I was selected to exhibit one of my pieces as part of a Sculpture on Campus Exhibit at Pima College in Tucson, Arizona. Until now I have not done any outdoor sculpture so building this was a real learning experience. I installed it last week just in time to have it christened by a huge monsoon storm!  

The Visiting Dragonfly

Late every summer we have a visit from one of these dragonflies. For a week or two it will come and land in the same spot on top of a tall steel sculpture. I don't think it's the same dragonfly coming back every year, maybe a descendant. I imagine the  grandfather dragonfly tells the grandkids about the great view and they come by to have a look.