Creating. Adventuring. Soul Sharing.
Dirt Trail Studio is where it all begins!
I CREATE because I’m on an everyday thru-hike with myself. I cherish solitude and introspection, but I long for a compassionate, safe tribe to journey along-side with through the storms and speechless vistas. I paint, sculpt and write to help process my experiences and understand myself, and because I love life and humanity so much. Maybe in daring to share what's inside me I can reach others.
On the trail of life we enter and depart with what's on our own backs, but between it all there is discovery and exploration of the ways we carry the load together!
MY PROCESS: Creating is a process of revelation. I may begin with a thought, feeling or idea, but what it becomes is guided by the surrounding light of creation.
I come before the canvas inquisitively, with questions, asking "What is this experience?" "What does this experience mean?" "Which direction am I going?" "Where do I go next?" I work to stay open in mind and heart for the response, and this openness relaxes me into the flow of painting and life. When I'm working I'm overcome with peace, even when the subject matter might be painful or uncomfortable.
The answers I receive through the creative act are specific to my life, but I have discovered they are often universal. Everyday I become more awake and aware of how interconnected we are as people and as a broader community. I strive to nurture this creative communication between us.
A JOURNEY AWAITS!
