This is another drawing where I feel like it doesn’t live up to the original photo, which happened to be taken by Dawn Bertuca, this year’s Artist in Residence at Spring Bird!!!  Dawn is a macro-photographer. She uses her iPhone to take these incredible close-ups …

For a stretch of 6 or 7 years, my parents rented a large house in L’Anse, Michigan. The house, which the owner built to resemble a Swiss Chalet, sat on a bay in Lake Superior. The bay was calm enough to swim and kayak in, …

At Spring Bird we believe in following our curiosity – especially with regards to nature, but we realize that most of us don’t have the time or energy to jump down rabbit holes of information on the internet or comb through books at the library …

This was a challenging picture to capture because the photo (posted  by Altoon Sultan) was So Magical to begin with that I felt I was not able to improve upon it.  I did my best to showcase the miracle of the hummingbird, which always does feel like …

There are times when nature makes us feel small but very important. I made this drawing of my cousin, Austen, walking in the shadows of redwoods. I tried to convey the gentleness, awe, and respect embodied in her photo. Austen has been such a teacher …

This is what happened in July! It was a busy and hot month, and there were so many developments that I was only able to  record the ones that stood out to me. 

This drawing features a pair of happy siblings resting on a log after a hot walk in the woods.  It makes me feel appreciative for not only these moments of rest but the fallen trees that provide a comfortable place to rest our legs.  I …

We have inherited lovely wheelbarrows, and this is one of them. It has beautiful rust flowers eating through the acidic green paint. And as useful as it s for hauling manure or rubble, I get so much pleasure out of its form, its design. . …

We have a small horse barn at the edge of our property. Carved into its cement floor are the names of the former horse, Jenny, and her owners. It is perfect. . And even though there are no horses in it now, when I am …

This is a drawing of Pat and my love fern. We chose ferns instead of flowers for our wedding, and we have managed to keep one alive with us for 16 years! The thing about our love fern is that it gets really dry in …

This frog illustration is from the #summerissue of Woolgathering. I wrote an essay about my joy of catching frogs and releasing them at farm pond. The experience always began in fear but ended in fun. Swipe to see a toad that has been hanging out by the …

One of the many treasures we inherited at Spring Bird is this old school bell from 1886.  The Bartholomews installed it to use for retreats and gatherings. A leader will ring it to signal to all of the wandering retreat goers to come back, to …

The Universe is calling you. Some say that the universe will conspire to lift you up into your place. It will find a way of getting you where you are supposed to be in life – in career and  in love. The universe is so …

This image that I drew was inspired by the artwork: “An angel holding a cornucopia” By David Ellinger 1988 This dichotomy of scarcity and abundance, has been on my mind for awhile now. I know that I tend to have an ingrained scarcity mindset, which …