Author Archives: cefspiral

I have been gone for a while… There is so much going on in my life and the world, that I got lost. I have re-read my blog and think to myself; what the hell? How did I get here, when did I get lost, did I take the wrong trail? Most of it isContinue reading “Somethings Gotta Give”

The space I have been inhabiting of late has been liminal, sort of fuzzy around the edges. I realize my mind can be dreamy, as if my inner ear is attuning itself to the whispers of the gods; and so I walk through my days and nights in a liminal state of awareness. I amContinue reading “The Space In-between”

I am so thankful that the universe heard my prayers a year ago, in the middle of the year of Covid, and found a creative job for me in the corporate world. I get to finally use my college degree and years of experience in Photoshop… and it is wonderful. One day, I was soContinue reading “Leap of Faith”

There is so much going on in peoples lives, so busy, too many worries and distractions. Lately I have been thinking about commitment to my personal passions. The things I do that help me thrive. I have to re-commit to this blog. To my artwork. To just keep doing it; step away from the distractionsContinue reading “Commitment”

American art. What makes art American? The land, how our ancestors got here and where we live. The ancestral culture that continues to influence us through family oral history, photographs, homestead. What art did we see as children? Was there any artwork that hung in your parents home? I was watching a video on AmericanContinue reading “Influences”

I am remembering a time, way back when I was a little girl, enjoying a large family gathering for Thanksgiving at Grandma & Grandpa’s. Their 100+ acre farm was homesteaded probably around 1920, and became a working farm with fruit & nut orchards, vegetable & flower gardens, honey bees, chickens, goats, cows, pigs, hay andContinue reading “Thanksgiving”

What direction are you going? Head for a life of meaning. I love to study archetypes, folk & fairy tales, Jungian psychology and dream journaling. These studies provide imaginational guide maps which ask you to be your own heroine or hero. Your personal story can be viewed as a mythological journey into the depths ofContinue reading “A Life of Meaning”

This artwork is a combo of an illustration from the Book of Kells and a rune for protection. I created it in Adobe Illustrator. It depicts two creatures fighting, not sure but I see a bear and a dog. The rune (looks like a P) is the rune Wunjo, meaning joy & light, peace &Continue reading “Protecting the Soul Life”

I am still alive. I am breathing. I am conscious. I have many things to be grateful for, and in those small things, I prosper. My journey took me into the lower world. I usually find this path full of twists and turns as I go down into the depths of my being. I arriveContinue reading “Healing the Heart”

This morning’s sky is a sallow yellow, thick with smoke from the fires here in southern Oregon. It has been a hellish 48 hours and I am so tired and quite frankly, traumatized. I did not lose my home, like so many others. I do know several people who have lost their homes in TalentContinue reading “48 hours in a Fiery Hell”