Caretaker's Notes

An Art Studio in a Mug: A Caretaker’s Note

An Art Studio in a Mug: A Caretaker’s Note

Part of the fun of creating a gift in a mug is the limitation of space. You’ve only got so much room. You could tuck in something as grand as...

An Art Studio in a Mug: A Caretaker’s Note

Part of the fun of creating a gift in a mug is the limitation of space. You’ve only got so much room. You could tuck in something as grand as...

How Your Mug Is Made: A Caretaker’s Note

How Your Mug Is Made: A Caretaker’s Note

I don’t know about you, but I have a collection of mugs that were given to me by dear friends. I feel quite sentimental about them and I love that...

How Your Mug Is Made: A Caretaker’s Note

I don’t know about you, but I have a collection of mugs that were given to me by dear friends. I feel quite sentimental about them and I love that...

Whale Meets Machine | A Lesson in Interspecies Communication

Whale Meets Machine | A Lesson in Interspecies ...

As I began working on Whale for PittaPat, I came across the CETI Project—an extraordinary effort where scientists from many disciplines are using AI to decode whale song and attempt...

Whale Meets Machine | A Lesson in Interspecies ...

As I began working on Whale for PittaPat, I came across the CETI Project—an extraordinary effort where scientists from many disciplines are using AI to decode whale song and attempt...

RIP | Lola

RIP | Lola

Lola was completely at peace. No struggle, no fear. By my side. As we carried her out to the car, the crows were back. At least a dozen of them....

RIP | Lola

Lola was completely at peace. No struggle, no fear. By my side. As we carried her out to the car, the crows were back. At least a dozen of them....

Lola and Crow

Lola and Crow

Lola came to me at a time when life was stable. Or so I thought. From the beginning, Crow was there. Every time we stepped into the yard, Crow would...

Lola and Crow

Lola came to me at a time when life was stable. Or so I thought. From the beginning, Crow was there. Every time we stepped into the yard, Crow would...

A winter landscape with snow-covered ground, bare trees, and evergreen trees under a colorful aurora borealis that reflects softly on the snow.

Borrowed Strength

Sometimes a spirit animal chooses us, and sometimes we reach toward the qualities we need. A winter reflection on borrowed strength, guidance, and the quiet teachers who help us find...

Borrowed Strength

Sometimes a spirit animal chooses us, and sometimes we reach toward the qualities we need. A winter reflection on borrowed strength, guidance, and the quiet teachers who help us find...