Welcome!
I am so glad you are here…
Come in, stay awhile. You are welcome here.
As you are, flaws and all.
For your “flaws” are what make you unique, interesting, alive.
How boring life would be with a lack of flaws, stories to share, lessons to learn from, pain to learn from and see how far we’ve come.
Come, share, be yourself…Life is too short to be anything that doesn’t light you up, set your soul on fire, and shine brightly outwards.
You were created to share, be seen, be heard, to be loved, just as you are.
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn”
“When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.”
Oaks symbolism:
Great Gods: (Zeus, Jupiter, Thor…etc.) Many areas of the globe across time and place.
It’s toelrant and resilient. They are durable, hard, and fungal resistant, used for high quality frinutre.
They have a long lifespan. The oldest in the United States is found in LA, it is estimated to be upwards of 1,500 years old.
The yare pivital to ecosystems, shelter, nourishment…
50–70 feet tall and 50 feet wide when fully grown, all from a acorn.
Acorns can represent: fertility, new growth, fresh starts, and potential. Strength, resilience, prosperity, youthfulness, spiritual growth, power, good luck in some cultures, especially Norse and Celtic. Some beleive carrying or wearing an acorn could prevent aging and be a good luck token. The acorn was a token from an oak tree, which withstand much, so the fruit of this powerful tree represents luck and power.
Connection between past and present, future hopeful.
Potential in small things.
Health and community (Ohlone & Indegenous peoples of California area-acorns have been a staple of cooking, health, and community)
Patirnce and achievement
So, what can we learn from a mighty oak and a seemingly small acorn?
That we contain so much potential, resilience, abundance, life, sheltering vitslity.
What do you contain?
What stories are stored within your roots? What are you branching out towards?
What nourishment do you need to thrive?
Who/what do you support and provide shelter/nourishment just by being you and standing in your full presnce and power?
mushrooms dot the landscape
the dense moss, rich with moisture, is a perfect growing medium for iceland’s many species of mushrooms. experienced mushroom hunters know to visit their favorite spots a few days after it rains to find the biggest variety.
an island created by volcanoes
iceland’s geothermic pools and black sand beaches create stunning compositions from the air. both are created by the island’s constant volcanic activity.
natural beauty in its rawest form
iceland’s surface is carved by water, originating from either its massive glaciers or abundant rainfall.
the sun’s angle at this latitude produces deep and contrasty colors, drawing out the blacks in the volcanic soil and saturating the greens from the grasses and moss.
shop prints
a2 sized digital c prints, suitable for framing. each edition is limited to ten prints.
