Welcome Theory

After five years in this studio I finally did what I’ve always wanted to do and set up an oil painting station. My goal is to do at least one painting a month, both for practice and as a way to keep my spirits up in the coming months of cold and dark. And the …

Eternal Aether

Last month I bid farewell to my dear and beloved assistant, companion, and all-around heart-healer, Aether the cat. Aether was first discovered, along with his sister Nyx and brother Chaos, as kittens in the shed behind my parents’ house. My brother and I tamed them and adopted them. They were great cats. Aether and Chaos …

Forever Chaos

His coat was like a forest in autumn sun; full of color, light, and life. His coat was like a river with shadows and currents to get lost in. He snaked his way through sunbeams, through my veins, to my heart. And there he will reside a cat-shaped hole filled with all the love we …

Exit Emmy

I had to put my horse down yesterday. It has been a hard couple of weeks, and I am a cauldron of conflicting emotions right now. My horse—her name is Emmy—has been a huge part of my life for almost twenty years. I’ve had her since she was six and I was eleven, and in …

To the Pain

As I have already mentioned elsewhere (not so far on this blog), my beloved cat, Nyx, was run over by a truck last month. I decided not to write of it here, not right away, because I want to keep this blog an interesting and pleasant read, and I always find outpourings of grief to …

Quest, eternal

Since I hate to leave a story unfinished I thought I’d type up a report on my horse’s injury. For those of you with blissfully short memories, a few weeks ago I went to take the ol’ pony out for a ride and this happened. A tense weekend spent soaking, bandaging, and administering bute followed, …