Isa's Journal and Studio Blog

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Arriving at My Own Door

I do regret the energy I spent trying to prove that I had something to offer. It made me vulnerable...
bright purple flower

Poetry in Motion

“Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled— to cast aside the weight of...
puppy rose sitting in silver bowl

#nofilter

Rose in a bowl back when she was a puppy. #Nofilter is as pervasive a hash as any. It makes...
small detail from Isa collage handy man

Conspicuous Consumption

This year I want to create more, and consume less. I am a somewhat reformed magpie in terms of material...
variety of pink, white, and purple flowers

Artist Statement for the Art Base show

My peony hedge. My sister Heather was, among many things, a disciplined thinker and a writer. She was a poet,...
large art piece at the cllyfford still museum in Denver

Abstract Notion, abstract nation

The Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado. Our nation is, without question, an angry and divided one. This state of...
watercolor pieces on the wall

One Thousand

"One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her...
Isa's sister heather as a child

Soul Sister

Getting Bunny ears right before getting into my wedding dress. "You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your...
red dirt path with purple flowers

Flower Stalker

Rocky Mountain Penstemon I am a wildflower stalker, albeit a haphazard one. My dedication falters when learning proper nomenclature. My...
ibex sketches and watercolor

Beast of Burden

“They are all beasts of burden in a sense, ' Thoreau once remarked of animals, 'made to carry some portion...
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