Art and Poetry
We must be so bitter
without wishes
not to send the seeds
of the dandelion’s rosette
parachuting, and keep it intact.
More startling yet
we bloom peonies on our skin,
dispense their scent;
hold exoskeletons of insects near,
carry serpents on our backs.
—-Diane Mehta
In an era of climate warming, rising oceans, biodiversity extinctions and existing oppression of women, my intention is to create visual narratives that honor our being embedded within the natural world.
Poet Diane Mehta has chosen 15 of my artworks to respond with her poetry. Her poems provide new perspectives to my artwork. They create a conversation between the visual and the words. The poems open new ways to experience the art. Here is a PDF of the artwork and poetry.
