i was attracted to minimalism out of a scandinavian genetic predisposition, combined with a life lived in the flat light of a northern climate, combined with a general feeling of freedom it gave me to be unencumbered by things. but the other effect of pared down material surroundings, which i am not the first to notice, is that having less visual clutter requesting my attention  has acted as a creative accelerator. i don’t think it’s any coincidence that still blog was born in 2012, very shortly after i painted all of my floors white and purged the main floor of my house. it has me looking around for more things to get rid of.

balsam branch with fresh snow

saint paul, minnesota