tapestry

I recently shared this on Instagram. It occurred to me that those of you who come here for your daily STILL-ness might enjoy seeing it too.

I am an artist who takes one graphic photo every day of found nature on a white or black background. I have been doing this for 8 years and have never missed a day. What that says about me I am not yet sure. I am 55, have been married to (James Beard Award winning!) food writer @sjrhoffman for 30 years, and we have 2 kids. We live in Minnesota, but spend a lot of time in our adopted second home in Languedoc, southern France. Finally, we have a puggle named Jack who is, like all puggles, insane, anxiety-ridden, and constantly famished.

Just for fun, here are 10 facts about me that I shared several years ago, and that you might not gather just by looking at my feed:

• My favorite expression is “ask forgiveness, not permission”.
• I have always dressed for comfort, not style. It still breaks my mother’s heart—she is 84 years old.
• I have an aeronautical and astronautical engineering masters degree from Stanford—my first generation Romanian immigrant father cried at my graduation ceremony.
• I was an all-state soccer player in high school, before that meant very much.
• My chicken, Glimmer, may she rest in peace, was a social media star who insisted on laying her eggs in my bed.
• I am something of a news-o-phobe.
• I find page-long mathematical proofs beautiful.
• I have a fantasy of living in New York City for a year in a loft with one bed, two side tables, and a completely white room.
• I have an infinite capacity to forgive innocent creatures.
• And here is the 11thfact in my 10-fact list: I don’t believe in “shoulds.”

I’d like to extend a virtual double-cheek kiss to all of you (no more hugs for a while). Your support, encouragement, and presence mean everything. I started this project 8 years ago just hoping to earn a place at the table of fellow online creatives. What I got was the whole table, and all of you sitting around it, acting like family and friends. Thank you for coming here and thank you for staying. 😘😘