Dear Tina, How are you my friend? I have been craving some “soulful” listening while I am painting and came across this interview Krista Tippett shared from On Being with Joanna Macy, a philosopher of Ecology. I have never known or heard of this as a profession and I loved the idea of it. I was reminded… Read More
Hello Sweet T, How are you? Thank you for sharing Mary Oliver’s poem with me. The graphic you made is so sweet! The poetry reminded me of the first collaborative piece of art we ever exhibited. It was inspired by Rumi’s poem, The Waterwheel, remember? I love how we were discovering our sense of place and connection to the landscape in that… Read More
Dear Laura, I have been thinking about the poets who take my breath away with words. I will often have to reread those juicy ones over and over again. The poets I tend to respond to are writing about the natural world. Mary Oliver is who I will quote in this letter, but another fantastic poet… Read More
Yes! Dear Laura, I was inspired by your recent post and the THIRST project. It is ironic that this project developed because of the extreme drought and now it is extreme flooding…..climate change? At any rate, paying closer attention to nature and our human impact is undeniable. I did a little digging about trees and… Read More
Tina Hirsig, Vision 120 Laura Gaffke, ReVision 120 Dear Tina, I could tell you about the wild adventure I have been on in… Read More
“He who plants a tree Plants a hope.” ~Lucy Larcom Dear Tina, I chose this beautiful magnolia flower for ReVision 120. It’s easy to see from my last Vision how long and harsh my Connecticut winter was this past year. It affected a lot of plants in my garden but the most heartbreaking of all were… Read More
Dear Tina, It was so wonderful to see the bright and cheery camellia flower from your garden! I love that you planted it for Aidan when he was born. I have many flowers in my garden that were given to me from special people in my life and I always think of them when they bloom.… Read More
Dear Tina, Everything is covered in sparkly white up here. We had a big snowstorm which made everything magical. I am learning to welcome winter’s rhythm although I would take a beach day over the snow anytime. Things slow down around here and people don’t seem to go out as much. Do you remember those… Read More
Dear Laura, I haven’t written a ‘working table’ post in awhile, but that is a part of what I will be doing more of this year. I have spent the last six weeks reading and researching with some moments of drawing in between. I needed some room to think for awhile to decide which direction… Read More
Dear Tina, I have been thinking about your metaphor for seeds and future growth for Vision 118. It made me feel good that you think of me with a sense of optimism and hope. These poppy pods hold hope for beautiful blooms come spring. They were filled with the tiniest, little seeds that nearly blew away… Read More
Hello Sweet T How are you? I finished ReVision 117 and decided to go with the smaller paintings. I felt like I needed more time with the other paintings I shared in my last letter. Our work opens up new ideas for me and it often takes time to process them. The weather has been amazingly… Read More
Dear Tina, I loved seeing your ReVision 116. You cracked me up with your “homage to the moth”. Poor little guy…I like the way you incorporated the patterns from his wings in you’re drawing. I think this new format of going bigger is working out great! We will be able to stretch ourselves in ways… Read More
Hello Sweet T, How are you? I cannot tell you how much it lit me up that you were just in Connecticut filling my home with your goofiness and bright spirit. Our time together is so precious and jam packed, isn’t it? I can’t believe everything we managed to get done in such a short… Read More
Dear Laura, This morning I walked out my front door and was greeted by the beautiful aroma of jasmine. I know that if you were here you would love this flower. Notice how the bud unfolds in a spiral pattern and how each petal is actually curved into a tube shape. Jasmine is simply the best… Read More
Dear Tina & friends, I am a fan of Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday. It is a thought provoking show designed to “awaken viewers to their best selves and discover a deeper connection to the world around them.” This is exactly what it does for me. I record it and make time to watch it when… Read More
Search “Vision/ReVision: Home” in our Archive or Conversation Topics link to see all posts. See the images and conversation for Vision 7 HERE. This is our last Vision/ReVision with the theme of “home”. We have been making work on this theme for six months and we are ready for a new challenge, but we suspect… Read More
Read more about this collaborative project HERE. Our Vision #2 Tina’s ReVision #2 Dear Laura, Your Vision post had me thinking the past ten days about time spent with good friends. I believe we are lucky to have a few good friends that will listen to us in this life… Read More
Last weeks Vision Learn more about this series HERE ReVision Dear Laura, I was inspired by what you wrote about your garden for your Vision and headed out into my garden to see what I could find. I began thinking about the variety of plants we have added over the years. We… Read More
Learn more about Laura & Tina’s Vision/ReVision Project Visions for the Week: ReVisions for the week: Dear Tina, I saw this little bird perched in this tree while on one of my walks and love how it blends in with the bark. It reminded me of the beautiful root drawing you shared this week and… Read More
Visions for the week (last week) Learn more about Laura & Tina’s Vision/ReVision Project ReVisions for the week: Dear Tina~ Those roots you saw in Greenville were SO beautiful! Isn’t nature’s adaptability fascinating? I took this picture while on a hike at BIG SUR. This wall was built out of sandbags which had slowly started to… Read More
Learn more about Laura & Tina’s Vision/ReVision Project Visions for the week: ReVisions for the week: Dear Tina, Yes, indeed this week was a bit crazy for me, yet I am delighted to say the Open Studio turned out to be a wonderful event! I think they keep getting better and better! Everything was well… Read More
Learn more about Laura & Tina’s Vision/ReVision Project. Dear Tina, As you know I have been ridiculously busy preparing for my open studio this week which is enlivening me. I have SO enjoyed working with our guest artists and decorating as well as preparing for all of the wonderful things L2T will have to share. In… Read More
