The Orcas I visited many summers as a kid included stays at North Beach Inn, running around Madrona Point, and visiting my grandparents, who moved to Grindstone Harbor in 1964.
After 1976, my parents lived in Tokyo, Jakarta, and Brussels. I’d bring film and document my visits; my slide shows are visual stories of where I have been and what seen.
After enjoying a childhood trip to Norway in 1968, I went to school at Hallingdal Folkehugskole in 1977-8. I learned Norwegian, met my cousins, made new friends. I loved the slow pace of life, the skiing, and the culture.
The most extraordinary experience I had overseas was working in Kashmir, New Dehli, and Rajpur for indian scholar Gopi Krishna. One day, shopping for dish scrubbers, I found these.
Why am I an artist? To celebrate and honor my love for the beauty in nature. When I feel my heart connect to the spirit of a rock, or see the life force in a blade of grass, then I create art to give thanks for the gift of mystical experience.