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Along the north shore between Lake Superior and the highway, are glacial potholes, an interesting geological feature, with varieties of trees in the woods. In this beautiful place I imagine stepping into my ancestors footprints, walking among the birches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Whose Woods Are These? A fresh winter blanket covers us with a warming chill. We survive & thrive winter partly by breathing it in and letting it refresh us from the inside out. Don’t extremes make us stronger?<\/p>\n Once Upon a Prairie Bittersweet Shadow A lace curtain casts a gossamer-like shadow in the room, displaying a filmy, fleeting layer under a gathering of bittersweet pinned to the wall, lasting only a few moments before the sun sets below the windowsill.<\/p>\n Taos Neighbor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (pastel) <\/p>\n The adobe homes in New Mexico look like they grew right out of the ground. Respect and humility come to mind, observing the evidence that for many thousands of years, humans existed, using the resources from the earth with reverence and restraint, creating sacred spaces to survive, grow and thrive.<\/p>\n Oak by Walnut When squirrels have left the outer shells of black walnuts, the shells can be gathered and slow cooked in water for a day or so. This makes a beautiful warm brown ink. As in former times, we can still make many of the materials we use, and that in itself is an art.<\/p>\n Nesting Instinct While living in South Dakota, I explored empty wind worn homes that stood like a period at the end of an era. There was always a romanticized \u2018Little House in the Prairie\u2019 hangover from these discoveries, though I know it must have been a hard life, the etching of that life sat like a silent secret in chipped paint and weather worn wood-lap siding.<\/p>\n Although the home was abandoned by humans, a bird found a way to create a\u00a0 home in the window sill.<\/p>\n French Laundry I visited an amazing woman named Mandy, who spent most of her life living on a yacht, tooling around the world. She had so many stories! She is now in her 70\u2019s and lives in a country house in the Lot region of France. This image of her laundry line struck me as an element of a simple, functional life surrounded by unmanicured beauty of the country landscape.<\/p>\n Barnyard This scene is warm and worn, work and the land, basic as butter; icons of the Midwest landscape.<\/p>\n Winter hill The hill offers a high horizon line, setting a vantage point to observe trees and sumac silhouettes against the sky, highlighting seasonal changes.<\/p>\n Meet Alice This little gal was so friendly and curious!<\/p>\n Dog Day An ode to Norman Rockwell, this was a compilation of several shots I took (illegally I\u2019m sure) from the car driver\u2019s seat. I think the image says it all: There is pure joy in smelling the air and letting your ears and lips flap in the breeze.<\/p>\n If you are interested in my work, you can contact me at:\u00a0 insightarty@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n Linda Jensen<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Artwork and Text by Linda Jensen I want to show aesthetic beauty and the unnoticed, unusual stories that catch my eye and my imagination. I am concerned about human beings losing perspective in our forward momentum as we try to … Continue reading <\/a>
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Watercolor<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a>In 1981, while wandering around the prairie somewhere in South Dakota I came across this small abandoned house on the edge of a field. It was enticing to explore and to wonder what life was like for the folks who lived there.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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Walnut Ink, quilt pen
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