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  Graphite, pencil crayon, acrylic ink, acrylic paint on paper Windows and window sills 

  Graphite, pencil crayon on mylar - in progress Everything I do is done in the smallest increments of time, knowing that an interruption is predicted and likely sooner than I would like. It is a luxury to have back to back hours, time for rest, meals, socializing, and back to the drawing board. It is even more of a luxury to have real estate - square footage of studio space dedicated to creative works - 

  I was out walking Adele, as we do three times a day.  I am often distracted by 'life on life's terms' and making sense of the latest teachable moments I encounter in my day to day life. Each day I face the challenge of constructing a sense of feeling a part of rather than feeling apart from. I seek connectedness, belonging, security. As I walked past a small shrub, there was a big crow climbing in the branches, not a few feet from me. I instinctively reached for my camera, hoping to collect an image for drawing later, but the branches were in the way and the crow was obscured by leaves.  I said to the crow, "Good morning, neighbour!" In a friendly, welcoming tone. Neighbour Crow flapped out of the shrub and up onto the corner of the roof of the closest house, peering down at me. "Whose a good bird?" I asked. "Whose a good bird?" Neighbour Crow flew down and perched on a gate, looking at me.  "You are a good bird! What a good bird! Such a...