January 11th, 2008
I have been thinking of an artist friend of mine who passed away almost 12 years ago. Shirley Wright lived on Lopez Island in Puget Sound in a huge rambling building that housed Grayling Gallery, three sets of living quarters, two painting studios, a wood shop, a ceramic studio, a photography darkroom, and a large […]
April 20th, 2007
I feel the paint blowing through me
Bearing feathers and flower petals.
An inexorable softness
Shapes the universe
In songs of color.
Note about Lexi Sundell’s painting: “Poppy Dancer” is acrylic on canvas. Other original paintings and prints available at RiverStone Gallery.
Copyright © Lexi Sundell 2007. All Rights Reserved.
April 19th, 2007
Chiseling holes in the dike with words,
ancient barrier looming invisible,
so long unseen it rises in the fog a mighty surprise.
The unnoticed walls enclose most powerfully,
even if made of crumbling mortar and loose stones.
Unnoticed walls seal the beyond from thought, hope, and desire,
a void does not beckon with enticing possibilities.
One hides from the void, building barriers
and […]
April 15th, 2007
Poppies of the dawn wear soft veils of knowing,
Gently kissed by light arriving from the void.
Translucent petals
Shimmer in trembling air,
Deceptively fragile,
Yet brimming
With indomitable purpose.
The flowers begin to rouse the bees
To worship at their golden altars of life.
The mysteries of pollen
Hold the songs of creation,
Crystalline poppy forms
Bringing petals born of times past
To blossom in moments yet […]