Painting we often felt on unsure ground. But then somehow, the Scaffold manifested – David, many, many huge thanks for putting it up, wow – it made our work so much easier. We could now safely reach the higher panels of the doors. It was fun to climb up on the scaffold, view the world, the bay, and people from up there, and finally stand on a flat surface, relief :)

Last year we all felt on unsure ground. The pandemic kept raging in waves, with quickly rising numbers of deaths, and racial uprisings being in full force. Then later in the summer came the lightning storms, wild fires surrounding the Bay Area on all sides, pitch dark days with no sunlight, orange ominous glow, ashes raining, thick brown air dangerous to breathe, evacuations. In the fall it continued with hot eastern winds threatening more inferno. Then arrived chaotic elections, democracy seriously endangered, the storming of the Capitol. All these events highlighted a time of disruption, upheaval, unraveling, and revelation – seeping into our bodies, minds and hearts. Igniting much needed questioning of the reality of the American dream on all fronts. Questioning and exploring our capacities and willingness to be fully human and alive. We will be on unsure ground for a while, as we wake up, imagine and listen for new possibilities…