Lenten Haiku

Digitally altered and colored photograph of a crucifix at San Jaun Capistrano mission site in California. Text of haiku reads as follows:

The swallows arrive.

Here is a gold crucifix.

We worship Our Lord.

Original photograph from a family vacation in the mid 70's. Haiku and altered photo 2005.

Valentine in Denim

Ephesians 5:2. Embroidery and Applique on upcycled Denim. January 2010

Ecstatic Leaping

Haiku experiment. I used my "Wooden Dancer" mixed media artwork and digitally enhanced it, then added the text of my haiku. Great fun. 2006.

Wooden Dancer

Scraps of wood found in my little backyard forest, arranged, then painted with acrylic paint. Summer/Fall 2006.

Mary Annette at Work

Mary Annette at Work. Original line drawing on newspaper. Printed on eight by ten inch colored paper. 1982.

Found in My Garden

Something about this time of year always brings renewed interest in haiku/ikebana.The sparse yet elegant design of late winter/early spring?