A Present Pause

$95.00

"The world's otherness is an antidote to confusion. Standing within this otherness-- the beauty and the mystery of the world--can redignify the worst-stung heart." --Mary Oliver

A young Swainson's Thrush perches on a branch high up in the trees, finding brief respite from the flux of life. Sheltered by moss and lichen, she pauses her flute-like trill to silently consider this new world unfurled below her feet.
An American Barn Owl stops to rest on a gnarled stump.

8"x10"
Graphite on cotton paper
Original, signed
Ships flat in a rigid kraft mailer