As Frost & Pollen is about to be released I’ve been contemplating the connection between my passion for the outdoors and my art more. In this book I’ve done more writing inspired by the Rockies and their beautiful forests, glades, cirques, rivers, and more. Moving forward I plan to continue bringing my interest in the outdoors more closely in line with my arts practice.
With that in mind, I just listened to this wonderful episode of Dirtbag Diaries with artist Ken Jarvela: https://dirtbagdiaries.com/backcountry-brushes/ The artist’s discussion of his life and career are incredibly inspiring - especially his closing words: “It’s almost like we have this individual little slot of time that we’re given to observe – it’s almost like we are nature’s chance to see itself. It seems like everything that we see is beauty. Seeing things as beauty I think is really a core to what a human being is made for.”