hiking and bird watching

hiking

April started out with lots of rainy and cloudy days. Luckily, there was always a couple of hours each day where the rain stopped and I could go hiking in the local trails.

golden crowned sparrow

The Sparrows (house, fox, golden-crowned, white-crowned) discovered the seed I was putting out for them within a few days of my moving into this new place. Soon after, the Chickadees, Juncos, Towhees, Finches and Flickrs discovered the feeders too.

male house finch

I started reading Gloria Steinem's "My Life on the Road" and love this quote from her book. The beginning of this year was full of uncertainty for me. And I can see how that gave me the chance to establish a new beginning, to begin the next chapter in my life.

Gloria Steinem, quote

Shadows and Challenging your Boundaries

For the first couple of months in our new rental house, Sputnik would plant herself at the top of the stairs and cry for me to come back upstairs. We tried different methods of coaxing her into coming downstairs and decided time would tell. One day as I was in the kitchen, I saw something move across the floor and realized it was my cat. She had made it downstairs on her own. Now she explores the whole house, usually at night, when all is quiet. She's reminded me that sometimes the limitations I think I have are all in my mind.

Welcome to my online art journal. This is where I share my journal pages, works in progress, notes on my art process, perspectives and musings. I’ll also post shop updates of finished paintings along with some expansion on each art work. It's a chance to meet the Gallery Juana Artist and owner. If you are interested in purchasing my art work, please visit my https://galleryjuana.etsy.com shop.

zine december 2021

Migration perzine series, translating my grief Migration, Issue No. 3 is my latest zine available in my Gallery Juana shop on Etsy. This issue is the the final installment in my migration zine series. This series started as a way to interpret my grief following my Mother’s death and began with the first issue in 2012 followed by a second issue in 2014, followed by the final issue No. 3 being completed in December 2021. Migration Issue No. 3 is a 30-page zine spanning from 2012 through December 2021 with art work and writings selected from my journals, mixed media art works, drawings and photography. I have my art works available here: https://galleryjuana.etsy.com

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