retrospective page 5

white house burning on a hill
the little house is burning still
the tiny trees, the mountain stream
dream the dreams i used to dream

the burning house is a symbol of rebirth, transformation and change.

chinkapin summer,  1996, 15 x 11
 

ghost on the 1000 line (mr beerman), 1996, 11 x 13
 

left:

the king of crows abdicated his throne and his rabbit scepter was passed to his uncle.

eventually the kingdom fell into ruin but the scepter remains and is housed in the crow museum

 rabbit toy

hididdley mtn,1996, 9 x 5.5
 

frank on strawberry hill, 1998, 9 x 6
 

left:
just a closer walk with thee
crow and rabbit  you can see
bound by love
and can't be free.
later on a Shivaree

right:
cross species
erotica.
creation story.

rabbit gives bear a child. and the world is born

valentine, 2006, 12 x 9
 

stoneybear, enc, 2010, 9 x 5
 

left:
Red Bird has a Hobby... 
but He needs more practice.

right:
how long has this been standing there?
who built it and why? 

some say it was a rain gauge, a device for collecting tears and calculating the days and hours longing for spring.

it is still there, covered in blackberries but no one looks for it anymore.

2000, 14 x 12
 

untitled, 2000, 10 x 6
 

left:
every night long ears pushes the moon up to the sky
in the morning he rolls it down the mountain and turns on the sun

right:
the clouds have gathered and
our breath goes cold

at the back of the house
Grampa gets old
 

sunrise, 2011, 12 x  9
 

nina’s cabin by the sea, 2003, 10 x 8
 

right:
they played keep-away because

the collector needed to see the thing in order to let the seller know he couldn't afford to buy it.

several words were gathered and arranged. the boy was certain he had explained his motives and cleared up any confusion.
later that day he made a cup of tea and thought about his poetry.
the crow was a fool for believing.
how are you he asked. i am fine. how are you he asked back.

skip a rope, 2006, 12 x 9

2500 times, 1997, 9 x 6