The offerings

Oil on panel, 8” x 6” (gifted)

Freely give, and freely you shall receive. In a world where you can be anything, choose to be kind, compassionate, and patient with yourself and others.

Oil on panel, 8” x 6” (gifted)

I got into the Muslim Mosque 

And the Jewish Synagogue, 

And the Christian Church,   

And I see one altar.

I searched everywhere,

To find a gift to bring you. 

Nothing seemed right.

What is the point of bringing gold to 

The gold mine, or water to the sea. 

Everything I came up with was like 

Taking spices to the Orient.

It is not good giving my heart and my 

Spirit because you already have these. 

So I brought you a mirror. 

Look at yourself and remember me.

— Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273)

Red Clay Creek

Water flows however it pleases, no matter how one tries to make it do otherwise. — James Craig Madison, September 28, 1957 - December 1, 2021, Asheville North Carolina

Oil on panel, 12 x 8 inches

Our Human Lives are a Collective Movement

‘We are all connected - everywhere, everyone, everything, and how we are meant to be helping each other progress through our human existences. Our human lives are a collective movement, not an individual achievement.’ — Johnathan S.

The Offering

Oil on panel

36 by 24 inches

‘It all turns out, you know,’ I said to my little self. ‘We are only here to learn. All that exists is wisdom… The things we experience here and the truths we take to heart from those experiences are all that really matter. They are the wisdom we get to keep.’ — Jeff Olsen