Returning. Rest. Quiet. Trust

Windows, spaces and intervals of time have taught me this…that waiting is a living doorway into the highest form of artistry.

Not the waiting that anticipates the bus to arrive or the toast to pop up.

Another kind, blinded by the power of surrender.

Though I cannot see them, I perceive traces of my deepest desires.

I am drawn into a heavenly waiting, wide eyed with wonder, in eager expectation that my part to work upon is being sifted out and will be brought right to me.

I will recognize the forms, though I have never seen them before.

I will know what to do though I have never done it before.

Tethered to the Spirit, in absolute reciprocity, I rise, move & build in true creative confidence.

I have fallen upon the freedom that I of myself can do nothing.

What a grace.

the details:

• the leather is a natural, milled vegetable tanned cowhide. I hand dyed it with an antiqued, saddle tan finish. The pebbled surface allowed the dye to fall into the cracks creating the rich, textured finish.

• the overlayed piece is a lighter weight vegetable tanned cowhide. It will darken over time as it is exposed to light and touch.

• the inside sleeves are a dark brown, oil tanned cowhide.

• I wrote the words, one letter at a time, with metal press letters. The letters were first dipped into a black permanent ink.

• dark brown and tan stitch detailing

• dimensions of journal cover: 8 1/4 inches x 10 3/4 inches

• a large moleskin journal is included (lined or unlined)