"The Seeker (Keeper) of Keys" People often ask how I know when a piece is finished. The truth is, I almost never know  in the logical sense. There’s no checklist, no moment where I step back and think, “There — perfect.” Instead, something inside me simply quiets. The collage stops tugging at my sleeve. The conversation between image and heart goes still. When I was working on The Seeker (Keeper) of Keys , I must have rearranged the elements twenty times. Every time I thought I was done, the...

"Contemplating Freedom" explores how we use our hardened exteriors to isolate ourselves. Yet we intuitively know

I don’t believe the United States has ever been in a more precarious, even demonic place. Every headline seems to confirm it — the chaos,...