Bringing the Wild Inside One Story at a Time

Caribou Sky, inspired by a folktale about the caribou and their connection to the seasonal cycle of the sun which draws loosely from several ancient stories from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, including many elements from indigenous Sami folklore. Here photographed in the process of being carved.

Summer 2023 Newsletter

August 21, 2023

Sharing several new handmade prints in my shop! Each print contains a precious folktale from the past, a mythos, reminding us of our ancient and intimate kinship with the wild, expressed with a multitude of endearing voices of the earth. Whether it is the sound of clanking antlers, or the mischievous pecking of a black crow, or the whisper of a tiger’s whiskers these heartwarming stories lyrically weave us into the circle of life and remind us of our extraordinary human imagination.

Woodcutter & Tiger Brother

June 20, 2023

This Korean folktale about a woodcutter who discovers that a tiger is his long lost brother is a story about a relationship transformation: from one of hunter and prey, to one of intimacy and kinship characterized by interdependence, reciprocity and mutual respect. It is about recognizing and embracing the other within, the wild within the Self.

The Bird Woman Inside Us

April 2, 2023

Whether it is winged deities like the Hindu apsaras; airborne Christian mystics; Islamic Sufis; or the Greek Goddess Athena with her Little Owl, there is a consistent association between birds and a sense of fierce and powerful womanhood and femininity across cultures and geographies. In what small ways can we reclaim our power, rebel like these bird heroines, and embody the energy and spirit of wild birds?

The Jade Rabbit & the Lady on the Moon

April 1, 2023

What stirs the soul more deeply than the quintessential pairing of rabbits and the moon? Reflecting on the ancient Chinese Jade Rabbit on the Moon folktale, we discover the timeless enduring medicine the Jade Rabbit is entrusted to safeguard on the moon and how it serves as a timeless healing salve in a contemporary world fraught with divisiveness and tension.

Rabbits and the Moon Goddess: Traveling the Silk Road

August 10, 2022

Growing up in Asia, I always believed there was a rabbit on the moon assisting the Goddess who passed the time grinding dried medicinal herbs into an elixir of immortality. However, only recently did I discover that this trio of associations (rabbits, the moon and divine feminine) is an ancient archetype, stretching across a diverse array of cultures, landscapes and centuries by way of the Silk Road.