Monthly Archives: March 2010

New Poem – About masks and our choices about who you are

This poem was written to accompany a painted mask donated to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum for their fundraising auction, and is about what happens to us when we don a mask, and a metaphor for our daily choices about … Continue reading

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Artwork created for Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Fundraiser

The “Treasure Mask” was donated to the Santa Barbara MaritimeMuseum for its 2010 fundraiser auction – to learn more please visit http://www.artstudio.bz/ Thank You for joining Us! Please visit our website at http://www.artimagination.com

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Treasure Mask created for Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Fundraising Auction

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Casper the Cockatoo

“Casper the Cockatoo” is a fun black and white line drawing by M. Nicole van Dam, inspired by wonderful Casper at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. Available in Limited Edition prints, greeting cards and more, available at Create.bz.

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We have Sprouts!

We have sprouts!  Within just a few days, the first biodome we planted had sprouts – now all 3 day.  The radishes came up first, but the corn and sunflowers are growing unbelievably fast, with the kale not far behind!  … Continue reading

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Seedlings, at a least a few of them, in seed starter boxes!

All week long seeds and seeds and seeds have arrived from various catalogs – but no seed starter to plant them in yet!  Then yesterday, f.i.n.a.l.l.y, the first seed starter box arrived.  So far I like it – time will … Continue reading

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A little poem about living green…

Flying Green It is time to be green Toss the toxic benzene Past is oil’s hour We don’t need crude, sweet or sour Make way for solar power Or if not by sun, then by wind or grain Let’s explore … Continue reading

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Poem and Artwork About Taking Care of our Environment – Being Green

Flying Green It is time to be green Toss the toxic benzene Past is oil’s hour We don’t need crude, sweet or sour Make way for solar power Or if not by sun, then by wind or grain Let’s explore … Continue reading

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