My heart beats to the rhythm of creativity,

a syncopated 4/4 beat leading me up the spiral

of consciousness dancing itself into fire animated clay.

The Creative dons the veils of the senses, strip tease in reverse,

layers of light, color, density & texture disclose natural patterns &

rhythms contouring the lush liquid hills & valleys of the personal

myndscape, the mysterious realm of memory, metaphor &

imagination that perpetually reveals us to ourselves:

living, breathing works of art in the making.

~Kathleen Stutler Schmieder