Journal

Field Trip: Big Sur

It’s been a long time coming - after years of doing energy work and channeling spirit - for me to finally train as a Reiki practitioner in an official capacity. The purpose here being to use ...

Field Trip: Phoenix

My annual holiday sojourn to the Sonoran Desert always brings a bounty of inspiration. It’s a place that’s near and dear to my heart. From architectural sites like Cosanti by “arcologist”/archite...

Field Trip: LA Summer 2025

Now that I’ve been doing this for a minute or two (or 10 years), I’ve learned that twice a year, it’s absolutely necessary for my body, mind and soul to truly unplug for a week. To replenish,...

Field Trip: Santa Fe

BTS with Caroline Miller and model Courtney Fox , in designs by Nonamey and Dawoozhii . While these days jewelry-making is my full-time gig, my previous career involved not only running a mu...

Field Trip: NYC

Every year, I take a solo trip. It’s something I started doing about ten years ago now, and it’s just become a non-negotiable for me. There’s truly nothing like solo travel to remind you of ...

Field Trip: LA

The centerpiece of “Queen Califia’s Magical Circle” by artist Niki de Saint Phalle - Queen Califia herself atop her griffin. This October I had the opportunity to spend some time in Los Angeles ...

Field Trip: Orisons

Marguerite Humeau’s wind flute, a part of the larger Orisons earthwork installation, with the Sangre de Cristo mountains and the Great Sand Dunes as a backdrop. If you’ve ever spent time in the S...

Field Trip: Cote d'Azur

A sculpture by Germaine Richier is surrounded by sailboats outside of the Picasso Museum in Antibes, France. Earlier this month I had the pleasure of traveling to one of the most enchanting place...

Field Trip: Carla Fernandez at the Denver Art Museum

The opening looks from the Denver Art Museum’s Carla Fernandez Casa de Moda exhibition. Each piece is OOAK, incorporating traditional artisan techniques specific to various indigenous Mexican grou...

Field Trip: Marfa Texas

The iconic Prada Marfa “store” Has the post-Covid (if one could even call it that yet), get-outta-dodge bug bitten you just yet? It hit me hard earlier this Spring, after patiently staying put fo...