Looking for signs:  I go between believing in destiny and believing we are the masters of our own destiny: perhaps it is a little of both…

This image is a detail of a painting I did that involves the Thunderbird as a constellation in the Native American tradition.  Looking left or looking right: different omens… life vs. death.  Destiny or taking charge and creating one’s destiny…

I venture forth on a three week trip to London, where my paintings will be on display at The Brick Lane Gallery May 19 – 31.  I will attempt to blog daily, and share some of my experiences from this trip.  The magic that began the undertaking is a wonderful friendship I have with Janet Weight Reed.  I met her when we both lived and worked as artists in West Chester, PA, nearly twenty years ago.  She has been an inspiration and mentor to me since that time.  Now residing in her home country of England, I went to visit her last September.  In preparation for the trip, I researched galleries that showcased emerging and International artists.  The opportunities that are available in today’s world of virtual communication opened the door to a gallery visit, which led to the exhibition I am about to launch.

The connections continue, as this path has led me to many links of people in England, with whom I have mutual friendships.  A friend of my husband’s from his service in Iraq lives in Bristol.  We now have plans to meet he and his wife, and the connections continue.  People have contacted friends of theirs who live in England to let them know about the show as well.  Even if none of them are able to attend, the potential of the connection is a magic!

So, my blog about this experience will largely marvel at the opportunities available to all of us today, with the ready communication that is literally at our fingertips!