Category Archives: art

May

Posted on May 23, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last week was a long week. I have had a relatively easy time in terms of side effects, but for about three weeks the fatigue that set in was very difficult to work around. It turns out it was due … Continue reading →

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Fertility

Posted on April 29, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

A new painting came to live with me yesterday. As Sophia said, time to get the winter painting out and get something green in the room. She walked it across the commons in the morning and we set it up on … Continue reading →

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Living with the Painting

Posted on April 10, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

And at night, a snowy painting. I set up my mister with essential oils on the same desk as the painting. It glows at night and illumines the painting. And there is my home. The detail of the painting is … Continue reading →

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Freeze and Thaw

Posted on March 28, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s maple syrup season here in Central Minnesota. The monks at Saint John’s Abbey have a very large operation, and it’s been a good year. The first year I lived here, I participated actively in the operation, tapping trees, harvesting … Continue reading →

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Art in the House

Posted on March 9, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

One of the things that was important to me right away after the diagnosis was to get art in the house. There was one print, particularly, that I wanted to get framed. Then a friend who is a letterpress artist … Continue reading →

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Stickwork Burn

Posted on January 7, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

To call Patrick Dougherty’s Stickwork at Saint John’s University Arboretum “ephemeral” just doesn’t seem right. The large structure at the entrance to campus has stood for more than three years, sagging, yes, aging until the title “Lean on Me” fit it … Continue reading →

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The Winner

Posted on October 22, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

OK, I will admit to watching a reality show– Project Runway. I started watching after it moved to Lifetime and have seen five or six seasons. What I really liked at first was to watch people sewing! I love the very idea … Continue reading →

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The Art of The Saint John’s Bible– complete!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I believe one of the very highest highlights of my writing life so far has been to open a book that I wrote (published last week), The Art of The Saint John’s Bible: The Complete Reader’s Guide, and read this … Continue reading →

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Long Prairie

Posted on September 21, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today was one of those miraculous days during which things unfold again and again into the extraordinary. Today we went to Long Prairie. Long Prairie is a little more than an hour from where we live. You take the interstate … Continue reading →

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The Habits Broadside Project

Posted on April 13, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

OK, so it turns out we weren’t exactly north of the storm… In the end, we got 10 inches of heavy snow over 30 hours. This morning, the sand hill cranes were very quiet, delaying their mating rituals until the … Continue reading →

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