a slow transformation
of land, stone,
studio and home

what we’re building,
learning, and
living into

Living where art meets life

this project is ongoing —
changing daily
seasonally

slowly

you begin before you're ready

notice what tugs at you

new beginnings
new perspectives

I came here not knowing how to build.

I learned working alongside him—
by doing, failing, lifting, trying again.



   somewhere in the process
    I realized I could do more than I had imagined


   there's something about staying with a thing
   until it begins to change you

you start with what you find
what you have
what you understand

what you desire

we learned to look closely

  to accept
  appreciate
  wonder

we unearthed another
way of doing life

the elder senhor collected what landed here and then sold it
at the end of the drive

we tore into it and
began again

he mixed load after load

I swung a sledgehammer
the weight, my momentum

a rhythm came 

I stayed 

the tides a short walk away
though most days were only effort

a long held dream coming together

we let the unexpected
the inconvenient
bring levity


we adapted


  shifted

some places rebuild you too

life, as it is.

making and living, side by side.

I live where art and life blur.

Colinas Baixas

Living where art meets life

a slow transformation
of land, stone,
studio and home

what we’re building,
learning, and
living into

you begin
before you're
even ready

new beginnings
new perspectives

notice what tugs at you

I came here
not knowing
how to build.

I learned working alongside him—
by doing,
failing,
lifting,
trying again.



 

 somewhere in the process
  I realized I could do more 
  than I had imagined


 there's something about 
  staying with a thing
  until it begins
  to change you

we unearthed another
way of doing life

the elder senhor collected what landed here
and then sold it
at the end of the drive

a long held dream
coming together

you start with what you find
what you have

what you understand

what you desire

we tore into it and
began again

I live where art and life blur.

I swung a sledgehammer
the weight, my momentum

the tides a short walk away
though most days were only effort

a rhythm came 

I stayed 

life, as it is.

we learned to look closely

  to accept
  appreciate
  wonder

we let the unexpected
the inconvenient
bring levity


we adapted


  shifted

making and living, side by side.

this project is ongoing —
changing daily
seasonally

slowly

some places rebuild you too