Last year began with the wish to spend more time in my studio and to quietly integrate the events of the past years through creating art....a part of that dream came true but I still spent 6 months on the road, participated in 19 exhibitions in the US, France, Germany, the UK, Austria and Portugal, spoke and taught a workshop. Humbly accepting this plethora of invitations to step back out into the world brought me many unexpected gifts and magical encounters.... which include