El Camino: Days 1-4 on the Trail
April 4, 2024 - April 6, 2024
I am eager to explore these thoughts of how we all crave to have something constant in our lives
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Just Wow.
I mean, wow! I’m already getting an itch to get my sketchbook out. Well in truth that itch truly started a few days ago. What I am inspired most about is all the stone that was used to build structures: homes, barns and the field walls. I am most intrigued by the stone walls that accompany me every step I take. There is no telling how old they could be. It blows my mind that they are still standing after 300-1,000 years. Can you imagine the stories that have followed them for the past 1,000 years?
I take great pride but am humbled as well that I get to add my story to this literal historical timeline running from Le Puy, France to Santiago. I know there will come a time when the stone walls will stop. The geography and environment change almost daily as I walk the countryside. Stone becomes less and less available as I head south. The constant presence of these walls, followed by a gradual decrease in them has influenced my meditations and contemplations as I walk. I am eager to explore these thoughts of how we all crave to have something constant in our lives. It makes us feel safe. But the world, and our lives, are always in a state of change, movement, and evolution. I feel that the walls have helped my awareness of self. A moving spirit that must adapt to the multitude of changes the world brings. These walking meditations will have an important impact on my next body of work. I am eager to start exploring these concepts on paper with word, form, and color.
