Today I went to see the work of a Portland artist who spent 3 months in Antarctica drawing birds. She was actually researching a bird I’ve never heard of, the Snowy sheathbill. But I was captured by her depictions of a single Arctic tern - a forceful little seabird with which my only direct encounter … Continue reading Puffin Day
Author: Tara K. Shepersky
Lying Fallow
I added a new state to my map last week. Though meeting a new country is closer to how it feels for an urban Pacific Northwesterner to visit Alaska for the first time. I checked into my Juneau accommodation with something like 30 hours to spare, before I was due at the artists’ camp that … Continue reading Lying Fallow
Happy New Year. You’re Welcome.
I wrote an essay for Christmas last week. New Years, I am taking the week off. But you don't have to miss an essay just because I'm being lazy. Instead, I invite you to return to a previous piece. Any will do. But this time, let's play the Lovecraft Adjective Game. As you read aloud, … Continue reading Happy New Year. You’re Welcome.
Tara K. Shepersky 