Storytelling
I come from another place. I am not just devoted to story, I am devoted to legend and fairy tale. Myths, euphemisms, these lozenges of language are powerful. They operate in unseen and uncanny ways, and ultimately come to rest…
TODOS SANTOS
Todos Santos Plaza Sena, Santa Fe In the mystery of a little shop off a hidden courtyard centuries old, suckuous caramels arranged on an antique tray enfolded by beautifully crafted lace that depicts skeletons riding gas-powered lawnmowers as if tea…
International Women’s Day Salon
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/6068729] International Women’s Day Salon Poetry Recital, Theresa Whitehill, reading with Becca Smith, Susan Garden, and Sarah Forni, from a script by Becca Smith; Jennifer Garden, MC Sunday, 8 March 2009 4 p.m. The White Barn St. Helena, California
TOE IN THE WATER
TOE IN THE WATER For the Mendocino Land Trust, 2001 I grew up knowing the land could be understood as human form, having played tetherball in the afternoon shadow cast by Mount Tamalpais, the sleeping woman. Her tree-lined breasts, her…
Botanical Archway & Morning Thoughts
As a poet and designer with a background in letterpress printing and book arts, I’ve always had a fondness for the wealth of images to be found in Dover books, of which Colored Horse Studios has a considerable collection in…
Featured Artists of the Month at Art Center Ukiah
Featured Artists of the Month at Art Center Ukiah http://www.artcenterukiah.org/weblog/2009/05/paulo-ferreira-and-theresa-whitehill.html The Corner Gallery is pleased to present two guests, Paulo Ferreira and Theresa Whitehill, in June as their Featured Artists. The opening reception will take place on the First Friday…
ST. PETER AT THE GATE
St. Peter at the Gate He was leaning against the gate with his hands in his jeans pockets like he’d been there a long time or wasn’t in a hurry. “All those receipts,” he said, “that you took such care…
The Poetics of Beer Packaging: Colored Horse Studios and the North Coast Brewing Company
Take one poet trained in typography and history of the book, add amazing beer and some great illustrators, and you would have a distinctive lineup of beer packaging that sets you apart as a craft brewery, which is exactly what…
Ukiah Poet Laureate Appointment for Theresa Whitehill
The Ukiah City Council announced at their Wednesday, April 15, 2009 meeting the appointment of Theresa Whitehill as Poet Laureate for Ukiah for a two-year term. Whitehill, who has served on Ukiah’s Poet Laureate Committee from 2002 through 2007, is…