The coffee is a pleasure, small, looked forward to like the flowers outside in need of water— what a joy it is to give them a drink, to prune the spent blossoms in order to have more— and the neighbor waves as she walks by, her dog impatiently pulling her along into the golden day. Almost every possibility exists. Then there is the anticipation of work— of feeling the satisfaction that comes with creation— and someone somewhere in Alabama has chosen me to make something she wants, which is a gift of great validation— needed some days more than others and today is one of those days. I am trying to find every splinter of happiness, I am seeking the joy in anything I can— the monarch on the milkweed is making me smile and the expectation of fresh tomatoes sweet corn and butternut squash is registering as pleasant in the swirl of emotions hard to control these days when myriad pleasures are doing their best to remind me it’s okay that he’s gone he was just one of a million delights— a gunslinger who hit my bullseye just for sport— nobody I should raise a glass of whisky to tonight after I survive another morning so full of good and beautiful and undeserved things it makes me want to cry.
I currently live in Greenwood, Indiana. I love to listen to music, books on CD, podcasts or NPR as I work in my studio. My favorite artists are Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper. I love poetry, but only the good stuff that isn’t so abstract I can’t understand it. Abstraction better lends itself to visual art, I think. Stephen Dunn is my favorite poet. He’s said just about anything that can be said about the inner workings of the heart and mind. My favorite novel is Atonement by Ian McEwan. My all time favorite band is The Cure. I love science, and anything that relates to how the mind works. I don’t believe in the supernatural. If I could meet anyone in the world, it would be Richard Dawkins or Steven Pinker. If you don’t buy my art or read my poetry, buy one of their books. It will enrich if not change your life. My favorite things to do are hiking, kayaking and camping. My favorite food is so common, I’ll keep you in suspense (It starts with a P). I prefer chocolate to vanilla. Green is my favorite color. I have an aversion to planning or scheduling of any kind, and I live for spontaneous adventures! Telephone conversations make me anxious, and I avoid them at almost all cost. I had a happy childhood. I’m having a pretty fantastic adulthood. I have every intention of seeing my 100th birthday, after which I will happily relinquish my guts to the future of medicine.
Cheers! ~DeMaris
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