You never know where a Truck Stop Tour will take you. I had the superb good fortune to be hosted by three amazing artists while on the road. Each artist gave me food for the soul, especially since I am a landscape junky. Now you can enjoy their work, too.
Wherever Jeanne Rogers moves, she transforms her garage into a painting studio. And I mean transform. Windows appear, skylights land, sconce lighting illuminates, and a wild flowing garden beats against the siding reminding you this woman never works cut off from nature. I’ve never met such a talented painter and gardener. Her Blue Oat Grass is five feet tall! Enjoy her paintings at Jeanne Rogers Studio.
Wherever Jeanne Rogers moves, she transforms her garage into a painting studio. And I mean transform. Windows appear, skylights land, sconce lighting illuminates, and a wild flowing garden beats against the siding reminding you this woman never works cut off from nature. I’ve never met such a talented painter and gardener. Her Blue Oat Grass is five feet tall! Enjoy her paintings at Jeanne Rogers Studio.
Patrick Gracewood, a brilliant sculptor, has both feet in the dirt. He sculpts for gardens. And he gardens with heavenly passion. Check out his light-filled rambunctious studio.
If you ever need a statue or bas relief panel to anchor some part of your landscape, Patrick’s your man. Even if you have no garden, Patrick’s your man. Peace radiates from his pieces.
You may find you need one in your house! Browse his website and read a few blogs.You’ll get the million-dollar heart tour at Patrick Gracewood Studio.
The fancy grounds of Elk Rock Gardens, perched above the Willamette River in Portland, do not hold a candle to napping in Wendy Street’s backyard in the shade of a slender Italian Cypress, and watching Tripod the Cat stalk her luscious garden on his three intrepid legs.
You can’t do that, my friends, but you can go get a massage from her at Innerweave, the studio where she practices the high art of hands-on healing. Wendy massages you like you are a garden.
I hope you enjoy these artists’ work. The Innerweave mission statement speaks to all three: Our goal is the practice of peaceful action, by being more compassionate, more respectful and more genuine… We believe that by becoming more adept at peaceful skills such as these, we contribute to peace in our world.
Just look at TriPod contributing peace!
