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Jim

if we will have peace grow in the world, we must first plant it in our own gardens...

About Me


I am an artist, musician, poet, philosopher, environmentalist & an historian. In the past I worked as a Garde Manger and as a Head Banquet Chef; I still love to cook & bake. I am proud to be part Cherokee (Aniyunwiya). I love to create things with my hands and my mind. I am an eclectic and enthusiastic learner. I envision this site as a work-in-progress, so check back often to see what's been added/changed and feel free to leave feedback. Constructive comments are always welcome.
You Are a Centaur
In general, you are a very cautious and reserved person.
However, you are also warm hearted, and you enjoy helping others in practical ways.
You are a great teacher, and you are really good at helping people get their lives in order.
You are very intuitive, and you go with your gut. You make good decisions easily. What Mythological Creature Are You?
"My Best Buddy"
You Have Fantastic Karma
You are a kind, sensitive, and giving person.
And all your good deeds will pay off - if they haven't already.
But you're not so concerned with what you get in return anyway.
You have an innate caring nature - and nothing can change that! How's Your Karma?
Some of my current digital artworks.
You Are 100% Psychic
You are so very psychic.
But you already predicted that, didn't you?
You have "the gift" - and you use it daily to connect with others.
You're very tapped into the world around you...
Just make sure to use your powers for good! Are You Psychic?
Odds & ends from my sketchbooks.

My Interests

Art, music, history, science, philosophy, quantum physics, ethnobotany, agriculture, blacksmithing, cooking, fractals, chaos theory, the butterfly effect, theology, etc., etc., etc. Life in general, in all of its splendid and multi-faceted forms.

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I'd like to meet:


I would liked to have met Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson and physicists Richard Feynman and Albert Einstein.
I would love to meet B. B. King and Neil Young. They both have my deepest respect.
I also enjoy meeting and exchanging ideas with other artists, musicians and creative thinkers.

Music:

Just about anything...from Erik Satie to Frank Zappa, Stevie Ray Vaughan to Ray Wilie Hubbard, Robert Johnson to Johnny Winters. Pink Floyd to Baka Beyond. Folk, blues, rock, reggae, classical, world, heavy metal, psychedelic, bluegrass, experimental. If you want to hear what I play, go to my music page:

Movies:

The Holy Grail, Koyanisquotsi, Tampopo, Revenge of The Wererabbit, Bowling For Columbine, Coeur du Verde, The Meaning of Life, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, Life is Good, any (original) Pink Panther movie

Television:

CSI, Mythbusters, Nova, My Name is Earl, Dirty Jobs, Rocko's Modern Life, Angry Beavers

Books:

SciFi, CyberFi, History, Historical Fiction, Native American History, Anthropology, Botany, Ethnobotany

Heroes:

Anyone who is willing to take a stand on their beliefs and do it without harm to others. People who live a life of example and stay true to what they believe in. Those who try to make a positive impact on their world and the people around them.

Woodworking, ceramics and other mediums.

Here are some acrylic, watercolor, house paint & graphite works. Some of them are done on canvas, others are on ragcloth.

This is a coffee table that I made for my wife. It is handcarved from a single piece of black walnut and inlaid with semi-precious stones. The wood was salvaged from an old barn timber.

These are some examples of my hand-forged and hand-carved cooking utensils.

My Blog

More spring flowers

Just a few more images from this evening. So many new flowers are out; my dutch lillies and my bloodroot opened today, and the virginia bluebells are popping out more each day.Dutch lilliesBloodrootVi...
Posted by Jim on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:47:00 PST

A vernal peramble...

In a verdant flurry of leaves and petals and flowers, Spring has arrived! After a warm, bright blue sky kind of day, I went for an evening stroll to catch a few shots before the light fell away. Thoug...
Posted by Jim on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:10:00 PST

What is this thing...

I will bow to no god who would cast down his failures as if it’s their mistake. What is this thing called artistic expression?I sit and something - angel, demon, ancient muse, whispers in my ear...
Posted by Jim on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:25:00 PST

Treading water

I'm tired of living day to dayworking just to watch it fade awaystruggling hard to earn a little moreand watching it flow back out that doorthe time from earn to pay has shifteduntil it feels as if it...
Posted by Jim on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:58:00 PST

Ripples

Cast a stone into the seawatch its ripples fadeHas all our time upon this earthso clear an impact made?All our towering monumentsin crumbling dust will lieAll memory of man long gonein the twinkling o...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:14:00 PST

Silent Wonder

And here I sit and wonderchin upon my palmlost in silent wondermy face is blankly calmI know not where I've beenonly that I've goneA voice that softly beckons then-in pursuit, I've withdrawnto catch a...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:10:00 PST

Rhyme in rune

Pan pipers spiral hop and dip hooves cut moss with wild ritual gyreOaken timbers cast long trailing shadows across meadows sweet with hops and cloverSweet children of the forest sing add volume to the...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:04:00 PST

When in the course of nations...

(A prayer of sorts)When in the course of nationswhen snake and tyrant ruleswhen truth is kept blindfoldedtrue patriot's called foolsWhen engines of big oilgrease the political skidswhen bombers tanks ...
Posted by Jim on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:57:00 PST

Runemal

Ran across a set of runes I carved from shell a number of years ago. They are made from bits of shell that the ocean has polished smooth. I incised the rune into the surface, then inlaid gold ink into...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:25:00 PST

In a book

I knew a desperate, lonely manhe lived in a room in a bookhe read...he thoughthe prayed...he wrotehe searched for what it tookHe tried to dream of a life in the worldhe tried to live in his dreamshe t...
Posted by Jim on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:01:00 PST