Water.

"An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany." - Nick Cave

Preservation Hall Band, New Orleans, May 2009.

"Jazz is about being in the moment." - Herbie Hancock

fan light, Preservation Hall, New Orleans.

"The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart." - George Sand

flower, New Orlean, LA, May 2009


"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin

French Quarter, New Orleans, LA, May 2009

"I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself." - Maya Angelou

Assateague Island National Seashore, May, 2009

“I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.” - Drew Barrymore