Rambling Way Studio

This new leg of my rambling way came about when I began to get messages from my body that I could no longer ignore. I’ve had a lifetime of stomach aches, but the pain and fatigue I was experiencing was growing alarming, and distracting. I was diagnosed with celiac - an autoimmune condition wherein gluten acts as a trigger for the immune system to attack the small intestine and other internal organs. After a great deal of proverbial kicking and screaming, and some very real spiritual direction from several doctors, advisors, mentors, and friends, I decided to do a very difficult thing and stepped away from both my pursuit of an MDiv after three years of learning in the seminary setting, and away from my role as a hospital chaplain.

I gave my body a break, and she gratefully recieved that gift.

During this time, I took two and three naps each day, awaking only to feel pain and exhaustion. The highlight of my life was a printmaking class that I stumbled into at a local art center in my hometown. That class was like a lighthouse, or a way-marker, pointing me back to myself.

I often joke that I do everything in the wrong order and backwards - the path can certainly feel circuitous at times. At Rambling Way Studio, I am honoring the journey as it is - the twists and turns along the way that I see now in fact resemble a spiraling wave or infinite fractal shape. Nothing in this journey has been wasted, and I hope to share it with you.