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Welcome to Birds and Bison, my blog and home on the web. Stop in and stay a while, have a cup of something warm (or cool depending on the weather) and see what I've been up to.

New Harp Music

I've been in the studio recently working with some ideas on the harp, and though I'd share this piece. The accompanying video is from our recent coastal trip.

A few images from our trip to the west coast this fall. Great weather for October; it had been before the pandemic when we were last there and we were surprised by the number of people visiting. It used to be nearly empty in October…

Cyanotype Works - 2024

Here's one of my favorites of the last year. As much as the control of doing prints from negatives appeals to me, the emotional and artistic impact of the purely analog process of making direct prints from layered objects seems to always win out. Yarrow…

The Winter Garden

It's January, and in Montana that means snow covers the ground and temperatures are nearly also below freezing at least for part of the day. It also means that we're in the middle of growing season on our indoor hydroponic garden. We always grow kale…