nourishment and guide
by Jodie Gonzalez
Centennial Gardens - March 11, 2023.
PROMPT: What pulls me - feels nourishing? What does this place have to offer me? As a guide, what answer does it have for me?
I am drawn to the water. Always the flow intrigues me, I want to be part of it - submerged, the sounds muffled around me. I see the water cascade down the hill and take
place of nourishment
by Geoffrey Wheeler
At McGovern Centennial Gardens, Houston
The bench called to me as I walked past it. It was obviously shaded, and that was a must. Well, that’s the end of that bench! It’s no longer in the shade. I move to another shaded bench nearby.
What really does it for me is the cool breeze and the quiet. I noticed when I walked around the mount, that the cacophony of the waterfall stopped as soon as your ear moved past it. That was magical! So I knew I’d find a spot on
a small space
by Jodie Gonzalez
A gauzy curtain divides the miniature room from the rest of the space. A converted garage, if truth be told, but now a space that is predominantly my domain. It was an incredibly important room in the design of this forever home - a part of the laundry room that would help turn this domestic task into more of a joy and conceal the hideous water heater standing guard in the corner.
My design included a long closet rod for hanging damp clothes from the dryer. A dedicated opponent of ironing, this technique allows all of those “wrinkle-free” clothes to fulfill their destiny and absolve me from my ironing days. But as a novice seamstress, I knew the importance of my iron