My day starts with the rumble of the garage-style door opening to my first glimpse of the marshland outside my studio. Hawks glide on the breeze above. Bees hum in the trumpet vine nearby. Some days I’m met with large clouds, blue skies, and water moving through the bird sanctuary. Other days, rolling fog tucks me in, while I wrap my scarf more firmly around my neck. On particularly magical days my eyes scan across the train tracks to spy the glint of sunlight on the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Today, holding my hot cup of tea, I turn to survey the space inside.
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