Reveling in Connection

Navarro, California is a small town not too far from where I live. And I’m talking tiny: as in less than 150 people.
Every year the area has a tour of artist studios.
I not only adore viewing art, but as a fellow artist, I love looking at the space in which each artist works.
Many artists here work in their home or nearby, because space is at such a premium on the coast.
When I met Rebecca Johnson, she was — and still is — working in a converted rustic barn.
I read her bio and it mentioned she had gone to Hopewell Valley Central High School in New Jersey – the same school I attended, which only had about 300 students per grade.
And when I saw her, I knew we were about the same age. Sure enough, we had overlapped. What were the chances?
We talked about growing up in the same area and our drive to become artists despite having had only one art class per grade. That one class was art history and studio work all balled up together.
Although our art is very different, and she is far more successful in making a living from her art, I really resonate with her artistic thought process.
Most people like to feel understood — especially about a piece of them that falls outside the norm — and I’m no exception.
When I feel that connection, I’m more aware of humanity’s oneness. Aware we are all essentially living together, sharing space on this planet.

Each of us one drop in the vast ocean of life.

Photos © Sondra Sula; all art is © Rebecca Johnson: her art can be found at rebeccajohnsonart.com.

Take a walk with me by reading my daily devotional book, Meditations on Mendocino by Sondra Sula. Available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle versions.

If you’d prefer a daily river walk, Reflections on the Fox River and Beyond by Sondra Sula, might just be the book for you.