“And there I am, my body shrinking away from his hungry grasp. The photo reflects just how threatened I grew to be by my husband's animal appetites, by the very maleness of him. I forgot that his natural lusts and… — Amy Irvine Copy Share Image
“Now I believe that true lasting change and sustainability--cultural or otherwise--must rely on something more ancient and universal: art--any form that evokes the archetypal… — Amy Irvine Copy Share Image
“There are other noteworthy characteristics of this rock art style: Anthropomorphs without headdresses instead sport horns, or antennae, or a series of concentric circles. Also prominent in many of the figures' hands are scepters--each one an expression of something significant in the natural world. Some look like lightning bolts, some like snakes; other burst from the fingers like stalks of… — Amy Irvine Copy Share
“And, sure enough, saturation begins--the staedy work of seeps and springs. Then, suddenly, cottonwoods and willows spring from the sand, their leaves gyrating into… — Amy Irvine Copy Share Image
“My home is a red desert that trembles with spirits and bones. There are two reasons I came here: my father's death, and the… — Amy Irvine Copy Share Image
“I have scavenged for ways to put down roots here. I am perfroming the precise rituals required. Still, I have no idea how to… — Amy Irvine Copy Share Image
“Our most precious resource now is wonder. What we wonder ignites our imagination, unleashes our empathy, fuels our ferocity.” — Amy Irvine Copy Share Image
“God. Father. Lover. For each shaken source of faith, I have hoarded a seismic sense of hurt--a sensation that led to spiritual starvation.” — Amy Irvine Copy Share Image
“And there I am, my body shrinking away from his hungry grasp. The photo reflects just how threatened I grew to be by my… — Amy Irvine Copy Share Image
