"Corrugated Shadows"

"Corrugated Shadows"
by Steve Ausherman
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
November 2010


"An empty house is like a stray dog or a body from which life has departed."
Samuel Butler

"The garden is the poor man's apothecary." German Proverb

"Autumnal Garden"
by Steve Ausherman
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
November 2010

"How fair is a garden amidst the trials and passions of existence"
                                                                                        Benjamin Disraeli

Sketchbook Morning

"Sketchbook Morning"
by Steve Ausherman
Taos, NM
2010

"You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh."
                                                                             John Singer Sargent

"Missile Girl"

"Missile Girl"
by Steve Ausherman
collage on torn book page

"Blooming Fragrance"

"Blooming Fragrance"
by Steve Ausherman
collage on torn book page

"Crossroads"

"Crossroads"
by Steve Ausherman
collage on torn book page

"Our Mother of Grasping"

"Our Mother of Grasping"
by Steve Ausherman
collage on torn book page

"Excavation"

"Excavation"
by Steve Ausherman
2010

This image is an attempt to illustrate the hope that good things can be birthed through bad experiences. It is my hope that experiences that break me down might instead break me open to new insights. It is my hope that good can be mined from the bad.