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Laura Pashby's avatar

Truly Beth, I don’t know what to say. I keep a copy of Handling The Truth always on my desk, with some pages nowmore pencil underline than words. For you to read my book is incredible to me—for you to write such an unbelievably beautiful essay about it is more than I could ever have hoped for. I’m beyond grateful to you for reading, and feeling, and understanding my words, and for creating something so utterly gorgeous in response. More than a dream. Thank you. 🤍

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Beth Kephart's avatar

I have so much more to say. I am so glad to find your story and know you through it. More when I can. Xoxo

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Laura Pashby's avatar

🤍🤍🤍

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Bonnie Radcliffe's avatar

I loved Chasing Fog - and I really love this artwork in response to it! So evocative and delicate. I can just imagine getting gluey fingers assembling something only half as beautiful as this.

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Beth Kephart's avatar

Bonnie, you are most of the way there, with this art. Gluey. Leaning into my own light. Walking back with a squint. Thank you so much — and hello to you here —

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Char Wilkins's avatar

“. . . through the wide white dark.” Always you invite us into the mystery. And I appreciate the delineation of scene, whisper, inversion as I learn to recognize the art fulness of this craft.

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Beth Kephart's avatar

You already know so much, dear Charlotte.

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Judy Bolton-Fasman's avatar

Gorgeous, as only you can write, Beth.

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Beth Kephart's avatar

my heart

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Georgetta Hughes's avatar

A lovely pairing of art and the mystic comings and goings of fog of all varieties. I hope I can get to this book someday. Your art is lovely.

Once late at night I was driving a backroad in West Virginia, a usual route, when suddenly I came upon a fog so dense that nothing looked familiar and I feared I was lost. At one point it got so thick that I could drive no further until it lifted. That was an unreal experience and tested my security.

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C.'s avatar

Beautiful post and art and very interested in the book. As someone who often has brain fog-I love this examination of fog as beauty. I love weather and weather-images as well. Can’t wait to meditate on this. Thank you for this in a very hard week.

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Beth Kephart's avatar

C., thank you for coming here, for being here. We stand together, we walk together, in these days going forward.

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Uma Borden's avatar

So glad to know of this lovely book. And, Beth, your beautiful paper work and mixed media is such an echo of the feelings of fog. Of course your words are uplifting and enticing, as usual.

I found her instagram if anyone else is interested…more beautiful images and so great to find more beauty on instagram..https://www.instagram.com/circleofpines?igsh=MTg1ZW4ycmw2OW5ydQ==

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Beth Kephart's avatar

more beauty is what we so deeply need right now. thank you so much for this —

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