Author: Jonathan Ottke

Jonathan Ottke and
Kathleen Finn Jordan

Jonathan Ottke and
Kathleen Finn Jordan

Jonathan Ottke BirdParenthesis Ink on Paper Response The Garden Kathleen Finn Jordan Inspiration At last we’re all back here again The Wall encircling us safe The birds, the rain, the flowers pose As the …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Lisa Kilhefner

Jonathan Ottke and Lisa Kilhefner

Jonathan Ottke Response Unlearn Me By Lisa Kilhefner Inspiration piece Unlearn me, please un-know me, unsee this world through my swollen eyes. Unlearn the way you have to detach, Un-run with me. I’m un-knowable as her, as …

 

Robert Haydon Jones and Jonathan Ottke

Robert Haydon Jones and Jonathan Ottke

Jonathan Ottke Inspiration piece Crow By Robert Haydon Jones Response Eustace had always been a Crow. He had also always been a male Human. Part of Eustace would always dangle. …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Robert Haydon Jones

Jonathan Ottke and Robert Haydon Jones

Jonathan Ottke Response Jiggle Memorial By Robert Haydon Jones Inspiration Piece The idea of his wife suddenly dropping dead, say, just as she was leaning over toward him to ladle …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Kathleen Finn Jordan

Jonathan Ottke and Kathleen Finn Jordan

Jonathan Ottke Spring Moondance Ink on Paper Response   Raining Paint Kathleen Finn Jordan Inspiration It’s raining paint on this dark February day As social media splashes me with photos of sea, dolphins, art and news Friends …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Diane Mayr

Jonathan Ottke and Diane Mayr

“Contra Fear” Jonathan Ottke Bricks, threads, silver beads mourning dove feathers Response Contra-Frost By Diane Mayr Inspiration piece Stone wood wire brick ever higher ever stronger. Fear’s the real fence precluding every neighbor.   —————————————————— Note: All of the art, writing, and music on this site belongs to the …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Amy Moffitt

Jonathan Ottke and Amy Moffitt

http://getsparked.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/What-you-dont-say-2-2.wav Amy Moffitt Inspiration piece Jonathan Ottke Response —————————————————— Note: All of the art, writing, and music on this site belongs to the person who created it. Copying or republishing anything …

 

Jonathan Ottke
and Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Jonathan Ottke
and Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

Jonathan Ottke “Memories” Response Bottles By Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Inspiration piece In my mind I keep a cupboard full of bottles on a painted shelf Each one holds a memory. I made these bottles …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Jewel Beth Davis

Jonathan Ottke and Jewel Beth Davis

Jonathan Ottke “Banana and Two Nectarines on a Plate” Brush Markers on Paper Response   First Stop By Jewel Beth Davis Inspiration piece Our first tour date is in a tiny town in …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Mary Lucas

Jonathan Ottke and Mary Lucas

Jonathan Ottke Response   In Remembrance of Tilly By Mary Lucas Inspiration piece There are a few places from my past I visit in my mind and heart when I’m looking …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Barbara Black

Jonathan Ottke and Barbara Black

Jonathan Ottke Response The Warm Nights alteration Sun sets, the sexed flowers open. Far off, teenagers screech the songs of dead moths. The warm nights have altered them. They are hysterical with their …

 

Jonathan Ottke and
Cheryl Somers Aubin

Jonathan Ottke and
Cheryl Somers Aubin

Jonathan Ottke “Thanksgiving Moon” Response A Very Special “Thanks” Giving By Cheryl Somers Aubin Inspiration piece “No,” I told my sister when she called the other day, “we’re still waiting.” Waiting for …

 

Cheryl Somers Aubin
and Jonathan Ottke

Cheryl Somers Aubin
and Jonathan Ottke

  Jonathan Ottke Reflections glass Inspiration piece A Sign By Cheryl Somers Aubin Response As I look for a sign from my father I wonder… Will it be a white feather from an …

 

Jonathan Ottke and Lily Stejskal

Jonathan Ottke and Lily Stejskal

  Jonathan Ottke Response Special Places All places have their memories, Places now and those of long ago. In each place are glimpses of the past, Some happy, and some woe.   Memories grow …