PinnedStephanie TaylorForests After FireWhile some seeds wait for light, others wait for fire.5 min read·Dec 2, 2021----
Stephanie TaylorSimple Objects: A contemporary archeological excavation revisitedRemember the Camp Fire in Paradise, California? It wasn’t the first catastrophic wildfire, and horrifically, not the last. What follows is…4 min read·Jan 6, 2022----
Stephanie TaylorWhat Lies Beneath Part OneA dichotomy between the beauty of the surface and hidden forces below only becomes evident from the middle of the river, not the shore.5 min read·Dec 9, 2021----
Stephanie TaylorReflections on ice.Wrights Lake, just north of Highway 50 in an area that suffered catastrophic fire, just on the edge of Desolation Wilderness is a typical…2 min read·Dec 1, 2021----
Stephanie TaylorCosumnes River PreserveOn a crisp fall morning before the sun rises, we load up a tandem kayak and head for a wildlife preserve along the only river watershed in…3 min read·Nov 8, 2021----
Stephanie TaylorA note to Rebecca Solnit upon finishing her memoir: “Recollections of My Nonexistence”After leaving my husband of 44 years for the third and final time in late 2010, I asked, “So what exactly was the problem you had with me?”…2 min read·Oct 13, 2021----
Stephanie TaylorThe Branch Where the Blue Heron SleepsAlong the bank of a lake on the north side facing the south, trees in a particular spot shine white in sun.3 min read·Oct 10, 2021----
Stephanie TaylorBeavers & OttersThe backstory: In the spring of 2020, the Water Forum commissioned me to create a painting for the 20th anniversary of a critical water…1 min read·Oct 2, 2021----
Stephanie TaylorHow to maintain a long art career…tees?Never in a million years did I ever guess I’d be aspiring to create tee shirts after surviving 50 plus years as a professional artist…5 min read·Aug 18, 2021----
Stephanie TaylorWhy we can’t publish a new edition of our book “Water: More or Less”My co-author, Rita Schmidt Sudman and I recently reunited in person after a couple of covid centuries. I was so thrilled to see her. We…2 min read·Aug 6, 2021----
