Tanya kept this dried stalk on top of her refrigerator for months. One day, when she was set up to paint something else, a seed began to loosen itself from the head and became even more interesting than it had been. At that point, she did several paintings of it. This datura has had a recent name change to brugmansia. It is fragrant, especially on warm evenings.
Fragrant plants are a form of high magic.
At lunch, she ate in the garden, sketching the plants. Indoor scenes interested her too, such as afternoon sun on steel faucet handles and teams of physicians performing open heart surgery. The juxtaposition of natural forms with environments created by people provides her with a sense of personal excitement that results in the the variety of styles she uses. The drawings have been photocopied onto museum quality papers. 1991, Tanya Joyce Buddha occasionally drops in when Tanya writes poetry.