Magnolia

We long knew that Natalie Goldberg was a great writer, so it was a treat to see that she is also a fine artist. It was so fitting to be able to use this piece as the opening illustration for an autobiographical story depicting a profound spiritual journey. The paintings that illustrated this story were evocations of the same memories of a particular time in her life that gave rise to the story “A Time of No Place.” –Liza Matthews

Natalie Goldberg is a poet, teacher, writer, and painter. A student of Zen Buddhism for 25 years, she trained intensively with Katagiri Roshi for 12 years, and is ordained in the Order of Interbeing with Thich Nhat Hanh. Natalie Goldberg teaches writing workshops nationally based on the methods presented in Writing Down the Bones. Her other books include Wild Mind; Long Quiet Highway; Banana Rose; The Great Failure; The Essential Writer’s Notebook; Top of My Lungs; Thunder and Lightning; Living Color; and Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir.

Natalie Goldberg’s book Living Color: A Writer Paints Her World is illustrated with 60 high-quality color reproductions with accompanying narrative. For a description of the book and her other work, see http://www.nataliegoldberg.com/books.html

Natalie's artworks are on display and can be purchased at the Ernesto Mayans Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/18920/5478/ernesto-mayans-gallery-santa-fe/visit/