Category Archives: naomi swinton

Hiroshi Sueyoshi and Jane on their swing through Santa Fe

Posted on May 7, 2015 by rick mobbs

I guess how to do this will come back to me as I write. And I need to write. First though, I am transferring my facebook post about Hiroshi and Jane’s visit over to this site. Because I know how … Continue reading →

Posted in a living treasure, Ada Swinton, art, awakening, Broadus Mobbs, cello, ceramics, friendship, getting the hell out of the movies, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, naomi swinton, writing to make sense of a life | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Broken Angel (Last Call)

Posted on May 20, 2014 by rick mobbs

What I have been up to. Beside being a daddy, working in the movies and etc. Here is a picture of a work-in-progress. Wax at this point, about 22 inches tall, ready to gate and vent and cast in bronze … Continue reading →

Posted in "...where danger is there arises salvation also...", ada corinna, Broadus Mobbs, Calliope Zelma Pearl Swinton Mobbs, naomi swinton, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

ada crazy hair

Posted on August 25, 2010 by rick mobbs

our little firecracker turned 2 on the 4th of July. I’ve been away from blogging (and painting and writing) for quite a few months. Work, family, a nest full of kids can do that. Does it to me anyway. Starting … Continue reading →

Posted in ada corinna meridian swinton, cynthia webster, family and friends, is this love?, jason bruno, naomi swinton, spencer broadus aurelius mobbs, this is love, will scarlet and sabine violet | 3 Comments

firecracker girl turns 2

Posted on August 21, 2010 by rick mobbs

Ada, our 4th of July baby. I’m returning to something I wrote after she arrived. I made it up of course. I imagine it will be a few more years before she can tell me what it was really like. … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadus and Ada, firecracker girl, home birth, jason bruno, kiss of the wind, naomi swinton, poetry, supernatural bridge, works in progress | 5 Comments

War Games; and Bravo’s UNTITLED ART PROJECT

Posted on July 11, 2009 by rick mobbs

We played paintball in the mountains here, with friends from work. I sprained my ankle and broke a rib and had quarter sized bruises all over my body. I limped for a week and still hold my side when I … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art for film and tv, artfagcity, artnet magazine, Bravo Untitled Art Project, bravotv.com/casting, Broadus and Ada, collaborative storybook, family, film work, four sisters, hatrack.com, Ian Gold, jason bruno, Magical Elves, Mormon, naomi swinton, new work, Nick Gilhool, orson scott card, paint dept., paintball, Pretty Matches, reality tv, Sarah Jessica Parker, the writing life, Uncle Orson's Writing Class and Literary Boot Camp, united world college, works in progress | 32 Comments

firecracker girl turns one: (some of) the year in pictures

Posted on July 5, 2009 by rick mobbs

Happy 4th (now 5th) of July, everyone, and Happy Birthday, Ada Corinna Meridian Swinton. She is a fierce and funny newcomer, strong and determined. The universe is her home, and for now, we are her country. Who knows where these … Continue reading →

Posted in ada corinna, ada's first birthday, amuirin, broadus aurelius, callings, egnima, family, homebirth, joyce ellen davis, logan bunting-mock, love, naomi swinton, orson scott card, painting, uncle pepek, works in progress, yael naim | 3 Comments

home again home again

Posted on February 11, 2009 by rick mobbs

What a treat to have this time. I’ve been living out of a suitcase in a motel while working in Albuquerque on “The Book of Eli”. My co-workers are extraordinarily gifted and easy to be with and the sets are … Continue reading →

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, art for film and tv, Broadus and Ada, family, John McCutcheon, naomi swinton, new mexico peace works conference, painting, storybook collaborative, uwc-usa | 17 Comments

alone time

Posted on November 29, 2008 by rick mobbs

is hard to find these days but I have some now and I am puzzling out how to use this blog. I stay away from writing and painting too long – which happens whenever I take a movie job – … Continue reading →

Posted in art, art for film and tv, babelfruit, birdie jaworski, Broadus and Ada, callings, citylights, collaboration, ecphrasis, ekphrasis, faith, film work, first presbyterian church las vegas nm, gallinas magazine, georgia o'keefe movie, homeless shelter, homelessness, image prompts, las vegas nm, let's hope, love, making a difference, naomi swinton, painting, pertussis, picture prompts, poetry, protestpoems, Rev. Randy Campbell, Rosie Lopez, samaritan house, san miguel county, sharon seto, sizzle, spencer and janet swinton, storybook collaborative, Uncategorized, uwc-usa, whooping cough, why does good change take so long?" | 21 Comments

what google got

Posted on October 21, 2008 by rick mobbs

(from Google’s Project 10 to the 100th project proposal submitted tonight by Rick Mobbs and Naomi Swinton) 10. What one sentence best describes your idea? (maximum 150 characters) Social networking for conscientious objectors, friends & families of COs & prisoners … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 to the 100th, conscientious objector, draft resistance, faith, google's 10 million, naomi swinton, pacifism, social justice, war and peace, war resisters international, what google got | 5 Comments

stolen poem

Posted on September 8, 2008 by rick mobbs

Early Naomi but still a fave. It is sometimes hard to get back to poetry if one is really good at grant writing, speaking, facilitation and training, strategic planning, community organizing and the like. But sometimes I wonder who is … Continue reading →

Posted in art, baseball, callings, naomi swinton, old man and sea, poetry, stories, the writing life | 11 Comments

this is the post that opened the storybook

Posted on August 26, 2008 by rick mobbs

I am catching up here, having been distracted by some 8 weeks on a film crew, and having a baby (well, Naomi had the baby. At home! Welcome, Ada Corinna Meridian Swinton!), followed by driving a moving truck 2000 miles … Continue reading →

Posted in Ada Swinton, alice o'leary, art, art for film and tv, big-time collaboration, Broadus Mobbs, callings, collaborative storybook, damn cat, ekphrasis, friendshp, Grand Canyon, image prompts, making up stories, myths, naomi swinton, painting, picture prompts, poetry, stories, storybook collaborative, tell us a story!, who the heck is alice?, with ah! bright wings, xpalla | 3 Comments

7/24/08 image prompt

Posted on July 24, 2008 by rick mobbs

It’s the dog days of summer, inviting musings on loyalty, long walks and rolls in the grass, unspoken friendship and the simple satisfactions and creature comforts that make up some of the good things in life. Next week I’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in art, collaboration, collaborative storybook, dog days, dogs, ekphrasis, friendshp, image prompts, loyalty, naomi swinton, painting, picture prompts, poetry, stories | 12 Comments

still waiting…

Posted on July 1, 2008 by rick mobbs

Pictures of Naomi Swinton and ??? Elizabeth Withnall, our midwife, says to give it a few more days. Meanwhile, we walk, we talk, we romp, we play, we work. We are touched by your thoughts and kindness. And your poetry.

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, babies, birth, children, collaboration, completion, faith, home birth, kids, naomi swinton, new baby..., pregnancy | 17 Comments

3 a.m. rambles, a family portrait

Posted on June 16, 2008 by rick mobbs

fuzzy picture of the mother-to-be: presenting Naomi Swinton… The new arrival comes any day. I’m betting it is a she…and coming on the night of full moon, but it could be anytime. followed by pictures of Broadus Mobbs, the big-brother-to-be… … Continue reading →

Posted in art, birth, blacksmithing, chris thompson, faith, happy family, home birth, kids, naomi swinton, poetry, should be sleeping, spencer broadus aurelius mobbs, sword making, two crows jones | 16 Comments