Bones Became Stems, Veins Became Sap - Anna-Carien GoosenSize: 85 x 67 cm Medium: Oil on Canvas Nature is my sanctuary, made not of solitude, but of attention to what is still growing, still whispering, still alive under the distractions. Anne Stevenson once wrote of lying down in the grass until my bones became stems, my veins became sap. That sense of dissolving into the landscape, not lost but returned, is what I felt in this painting. Anna Carien Goosen is a Sydney based artist. She developed her