About

marks in the sand

Created and maintained by Chris Biles

Life is a journey and I walk it step by step. Noticing the small things makes my heart beat, feeling the magnitude of the big things checks my step and ensures I walk the right path. I love music, words, images, art. I love the majesty and complexity of the natural world, playing within its realms. And I love the connectivity and depth of humanity, the fact that we are only people through other people (ubuntu).

In my work, I enjoy playing with the light and the dark, and am fascinated by the endless tints and shades of gray born by the two. I don’t shy away from pain, but try to present it in a way that both honors and translates it (hopefully) so that others may feel a connection, or discover something new in their own experience. I see my work, and that of others, as marks in the sand – coming and going, their existence, then their memory, helping to shape and reshape my life.

I am a poet, published in a number of journals, magazines, and anthologies in-print and online. I am a musician, principally a jazz drummer, though I strum a guitar and sing when I feel the calling. I am a visual arts dabbler, exploring photography, printmaking, meditative drawing, and various other endeavors. And I enjoy combining these different forms, allowing inspiration from one to inspire another.

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The views and opinions expressed on this website are entirely my own and are independent from any current or previous place of employment.

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Order prints of my artwork and photography today!

Custom sizes and printing options available as requested/feasible.

Email to inquire: marksinthesand.orders @ gmail.com

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Chris Biles currently lives and works in Washington D.C. Her day-to-day involves the management of agricultural capacity strengthening programs internationally. She previously worked for various conservation and environmental education organizations in California and Alaska, and for the United States Peace Corps in Tanzania from 2015 to 2018 where she focused on sustainable agriculture and water management. Chris graduated from St. Lawrence University with a BS in Conservation Biology. She also studied at Rochester Institute of Technology, Stellenbosch University in South Africa, and extensively in the Adirondack State Park of New York.