When I first met Maria, the sight of her staring up at a tree would have startled me. Such sights are commonplace at Bedlam Farm. I knew she was heading out to take a video of the wind blowing those beautiful leaves.

She had been rushing out the door – she was late to a Belly Dancing meeting – but saw the wind and rushed outside to take her video. It was, for me, an iconic moment.

Maria is never not an artist, and I think I love her as much for that as anything else.