There is a place in the middle of the woods, down a long dirt road in Madison county, Arkansas where the hills flank the creeks and rivers. Where eagles, hawks, and owls soar. Coyotes sing on the ridgetops, bobcats prowl, and bears wander around flipping rocks to find grubs. Mist rises and rolls into the valleys on cool summer mornings and snow thunder echoes during winter. An artist lives in the middle of those woods, wandering the creeks looking for rocks. She smashes those rocks and washes the pigments, then makes her paints. Sometimes she finds bones, shed antlers, or bright orange clay, and she adds those pigment sources to her pockets, as well. Her artworks are earthy, calling on the land and wildlife for inspiration. Her chosen name is Madison Woods. She is me, the crazy lady in the mountains who paints with colors made from rocks. My real name is Roxann Riedel, and I’m also a nature-loving rural real estate agent.