Biography
Marianne Rose Bickett is a retired teacher, who expresses her love of nature through writing and art. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1986 with a Master’s Degree in Art Education. Marianne has taught everything from preschool through college during her 40 years as a teacher. Marianne’s emphasis has always been on connections to nature and across the curriculum learning experiences, emphasizing art, math, science, and music. Exploring the world through a multi-sensory approach is also a vital part of Marianne’s approach to teaching, learning, and living.
Married to composer Brian Belét, Marianne cherishes her son, Jacques, his wife Irish, and two young grandchildren, dividing her time between the mainland and Hawaii to be with family. She also enjoys helping her sister, Jane, on her Begin Again Ranch caring for all creatures great and small.
Her many interests include meditation, yoga, music, long walks, poetry, art making, and advocating for the environment and for animal welfare.
Photo of the author by Kerry McFarland of Earthdarling Portraits taken at the Tualatin River Wildlife Refuge, Oregon.
Current events!
Visit PositiveNeuroplasticity.com and go to the Learning page where you can scroll down to find my image of the HEAL process from Dr. Rick Hanson's book, Neuro Dharma. I highly recommend Dr. Hanson's book based on Buddhist principals and neuroscience for a healthy brain and a more satisfied life! Dr. Hanson hosts a regular Wednesday evening meditation and talk session every week. Learn more by visiting his website!
My poem, "For Jacques" was selected by the Oregon Poetry Association for 2nd place Honorable Mention for the Spring 2022 Poetry Contest! Thank you, Jacques, for being my inspiration!
THE BIG NEWS!!! As mentioned on my Home Page: Art á la Cart: Memoir of a Wayfaring Art Teacher is NOW available!! Yay!!! Please go to the Books/Publications Tab and you'll find links to purchase!
Thank you!!!
Kona Stories Bookstore featured my memoir on March 5 on their website, check it out!
Read my report Wolves: Biodiversity, Spirituality, and Peril, Article featured November, 2021: Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere,
Congratulations to my sister, Penny, for being the inspiration for my poem, "Penny's Song" that won Honorable Mention in the Fall 2021 Oregon Poetry Association's Poetry Contest.
My poem, The Cackling Geese, was featured the month of September in the following newsletter: Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere
Thanks to Michele Guieu for her gracious support!
This poem was also featured in the Tualatin River Wildlife Refuge October 2021 newsletter.
New CD by Brian Belét!!
From Brian: My brass quintet Three by Five (composed in 2016) has just been published on Brass Tacks, an album of brass music on the Navona Records label. The three movements of this work were masterfully recorded by the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava Brass Quintet (Czech Republic), so I am very happy with the final audio result on this album. The album is available as a physical CD as well as a download album (Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, et al). The score will be published in the SCI Journal of Scores sometime later this year. Details on the album can be found on my website as well as on the Navona Records album site. https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6428/ https://beletmusic.com/
More About Me
My Beloved Partner and Family
My Beloved Partner and Family
My Beloved Partner and Family
Through the years my husband, Brian Belét has been my guiding light, my anchor, and my dearest friend. We enjoy singing folksongs, going on long walks, traveling, collaborating on art and music projects, giving each other feedback and support, and sharing our wonderful grandchildren.
Thank you, Brian, for sharing this journey with me.
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Through the years my husband, Brian Belét has been my guiding light, my anchor, and my dearest friend. We enjoy singing folksongs, going on long walks, traveling, collaborating on art and music projects, giving each other feedback and support, and sharing our wonderful grandchildren.
Thank you, Brian, for sharing this journey with me.
We are very proud of our son, Jacques, as a parent now of two young children and for his courage in facing life's challenges, especially during the pandemic. Hurray for Irish, his lovely wife, for completing a course in web design while working full-time and being a great mommy! They are pictured below with my sister, Jane, who is a wonderful "Auntie Train!" Aloha!!
Above photo of Brian and Marianne by Earthdarling Portraits of Sherwood, OR.
My Community
My Beloved Partner and Family
My Beloved Partner and Family
I am a member of various organizations protecting the environment and animals, such as the Defenders of Wildlife, Oregon Wild, SEE Turtles, Oregon Humane Society, the Center for Biologicaldiversity and the Orca Conservancy.
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My Beloved Partner and Family
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Visit @MarianneBickett
on Instagram and follow me as I share inspiration, art, nature, poetry, and special moments!
Also...
Please sign up for my quarterly newsletter on Home page!
Join the Deep Transformation network for stimulating discussions and presentations by artists concerning how we can promote positive changes in addressing our climate crisis and how to unite people with meaningful art images, words, and music.