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, 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!
Newly published article: Read my report about how wolves are a keystone animal and help restore ecosystems to balance, have been a revered spiritual guide to indigenous people, and how they are, and always have been, in great peril due to misinformation. Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere November 25, 2021 issue.
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.
Coming Soon!
Release of Art a la Cart, A Memoir, by Christmas, 2021. Please watch for updates! I'll send out an email blitz when I have the launch date! Please send me a message in Contact page to get on my emailing list, thank you! And be sure to sign up for my Quarterly Newsletter!! Next one: December Winter Solstice, 2021.
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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 taking classes while being a busy mom! 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
Brian and I have adopted a nearby trail area to monitor and pick up trash every week. We also pick up trash daily in our neighborhood. An article I wrote was featured in our Homeowners Association newsletter October, 2021, about plastic/trash in our area and monitoring drains near our homes. I post information on NextDoor regarding conc
Brian and I have adopted a nearby trail area to monitor and pick up trash every week. We also pick up trash daily in our neighborhood. An article I wrote was featured in our Homeowners Association newsletter October, 2021, about plastic/trash in our area and monitoring drains near our homes. I post information on NextDoor regarding concerns about our neighborhood environment and relevant issues that directly affect us.
In summer 2021 an article I wrote about proposed development near our neighborhood (Sherwood West Development Plan) and the need to consider wildlife and local ecosystems was published in the Sherwood Gazette.
I am a member of the Sherwood Arts Commission and we are participating in our local Audubon Society's Backyard Habitat Program to restore our yard to native plants.
We believe in giving back to our community and enjoy taking action on what matters to us.
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