Autumn, with its golden hues and falling leaves, represents the exquisite art of letting go within the grand tapestry of the Life Creation Cycle. Nature, in its boundless wisdom, shows us the profound beauty and necessity of shedding the old to make room for the new.
Read MoreI love the term
Work In Progress
used by artists since the beginning of time
It gives you permission
and encouragement
to keep going
Read MoreHave you ever had resistance come in and take over?
And the more you resist the stronger it gets?
Resistance has some fancy tactics
Read MoreNadine Stair, an 85-year-old woman from Louisville, Kentucky, shares her answer when asked, "How would you have lived your life differently if you had a chance?"
"If I had my life to live over again, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax. I’d limber up. I’d be sillier than I’ve been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances, I would eat more ice cream and less beans.
For those of us in the Northern part of the Northern Hemisphere, we are in the long season of winter, with shorter days and longer nights. This is the season that offers us the opportunity for deep and nourishing rest, and we can begin by going in gently.
Read MoreIn this space between the solstices, I've also been leaning into the silence and on my long wanders with my camera, I'm learning about receiving images rather than taking them. It is both a subtle shift, and a major discovery. When I return home, I select an image to reflect upon to see what else is here for me to receive.
Read MoreLost desires? Lackluster creativity? In this post, I share an easy 5 step process to reignite your desires and spark your creativity. When you’re tired of feeling like you’re ‘going through the motions’ you can easily begin to find your way back by connecting with your desire.
Read MoreWhat an incredibly profound time to be living through. For all of us, this last year has been a wild ride and it’s not over yet. How do we find our ground? How can we create?…
Read MoreI’ve been asking myself lately what it means to be an artist. My attempt to answer this question has opened up an inquiry that more questions than answers…
Read MoreApril is the month of birdsong in Maine. I live for these mornings and the cacophony that celebrates springtime…
Read MoreSpring has arrived in the Northeast and we are alive with new energy here. After a long winter and an incredibly long year of pandemic stress, many of us are starting to feel a sense of renewal. Can you feel the energy rising?…
Read MoreSpring is a time for renewal and reinventing, and this year seems epic in proportion to recent years. Reflecting back to last spring, for many of us the pandemic has changed our trajectory…
Read MoreHere we are in the Northern Hemisphere, deep in the season of Winter we are in the season of quiet and silence. I find that silence is my favorite sound to paint to- and have discovered how beautifully it nurtures creativity…
Read MoreWhen you think of art in a space, what comes to mind is the visual quality. First, it’s the color, then things like scale, the imagery itself, how it works in the room, the response you have to the subject or the painting itself while looking at it…
Read MoreIt’s funny to think that l when I’m making art, listening is probably the most important part of my creative process. And I know it would seem that seeing would be more important, so let me explain…
Read MoreOnce there was a girl who loved art, and dance and the outdoors. She loved the feeling of being wild and free. Soon she realized she would have to make her way in the world and that required that she be somebody…
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