Practicing Tough Love is Being True to your Self…no excuses Practicing tough love is stepping away from distractions, relationships, and drama that hold you back. From 20 second fast dancing blips to world catastrophes, they keep coming at us at a furious pace. Tough love is loving yourself unconditionally and coming home to art. Don’t…… Continue Reading
Finding Self Compassion on the Artist’s Journey Finding Self compassion on the artists journey is the only way to keep creating, exploring, and discovering ourselves. We are a work in progress, and so is our art. Moving forward in art, poetry, dance, music, or writing, we must hold the same love, patience, and acceptance of…… Continue Reading
The Art of More Time and Less Distraction The Art of More is about Seeing life away from the old speed of life we’ve known. Artists do this. Monet painted light at different times of the day. Vermeer captured a moment in time ritual in an ordinary day. We can learn to do this during…… Continue Reading
A Proven Art Success Path Changes Everything. Living the Artist’s Way A proven success path exists, and works, since that’s the tried & true way taught in many Art Education programs. That’s how I learned at the University of Illinois. Teaching art at the high school level meant learning all the art techniques from Drawing,…… Continue Reading
Moving Forward Through Change Moving forward through change with emotional cycles of deep sadness combined with new opportunities, is the fact that I’m creating a new chapter in my life. As the World reshapes itself hour by hour, I engage with curiosity and continue to rediscover my Self moment to moment. First of all, I…… Continue Reading
Art is the Great Escape, As We Inspire Each Other Art is the Great Escape, especially at this time in our collective lives. I can watch a video of a ‘new to me’ artist, and be inspired to create original art in that style. It excites me to see what I would do with that…… Continue Reading
See Your Beauty, Share Your Beauty See Your Beauty in your life. What do you love? How do you live? We each have always been the creator of our own life. Now more than ever, we realize it’s not what’s ‘out there’ that makes us happy. The Truth is what’s in our beliefs, our hearts,…… Continue Reading
Healing in the Days of Corona: Essentials for Happiness Healing in the days of Corona means entering Unknown territory. Nothing is more essential than your happiness in this strangely changing time. First essential for happiness is that the Body must be kept safe and informed. Without our health, we are lost. Hopefully we’ve learned some…… Continue Reading
Meaningful Art Making marks This Moment in Time Meaningful Art Making today is honoring the Equinox, the last Full Moon, this moment in time. For me, connecting with the Earth movement through the calendar, the Equinox and Solstice events, grounds me. It places me right in this Now time, the only moment of power place…… Continue Reading
Finding Your Own Artistic Path Finding your own artistic path is a lifelong journey. If you keep evolving in your life and art, which is the happiest way to live, then your art takes on a life of its own. This approach to life is never boring or doubtful. You are filled with curiosity, ideas,…… Continue Reading