Flameless candles, iphone cameras, deep dark web, driverless cars! It sure feels like we’re living in a multi-dimensional world! Not that long ago, many people didn’t have a camera, coffee had to be brewed by the pot, items had to be plugged into wall sockets, people read newspapers for the latest info, and food had…… Continue Reading
I was up at 5:00 am today, capturing my gems of inspiration. Inspiration has been on my mind a lot lately. It’s as fleeting as wisps of a dream upon awakening. It’s like delicate clouds of puff that dissipate quickly. I remember hearing an Elizabeth Gilbert tape where she spoke of a poet who would…… Continue Reading
Rainy Summer Days are Perfect Movie Days! Tomorrowland, here I come. Yesterday I was transported back to my 12 yr old self. The dark movie theater, fresh popcorn, a Walt Disney movie, and me….all the alchemy needed to immerse myself into non-thinking mode, and be carried back in time. “Tomorrowland” sounded like fun, but I…… Continue Reading
In art, the best results often happen with least materials. Just using red, yellow, and white, with the right technique, can lead to amazing, satisfying results. It’s an interesting way art works. Once we learn the ‘secret’ technique to doing it, it becomes so easy, fast, and fun. Layers of color build up just as…… Continue Reading
Or we try to, at least! With every project planned and presented, so many little things can go wrong. You do your best to anticipate the mistakes, to foreshadow the accidents, to provide just the right amount of what to do and what to avoid! So I make several examples for each project, then of…… Continue Reading
Fox is my Inner Spirit Animal. Fox has been with me all my life. I really paid attention during the Basic Shaman Workshop with Michael Harner back in 1990. We partnered up with someone and did a journey to find each other’s power animal. My partner clearly saw fox, jumping in and out of fire,…… Continue Reading
I Discover More of Myself with Each Painting When an image moves me, or a color, or shape, I just have to recreate it in my own personal way. Then it goes deep within me, becomes a part of me, helps me move along the path to my next inspiration. This place hit some deep…… Continue Reading
Art with a Purpose is the WHY of Doing It. I’ve never been one to just smear paint on a surface, or sprinkle glitter on a crown, just for the #&%# of it. Why do it, I ask??? I don’t get it. Years ago back in Chicago, 3 women created yet another approach to learning…… Continue Reading
I immerse myself in Art & leave the world behind. Many years ago, I was divorced when my daughter was just a year old. Week-ends when she visited her father, left me rambling around finding something, anything, to stop the chatter of my monkey mind. I found myself at the Chicago Art Institute many times.…… Continue Reading
My Life Reflects My Work. As we’re Simplifying, being more flexible, insights hit like bolts of lightening! They are flowing in so fast, we can hardly keep up with them. Think it and the answer is there. One big one is that we seem to be excitedly headed for our Next Chapter in life. This…… Continue Reading