Traveling, Staying in a New Place, Living like a Local, Opens New Eyes to the World. Not only do you experience a new way of approaching life, from buying groceries to getting around a new city, but you are walking the paths of all the ancestors who have come before. Everywhere you go,…… Continue Reading
What transports you away from the world of transitory things, to the deeper Other World of Inner Peace? What path leads you to the place where you know personally that you are just fine, and all is well in your world? Escaping the routine does that. Consciously stepping away from the daily habits of life,…… Continue Reading
“If you can’t find the truth right where you are, where do you expect to find it?” Dogen Zendi Birth your Reality every day. Each summer morning, I look for our 2 rabbits, inhale the pungent morning scent of blooming flowers and cool woods, listen to light classical or meditative instrumental music, and savor a…… Continue Reading
What brings you back to Your Self? Summer Solstice Full Moon always brings a pause, a time of finding myself again. Sitting in a chair on a beach, sinking my toes into the sand, brings a deep full body Sigh, down to my cellular level. The scent of salty air, hot dogs roasting, motor boat…… Continue Reading
Inner Healing is a day to day Art. Most days are ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’. As long as everyone is alive and well, life goes on. But Memorial Day plus a Memorial Service for the sudden passing of the ex-husband, brings up all sorts of old dragons. Unexpected memories rise out of the…… Continue Reading
I’ve always believed my art was a reflection of my life. While going through a relationship changing misunderstanding with my cousin, I was drawn to paint our stormy, windy, powerful thunder and lightening, roaring sky happening. It was an upheaval of major proportions to our land and to my inner peaceful heart. By creating this…… Continue Reading
Wabi Sabi Alchemy: Four Weeks of Hands On, See How I do it, Video Classes Art and Spirit have always traveled hand in hand for me. Wabi is your inner spirit and feelings, while Sabi is the material world around you. Wabi Sabi is an approach to life. I’ve combined those concepts with art lessons…… Continue Reading
Like rising from icy waters, see the world in a new way. Allow the New Year to be a new start in thinking and living. I found myself surrounded by so many things that used to trigger my emotions, used to set me off in new creative directions, and used to spark an energy deep…… Continue Reading
Reality is not what you read, or someone else’s Fairy Tale filled with fear, it’s what you see, hear, touch, and feel, right before your very eyes! In this moment, you are making a choice where to put your emotions, your beliefs, your attention, and that creates your personal healing, depression, love or fear. We…… Continue Reading
Remembering the beauty, strength, and endurance of my beloved Paris. The blues and yellows recall a timelessness, delicate strength, and enduring beauty of the ancient city of Paris. We were there as in a dream, walking the streets, loving the art, experiencing the people just last year. It’s as though we wanted to memorize every…… Continue Reading