I’ve been gobbling up quotes lately. The kind that sum things up perfectly in one sentence. Usually about a concept that I’ve known for some time, but would need hours to explain. Like this one: “The greatest gift you can give yourself is a little bit of … Keep reading here…
January has been a time of hunkering down in the studio and digging in to the creative “stuff” of my soul. I love this quiet, uninterrupted time, and it’s a great way to start off the year! As … Keep reading here…
One of my favorite quotes is attributed to Maggie Kuhn who said “Speak your truth, even if your voice shakes.” That takes a lot of guts for most of us! I’m getting better about the initial guts part of the … Keep reading here…
I’m discovering as an artist that it takes a certain amount (well, maybe a lot!) of courage to leave part of a painting alone when it’s appropriate to the image, and let the WHITE of the untouched paper have its … Keep reading here…
Yes, I know this time of year there are billions of posts about thankfulness – I didn’t want to be left out! Seriously, I’ve been cultivating a habit of gratitude over the years so it’s on my mind more than … Keep reading here…
Ambling out to my garden on a beautiful day to pick carrots, I found that something had beat me to it. I had an infestation of pocket gophers. Pocket gophers in Montana are cute, furry rodents you almost never … Keep reading here…
One benefit of a fifty year-old mind is the realization that I don’t need to force creative endeavors. They just appear. As long as I am mindfully aware of my insides while going about the external things, they show up. … Keep reading here…
