GIVEAWAY:  I invite you to come and explore with me– I am offering a journaling  e-course starting next Friday– I promise it is low impact (check the Beginning tab for more information). To make it easier to decide to attend, just leave a comment on this post and I will choose three people (or all… Read More

Relaxation is an artform. This dog has it down. I’m taking part in the Summer Dream Lab by MondoBeyondo beloveds Jen Lemen and Andrea Scher. It is all about the importance of rest and play and kindness. I’ve written about this on my other blog, how hard it is to let myself rest when I… Read More

Waves come in shallow and soft, almost a whisper- I can imagine the water around my feet, the sky and sea one large canvas. Sometimes stillness isn’t really stillness, it is just a moment between breaths where blood still moves, the earth spins, but there is a quiet. Life is so filled with motion and… Read More

Sometimes, something just jumps out and grabs us, takes us, shakes us, says Yes. This? This was a Yes. A hey, pay attention, I’m talking to you Yes. A, I dare you to walk by and ignore me Yes. A, I dare you to forget me Yes. Oh my my, here’s to the Yeses. Artwork… Read More

Today was all smells of hot grass and asphalt, summer smells.  It is just beginning. Here we are on the cusp of the season of cotton candy and carousels and ripe tomatoes. Crickets will soon be making a racket out there, and cadydids, there will be the smell of fresh cut hay and cows will… Read More

Beauty is sometimes in what you see, sometimes in what you imagine… I have always been drawn to images with lens flare, rain spatter, things that make me have to work to make sense of the image. Or, when I am lucky, only let me glimpse the barest hint of an idea or form that lets… Read More

What is your self story? “I am a writer. I am a sister. I am an engineer. I am an introvert. I am cautious. I am considerate. I love chocolate. I am scared of heights.  I have trouble with relationships. I am not creative. I have writer’s block.” Some things are titles, some are roles,… Read More