Lessons From the Shifting Seasons“The year will move on no matter what, but by paying attention to it, feeling its beat, and noticing the moments of transition—perhaps even taking time to think about what we want from the next phase in the year—we can get the measure of it.” – Katherine May, WinteringHere in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of …
On Fall Cocooning & Rejuvenation…
On Fall Cocooning & Rejuvenation”Close both eyes to see with the other eye.” -Rumi ***** How do we know when its time to retreat? For me it begins with a restless yearning for stillness. The kind of replenishing stillness that quietly slips away from my every day the more I fill it up with digital noise and to-do lists. I …
Tools for Creative Solitude
Tools for Creative Solitude“There is no art without contemplation.” ― Robert Henri I’ve been feeling a hunger for solitude these days. not the kind in the studio where I’m still plugged into a hundred different ways to say hello, but the kind that allows shy thoughts and ideas buried deep in the unconscious, to bubble to the surface. Do you …
My Year of Brave
This year took all my long-held beliefs of myself and exploded it into millions of tiny brilliant pieces of blossoming possibility. I am changed. THE BRAVE PROMISES KEPT 1. Childhood. My best friends and I made a childhood dream trip come true. Prince Edward Island was all that was quaint and old-fashioned and magical. For a week, I was Anne Shirley, charmed …
How to Be Interesting : On Making Darkness Count
I’ve been lost in a fog for two months. It’s tough to admit to walking on the shadow side but I’ve grown to accept that it’s a necessary and natural part of the game of life and that there are things I can do to make full use of the time I spend in darkness. As an artist and creative entrepreneur, I have …
The 4 Paths of Enchantment: Walking the Labyrinth
Not too long ago when I unveiled a short little film of my morning ritual I asked an important question at the heart of how I’ve chosen to live and create: “What does it take to live a truly enchanting life?” It was a question I posed to the universe even though deep inside, I must have already known the answer. And …
On Being Brave
Bravery means daring to get lost. Walking into the unknown, embracing our fears. Putting ourselves in unfamiliar realms like fishes out of water to see how it might stretch us. Bravery means dissolving our identities so that when we face our naked selves, our courage lights us up and we glow with beautiful honesty. This year I explore what it means …
Entering the Depths: On Exploring and Creative Inspiration
(I was invited by the lovely and talented Emiko from Draw Anything LA to submit a piece as part of the World Wide Blog Tour begun by Adrian where I answer a few questions about my vision and work as an artist. Thank you Emiko for thinking of me! For this week’s artists that I’ve chosen to carry on the …
Easing Into Magic
The Unexpected: I‘m learning so much from art-making this year, and my biggest epiphanies are surprisingly, not of the technical kind. I’ve been drawing and painting in some capacity as a creative solopreneur for almost 5 years but the lightbulbs that have popped up since I stepped into my calling early this year has been nothing short of a grand fireworks show! …
Unleashing The Artist Within
A little note: for the most part details in this post addresses the visual artist, although the overall concept applies to artists from other genres. My dear readers, this is an impromptu post I wrote as a response to a beautiful and touching message I recently received from a young woman still in college who wrote to tell me she …