(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! …
The Timelessness of Enchantment
Two weekends ago we celebrated my niece’ 5th birthday in a beautiful cabin overlooking the breathtaking pacific ocean in Big Sur, whales splashing away in the distance. The setting was the epitome of enchantment itself for us adults, though not yet perceivable by the younger ones. My niece and nephew both live an old-fashioned childhood, thanks to determined parents, practically …
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 …
When the Heart Calls
There are important, exciting shifts in the horizon, which always makes me a little introspective and asking a lot of meaningful questions. What do you do when you’ve poured yourself into a glass and found that even though it’s full, it’s still missing something? A teaspoon of sugar perhaps. Some milk? Or maybe you were meant to be drinking a …
Enchantment of the Tangible Kind
This is how my day normally unfolds: I tiptoe lightly to my studio just as dawn is breaking, leaving behind the soft snores of my sleeping better half. Some days I go for a run but many days I reach guiltily for my phone, like a child stealing a cookie before dinner time, taking a peek into my inbox and …
My Brand Design Interview by Brand Master Lisa Haggis
Every now and then the universe sends a kindred spirit my way and the connection and mindmelding is so dazzling it’s like we’ve known each other forever! Lisa Haggis is a Brand Master/Strategist and she recently contacted me for an interview series for her blog to chat about my brand design philosophy. A 30-minute interview became a three hour jam …
The Heart Revolution
My dear imagineer, this story today has been scratching at me lately like a little puppy looking for attention. I can’t shake it off and I know I want to give it the love it’s asking for so here it is! Today I’m sharing a very special post. I want to take you on a little time travel to 5 …
The Meaning of Things
When it comes to giving someone something to mark a special occasion, saying thank you, or just because it’s expected, the phrase that often comes to mind is: “It’s the thought that counts”. But that phrase doesn’t make me feel warm and fuzzy and do-goody inside. To me it’s an excuse. An excuse to be frivolous and flippant about choosing …
A Fun Little Tool for Making Quick, True-to-You Decisions
My dad likes to tell this story every time my mom and I run into a color-choosing dilemma when we shop together. A little over 10 years ago when I was an impressionable college student in Perth, Australia, my dad visited me and we went shopping for my very first Princess Phone. I had my own room in a house …