A dear, longtime friend of mine came to visit with me this week. We are both going through a rough patch it seems, though our situations are very different from one another. She told me a story of how she's been going on walks in her neighborhood where there's a swath of overgrown weeds along … Continue reading Thrive
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The Year of the Bird
(Collage by friend & fellow artist Margaret Harrison.) One year ago today I was wheeled into an operating room for the removal of what was killing me- my colon. It was Good Friday. It has been some kind of year. So much so that I can't really wrap my words around it. ... I'm still … Continue reading The Year of the Bird
Owls All Around Me
Can you take it? One more drawn "selfie" in a recent knit? I'm not prone to selfies, but if it allows me an opportunity to draw a face and a bit of knitting...well, ok. I received this gorgeous dusty blue Baby Alpaca Grande yarn by Plymouth from my mom for Christmas. I knew just the … Continue reading Owls All Around Me
Tension
A continuation of thoughts on dreams & reality... Between dreams and reality lies a tension that is not easily eased. When your reality feels very far from your dreams, the tension can be so great you feel you might snap at any moment. Your life, even though it may appear to others as a good … Continue reading Tension
A Harvest of Art
Every year, during our annual Art Show at the school where I teach, parents and others say to me, "You did a wonderful job!" To which I always reply, "Our students are truly amazing artists. They have made beautiful pieces of art this year!" I'm not trying to deflect a compliment where a compliment is … Continue reading A Harvest of Art
A Restless Soul
Every so often (more often than I'd like) I feel rumblings under my feet. It happens whenever there is a change, either in weather, seasons, or schedule--as in work or holidays. They seem to affect me creatively, as if seismic shifts are occurring internally and I don't yet know how these shifts will manifest themselves … Continue reading A Restless Soul
The Big “Ball-Drop”: A Key to Artful Living
When the ball dropped in Times Square, ushering in the New Year, I had a brief moment of clarity. It then proceeded to leave the forefront of my mind until now, as I stand fully rooted into 2014 and finding I am unable to juggle all the balls in my life. There are so many! … Continue reading The Big “Ball-Drop”: A Key to Artful Living
Nurture Your Creative Spark
So. After writing the last post about my papier mache birds with shawls, I had an image in my head to work out on paper. It started with writing that bit about having a tendency to make lots of smaller projects when life goes on full tilt. I looked back at last year around this … Continue reading Nurture Your Creative Spark
Honey of a Gallery
I am so pleased to have my artwork represented by a sweet little gallery here in my town of Kernersville. It has been many years since I've participated in a gallery. Too long I think. But I was waiting for just the right time and more particularly...just the right gallery! Southwinds Art Gallery is the … Continue reading Honey of a Gallery
Play!
I'm not very good at this. At least when you consider the inspiration from which I was drawing. As the whims of my creative fancy cycle through their seasons, I often find myself drooling over the work of mixed media artists out there. There are so many, but recently I came across Roben-Marie Smith's colorful … Continue reading Play!