Celebrating Life – An Afternoon in New Hope
The second weekend in March is an anniversary of sorts for me. Five years ago was my first visit to New Hope and in many ways it was the first day of my new life. It would be an understatement…
Category My Artists Journey
Embracing Your Second Grade Self
The last thing I expected when I started the Doodle Arts and Lettering class was for it to remind me of lessons I learned from the book Walking in This World by Julia Cameron. Lessons like the importance of staying…
Be Kind to Yourself…YOU Deserve it!
One of the things I’ve been working to change in my life over the past few years is to end the negative self talk. We all do it and we shouldn’t. One night last week I found myself slipping down that…
It’s been an Artistic Winter, but – Is it Spring Yet?
Holy buckets I’m tired of winter! I will say that this winter has been very good for one aspect of my life. The long winter nights have been conducive to spending quality time with my ink journal. I’ve also joined…
One Thing I Know….
As many people do, I struggle with seasonal depression – sometimes referred to as SAD. Mid-December when the days are short and the temperatures are cold the world around me becomes heavy and it becomes increasingly difficult for me to…
The Art of Meditation through Ink
Several months ago I was at Michael’s looking for inexpensive writing journals for my sometimes daily stream of consciousness. I found a few, one of which was clearly oriented around sketching and painting rather than writing. I wasn’t sure what…
A Serendipitous Walk and The Importance of Teachers
Today I took a walk that was long overdue. It’s not so much that it was overdue from a physical fitness point of view but from a creative standpoint. Since moving to Pennsylvania, one of my favorite past-times has been…
Just Draw and Don’t Worry if It’s not Perfect
I’ve been off the grid (and out of action) for a while from an artistic standpoint. I finished a series of drawings and now I’m not sure what to draw, and I have no idea what medium I want to…
There is Perfection in Imperfection
I am a Renaissance woman in more ways than one. The past 3 years and in particular the past twelve months have been explosive and I’ve discovered things about myself that I had no idea were a part of me.…
Beach Hats and Butterflies
Sometimes I try too hard to come up with the words to express what I feel. I prefer it when the thoughts and emotions just flow out of my fingers but I guess there are times when they don’t. I…