As many of you already know, a crook hacked into my Instagram account @thehotelartist on Wednesday, February 6, and completely took over my feed. For the next 6 hours, “he/she” proceeded to erase my account, including my 17.7k followers, 850+ posts, stories and highlights, all while I helplessly watched. The worst part is that they … Keep reading…
It is hard to believe that this time last year, I had just ended a 12 year corporate career, and was stepping joyfully into my new life as a full time artist. I didn’t realize then that 2018 would be focused on figuring out what kind of art I really wanted to create, and how … Keep reading…
Between December 2018 and May 2019, I’ll be giving away 12 original pieces of art. WHY? Great question, and one I’ve contemplated for many months as I planned my way back to selling art. Since quitting my day gig almost 12 months ago, I put my art biz on hold while I figured out WHAT … Keep reading…
“Your story is just beginning” I have spent the past 3 years experimenting with many different art forms, all for the purpose of exploring and expanding my artistic voice. This journey inspired me to follow what fascinated me in any given moment, resulting in many happy art experiments. Hence why I have painted a ton … Keep reading…
My friend Peter Fritz from the Midlife Tribe recently asked me about my journey through midlife for his inspiring podcast, asking me many profound questions, including this gem: What advice would I offer someone who felt lost, unfulfilled and shackled by their circumstances? My response…. Feeling lost is a sign that I need to dive … Keep reading…
I spent the first 4 months as a full time artist learning how to navigate this new unstructured territory. Before I quit my job in January, I had a LONG list of what I wanted to accomplish with my art biz, and envisioned it would be easy to tackle everything on my list with so … Keep reading…
For my first 20+ years as an artist, I created collages using magazine and book pieces, which eventually evolved into creating 3D collage. Every one of these collages was a labor of love, a self-portrait of where I was at the time, it took about a year to create, and I worked on 10 at … Keep reading…
I have been following my new daily schedule for almost three weeks (to be shared in detail soon), and am finally creating art 3 – 4 to hours every day, Monday through Friday. Now the question is . . . WHAT do I create in all that luscious time? For the past 12 years, … Keep reading…
One of the very few paintings created since quitting my job! I’m now on week 7 of being a full time artist, and to be honest, I’ve found myself floundering, not sure how to move through my new unstructured life. Although grateful beyond words to finally the time to create anytime I wish, … Keep reading…