“Falling in love with what is waiting to be written” The process of choosing a title for each of my collage paintings is as sacred as creating the artwork itself. The process starts with collecting potential titles EVERYWHERE I go. Sometimes I scribble down a few words from an inspiring Instagram post. Other times I … Keep reading…
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…
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…
22 blessed days until I no longer have a day job. My heart is wide open and glowing as I type these words. Yet here’s the bigger truth. I have ALWAYS been free. I was free to stay in a day job for 12 years, even when my heart longed to do art full time, … Keep reading…
Before I step into my new life as a full time artist on January 1, 2018, I want to bring closure to the way I’ve been creating art for the past 2 decades. Up until recently, I created 3-dimensional collages. Each artwork took an average of 12 months to find all the images and assemble, … Keep reading…
Yes, its true. As of January 1, 2018, I will once again be a full time artist. Typing these words fills me with so much joy that I literally feel like doing cartwheels and telling everyone I meet! I will transition to full time art in 2018 by working one-week a month as a contractor for … Keep reading…