Every January I read about people choosing a word that will define or be the focus of their year ahead. They choose powerful words like TRUST, OPEN, REST. And although I truly love this concept as I’m all about having a spiritual focus, I just realized why I have never chosen a word for the … Keep reading…
On January 1, 2020, I challenged myself to… Create one hour of art a day for 30 consecutive days. Why? I hadn’t been in the studio for over a month, and the longer I stalled, the more excuses I invented to block me from starting. It turned out that this simple goal was just what … Keep reading…
People often tell me that I look organized. The truth is that I’ve spent much of my life quite scattered, sporadically focused on what mattered most . That is until I stumbled on the motivation hacks I’m about to share with you, which usually shift me into a natural and joyful flow. Hack Number One … Keep reading…
Fear and uncertainty seem to be surrounding us. And with no end in site, it’s easy to get caught in the net of our collective fear, going down doomsday rabbit holes, reading article after article about what is happening and not happening, and how much worse it’s likely to get. Yet in the middle of … Keep reading…
Now on my 12th and final chapter following The Artist’s Way, I have ANOTHER confession. It’s taken me many more than 12 weeks to get to this point. My process got stalled around week 8 when life sent me on a wild roller coaster ride with almost every minute of every day scheduled. However, in … Keep reading…
The first six weeks through “The Artist’s Way” has felt like a warm blanket of self love and healing, with so much unexpected expansion and growth. Biggest learning so far? Before this 12-week journey began, my focus had been on creating “good”, inspiring, sellable art. After all, I wanted my full time income to come … Keep reading…
True confession – I’ve attempted to follow The Artist’s Way 12-week course for “recovering your creative self” two previous times, and never got past week one. Then I read an article about another artist’s journey through this process (who also couldn’t finish it previously), and suddenly I was inspired to give it another more try. … Keep reading…
I’ve wanted to “make it” as an artist for as long as I can remember. And even though it feels like I’ve “made it” in every other area of my life, I’ve never felt like I’ve reached this nebulous goal with art. Interestingly, 20 years ago I would have defined where I am now with … Keep reading…
“Fly higher” is ALMOST ready to fly August 20 at 9 am EST for newsletter subscribers (3pm for the rest of the world) Throughout this LONG process, I have repeatedly asked myself these questions. 1. WHY did I create these 22 collages? And a close cousin … What is the meaning behind each artwork, both … Keep reading…