We Don’t Have to Choose One Version of the Story A little over a week after returning home from teaching an art retreat in France, I found myself struggling to walk upstairs because my lungs were completely worn out. Unfortunately, the feeling was a little too familiar. The year before, after teaching a retreat in … Keep reading…
Last Sunday I drove 12 hours to one of my favorite places on earth – the Omega Institute in upstate NY – where I attended a 5-day art workshop with Flora Bowley, the artist that taught me to paint many years ago. And even though I’ve been back home for a couple days, my head is still buzzing with … Keep reading…
WHAT? Yes, its true, but only the name @thehotelartist is gone, not me or my art. From now on, I will go by my real name on Instagram – @catrains.artist (ok, artist is not my part of my name, but I’m sure you get the idea!) This decision was a long time coming, and almost … 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…
When I started creating art 24 years ago, I choose collage as my medium because I could not draw. Who can not tear up magazines and put them back together, right!? I fully explored this art form, found a unique expression through 3D collage and had a successful run selling my 3D collages. Life eventually … 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…
TODAY I’m taking action, and I feel both exhilarated and nervous about doing it. After discussing every possible positive and negative outcome with trusted friends and fellow artists, I finally decided to change my Instagram username from @catrains_collage to @thehotelartist. Although a small action on the surface, there are so many uncertainties that continue to swirl in and out … Keep reading…
After 12 days on the road, I’ll be driving back over this bridge in a few hours toward the Omaha airport, arriving home later tonight for a heavenly weekend hunkered down in my art studio. I have loved every minute of where my day job has taken me these last 2 weeks – New Orleans, Dallas (personal side trip for family), … Keep reading…
The number one question I am asked as I travel for my day job is “do you like ALL the travel?”, usually said in a tone that says “you surely don’t”. In fact, someone asked me this again today. Admittedly traveling almost weekly does have its challenges, but I always answer this question the same way, with simple gratitude for … Keep reading…