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Creative Camaraderie
Celebrating our Artist's Way group! What a lovely walk it has been. Each of us on a unique path, yet we come together weekly for three months to share our stories. We marvel at the synchronous happenings, honor the courage and truth in our showing up, and amplify the...
Spring Boardwalk
This spring boardwalk turned into a springboard walk for my well being. Surrounded by urban landscape so much of the time, my spirit longs for something other than cement, asphalt, traffic, noise and exhaust. Thank goodness for artist's dates! I pushed myself to find...
View Above
Sometimes, you just gotta look up. I do, anyway. This has been a challenging stretch along my life path, with unexpected obstacles, painful experiences and what have felt like weighty forces operating counter to what I know and believe. In the context of all that, I'm...
Intentions Clear
Once again, the New Year Intention Celebration was a magical success! In collaboration, Sheila Burns, owner of Bliss Yoga Studio and I, founder of Spirit Out!, co-led this 4th annual event. Rather than thinking up goals or resolutions, we make space and safety invite...
Connecting Dots
My neighbor gave me the best gift. A dot-to-dot book! Remember those? When it is particularly challenging to see the order in what seems chaotic, I find it tremendously satisfying and reassuring to do a little dot-to-dot. Even though each portrait in the book has 1000...
Crystal Clear
Funny how crystals on the window make the view anything but clear. But their intricate beauty is certainly clear. An artist friend and I were talking about repeating patterns in nature such as the hexagon, figure eight, and spirals. Branching is one of the fascinating...
Art Appreciation
Art appreciation, believe it or not, was part of 3rd grade. We'd set up a gallery, reproductions of famous works lining the walls and handfuls of appreciation tickets. As the nine-year-olds slowly roamed the room, placing their paper opinions next to select works of...
Before After
Before and after pictures are the best! You know, the room decorating makeover with the little dreary before photo in the corner of the stunning magazine layout? Maybe because in education, the long-term results of a teacher's vision and efforts materialize over...
Creative Layers
Just came across this photo of a work in progress. Well, it's done now, but seeing the mid-way point reminds me to appreciate the process. How do we know when a piece of art is done, anyway? How do we not second guess ourselves and wonder if we've added just a bit too...
Handle On
Ever feel like a kid with a new bike? I do. Maybe because I just got a new bike. Well, new-to-me and I'm grateful. The only thing is the handles. The bike needed new grips, so I went searching online. With sensitivity to vinyl, I'd hoped to find real leather, but no...
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