when we are least expecting
I don't have a whole lot of plans for 2023. Remaining sane is one of them. Retaining a semblance of health (the bar is quite low for...
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- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
out and about - Clarity Haynes Altar-ed Bodies @ Denny Dimin Gallery
Emergent artists often have a fresh view that I find exciting. They might not have found their style yet, or they could be...
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
courage needed. apply within
In early December I was given a commission that intrigued me. Truth be told, I had never heard of the woman at the center of this story,...
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
a few of my favorite things
I'm not sure if the hills are alive or not. I haven't been out much lately. What I do know is that I often get questions about materials...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
shine your light from within
It's been quite a couple of years! If you are still dealing with feelings of uncertainty and dread, whether because of Covid-19 or your...
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
cut it out
I've never been much for creating new habits. I like routine. It's safe and predictable by definition. Considering the way I grew up,...
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
pain is a many splendored thing
The experience of any type of pain can be viewed from many different angles. https://hyperallergic.com/669130/brenda-goodman-abstraction-...
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
fear, worry and things that go bump in the night
It's been quite a couple of years! If you are still dealing with any of these feelings, whether because of Covid-19 or your personal...
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
everyday I pray for love...too
Yayoi Kusama is an icon and an obliterator of barriers. She has consistently worked for the last six decades and continues to do so with...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
a scrupulously accurate instrument
“Collage is a supersensitive and scrupulously accurate instrument, akin to a seismograph, able to record the exact amount of human...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 8 min
connecting hearts through chronic pain
Irish artist hopes her chronic pain diary can give solace to sufferers who have fallen down the rabbit hole of pain original article by...
- Aug 31, 2022
- 1 min
If I had a flower...
“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever." Alfred Tennyson
- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
‘Flores de Femicidio’ by Natali Bravo-Barbee
I don't quite remember the first time I heard of Natali, or the first time I had the pleasure of hearing her talk about her work. She is...
- Aug 6, 2022
- 5 min
shelter: art, healing and home
Are you looking for a change? So am I! The good kind of change: positive, optimistic, meaningful. So many things have been out of our...
- Jul 16, 2022
- 1 min
wishes transformed
A fascinating look at what one person can do to curb waste and impact climate change. Told from the unique perspective of an artist and...
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
the times they are a-changing
As a gardener, I often measure the success of the season in terms of harvest. There's nothing unusual about it. Abundance is the result...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
the arts can heal your brain
There are songs that can make you recall very specifics moments of your life. You can, through the music, experience the smells and...
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
collage: and she was
The attributes of femininity are many and as diverse as wildflowers in a field. Women, for instance, are uniquely suited to putting...
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