pint size museums: free little art galleries
I discovered my local little art gallery at the beginning of the summer. It was delightful to scroll through the FB posts and watch the...
- Jul 31, 2021
- 4 min
The introvert dilemma
This Sunday, August 1st will be International Friendship Day, and I am not sure how I feel about it. There is a glaring lack of research...
- Jul 20, 2021
- 6 min
Unlikely tools for healing
This is the story of how I made it through the worst of the pandemic with the help of a tiny pair of scissors....
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
A time to grow
Yesterday I walked to the end of my driveway and saw the first new buds on my mauve lilacs. Seeing them come back to life made me happy....
- Mar 7, 2021
- 3 min
brushfires
A truly grim anniversary just happened. It’s been a year since I started isolating in my home due to Covid 19. Yes, a whole year. It’s a...
- Dec 29, 2020
- 5 min
Crash Landing in 2020
I have to confess that I did not have high hopes for this holiday season of 2020. In a year that resembled a flaming turd, wrapped in a...
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Going Over Board.
As part of my latest workshop I created a gratitude board that I will be using as a reminder of what I learned this year. It will also...
- Oct 1, 2020
- 3 min
Collecting like a champion on a shoestring budget
There are so many questions around collecting artwork. What do you picture (no pun intended) when you think of an art collector? Most...
- Aug 14, 2020
- 5 min
The right place at the wrong time
For some of us, this has been the most devastating of years. Families have lost loved ones and, in some cases, their livelihood too....
- Jul 7, 2020
- 3 min
I think we're not in Kansas anymore...
There have been few films that left such an indelible mark in the American collective psyche like The Wizard of Oz. It inevitably appears...
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
Fear, Worry and other Scary Monsters
All creative interests have the same driving force behind them: a vital need to make sense of the world around us. Through writing,...
- Jun 3, 2020
- 4 min
From the Phone Booth
A few weeks ago, I had just taught my first journaling class. I was excited to start working on journals with a lovely group of students...
- May 29, 2020
- 2 min
A Garden of Your Own
Artists are funny creatures. They dwell willingly in the gossamer space between imagination and truth. It is a vague zone where ideas,...
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Here Comes the Sun
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway”— Michael Pollan Inspiration, joy and wonder all live within...
- May 17, 2020
- 2 min
Far From the Madding Crowd
Creating an inspiring working space: follow your heart and edit mercilessly! We have all been there: a cluttered table with not enough...
- May 9, 2020
- 3 min
Weekend Adventures
On Sundays, the city was our oyster. We loved weekends because my Dad would be home, and he oversaw all things fun. We would go to the...
- Apr 16, 2020
- 5 min
On Mental Health @ Murze Magazine
Tell us a bit about yourself, your background and your work I was born in Madrid, Spain. My father was a writer who worked in radio,...
- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
Resistencia is not enough: we will thrive!
My work has its origins in my formative years in Spain. The very name of my company is a nod to my old stomping grounds. MAD is short for...
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
ANEW - An exhibit about hope and resilience
A show organized by Inclusive Arts of Vermont, ANEW celebrates achievements of artists who overcome all types of health challenges. Folks...
- Dec 19, 2019
- 2 min
Luis Castelo: Photography as Sanctuary
Growing up in the clean, crisp landscapes of Castilla, Castelo became fascinated with the natural world. In these parts, the air is cold...