Finally, my jaunty narcissus, with their delicate fragrance and puff of cream, have officially broken into a song of Spring. Of course, this cheery outdoor bloom is a bit offset by all the crunchy, brown leaves and dried out twigs scattered around them. But, hey!...
After my creativity surge from my five-week hiatus from life (surgery recovery), I became intensely curious. Was there a way to jumpstart creativity in normal life? Turns out, yes. Most definitely. First stop: figure out my chronotype, which of course led me down a...
Post-surgery scattered my sense of time to the four corners of the couch where I was recovering. Not just the tick-tock of time on my watch or phone, but that deeper rhythm that hums beneath our lives: my natural circadian rhythm—the one our culture seems determined...
Writing the Artist Statement in 2025! Time to Blow UP Some Resolutions I’ve never been onboard with New Year’s resolutions. Partly because I know myself well enough to know I’m more a flow-with-the-moment kinda gal than a planner. Partly because I’ve gotten myself...
Your Challenge: Think of writing your artist statement in the same spirit as creating another piece of art - one made with words instead of your familiar medium. It’s a creative head space we’re looking for here. And, I realize this can be challenging if words...
Let’s face it; no matter how much you decry, defame, or devalue writing an artist statement, you need it. I guarantee that somewhere along your creative-journey you will be asked for one. Hopefully, you will outsmart the nay-sayers and not get caught in the same...
It’s so tempting in our hurly, burly lives to surf for silver bullets, skim the surface, and steer our hearts away from the deeper truths.
But, your creative ArtLife deserves more.
Courage, dear heart…
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