An Artist Who Writes
You just start. There is no perfect time. You are weary of an idea pursuing you & tugging on your soul, so rather than run harder you stop in your tracks, turn around, shake your idea’s hand & say, OK. I will give you 15 minutes of my day NOW. No running out & buying […]
Several weeks ago a friend apologetically said that she could not join me and friends on our annual creative trek to Ghost Ranch Retreat Center in N. New Mexico this July. I started this tradition about 9 years ago when I felt I needed to escape my daily life and focus on just art – no […]
No matter what rut you’re in, creative or otherwise, the only way to escape is by momentum. Whether it be a running start with or without an external assist (think tow truck) as in a class. Here is a free tow truck- watch the Mel Robbins’ Ted Talk. She is a good motivator. After a […]
I started this practice some months back. It just sort of happened with no premeditation. When I was in some random airport waiting for a connection, I spied some lovely little leather journals in a gift shop and thought “What a perfect place to write poetry!” The journal was purchased and is now over half full […]
One of the most common complaints I hear as an art teacher and in conversation with others in the realm of art is “I don’t have a creative bone in my body.” Here’s the news…… you don’t have creative bones in your body. You have creative muscles. Whereas bones (at least in adults) don’t […]
One of my fellow bloggers & blogging friends, Louise of Louise In-Btween nominated me for this award a couple of weeks back. It is sweet to recognized and know that someone out there finds value in my words and images. I started a writing practice in late 2016 and shortly after this blog in 2017 with […]
” Does what goes on inside show on the outside? Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passers-by see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney and then go on their way. So now what are we to do, keep […]
It’s the growing season and my garden is being planted in stages. I marvel at the magic of seeds- how something so small can germinate to become a huge sunflower or a plant that offers juicy red tomatoes. With the exceptions of weeds, seeds cannot manage successfully on their own in a garden. The soil […]
Recently I met for coffee with a friend that needed help starting a blog on WordPress. After building the “infrastructure” of the site we talked about content and posting. This got me to thinking about the intent of my blog and how I go about finding ideas for my posts. Originally I was motivated my blog […]
April 23 by Alanna Pass The Earth continues to give And we take away… Have you thanked the trees for the house where you stay and noticed the birds who light up your day? Do you bless the soil that grows your crops and the wind that cools you when the land grows hot? Are […]
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