Soap, something that I am sure many of us take for granted: a means to clean ourselves. I had a soap gifted to me yesterday. This isn’t just ordinary soap though. It is from a soap shop in Lebanon. This shop has been producing soap for 500 years. Mine is in the shape and appearance … Continue reading Soap and a Hockey Stick
Author: devonmcfaddenart
Happiness
“Today is going to be the worst day. I don’t know where my mask is, I can’t find my hoodie. I didn’t pack enough food.” Says every teenage boy… it can’t just be mine? “Wouldn’t it be nice if…” I prompt him like we learned in the Mindvalley Be Extraordinary For Teens exercise (after he … Continue reading Happiness
By the Campfire
While growing up, my dad talked often of a friend of his, John Kennedy, who had passed away before my sister’s and I could have met him. My dad spoke frequently and fondly of John. They had travelled together to Africa and South America. John grew up in my hometown and he and dad met … Continue reading By the Campfire
Mentoring
I had my computer open with a video ready to play. “13 minutes?!” My 15 year old son said in protest. “What else do you have to do right now? Do you have somewhere to be?” I asked. “And you would watch Tiktok for 3 hours if we let you,” my husband said. Let me … Continue reading Mentoring
My Style
Something that always held me back from creating was being unaware of what ‘style’ my art was. It even goes back to art school in college. I always felt like I was the only one that had trouble deciding what I wanted to paint. I would look around at the other students who seemed to … Continue reading My Style
