self

  • Real Job

    “What did you go to college for?” Me: “Art.” Laughter. “Well I guess that was beneficial, wasn’t it?” This has been a conversation I have had many times over the years as I don’t work ‘full time’ making art. It does not provide me an income (yet – I will…

  • Studio

    As far as small spaces go, my studio is the perfect solution for holding and housing my art ‘things.’ Paintbrushes, watercolour pads, palettes, drawing implements, journaling notebooks and some other painting odds and ends like tape and masking fluid. I have been feeling a bit unmotivated lately with painting. Sometimes…

  • Mood

    In the past week, I not only myself, felt my emotions go quite up and down: stress, worry, and joy and optimism; but I had two others in my circle express anxiousness and fear emotions as well and wondered if something was ‘in the air.’ A few weeks ago, I…

  • Energize

    I am sure many people have their patterns and habits of daily routine. I have come to really know myself and realize how much of a creature of habit I truly am. Same morning routine, every day, down to specific ‘affirmations’ in my day journal. Same breakfast, same schedule. Same…

  • Month 4!

    I was scrolling back through some of my posts and remembered that I had written earlier in the year an update at the Week 4 mark, and now, it’s month 4! Already. The year is flying by and we are well into April. And as always, it feels like there…