writing

  • Synchronicity

    “A phenomenon where an event in the outside world coincides meaningfully with a psychological state of mind.” Or: “Synchronicity – A Wink from the Universe.” Pictured above is a treasured journal that was given to me as a gift (along with The Artist’s Way). I started using it with the…

  • Thirty!

    “Art? You just do it?”  – Martin Ritt 30 Weeks of Blog posts, 30 weeks of 3 art pieces per week on Instagram.  30 weeks of creativity.  More than half of the year! Looking back on this time, I really enjoyed creating content for regular posts.  I am very proud…

  • Style

    So far with my art posts, I feel like I don’t necessarily have a ‘style.’  I don’t just paint a certain theme in a certain way – like animals in watercolour, buildings with acrylic or classic cars in pen and ink.  I really just like to play and create whatever…

  • Standoffish

    When I was 17 and moved to the Netherlands for a year, I had a horrible last few hours of my flight over.  I felt ill and spent the majority of those hours getting sick in the tiny airport washroom.  I had mentally prepared for moving away and not being…

  • Beginnings

    My first day of grade 1, I came home crying because I hadn’t learned how to read yet.  I was told grade 1 would be the year I could learn how to read a book by myself.  Just imagine my surprise when I wasn’t an expert the first day.  You…