Have you ever noticed how good it makes you feel when a friend allows you to see their imperfections? Suddenly you no longer feel the need to be perfect yourself, or to measure up to what your idea of their idea of perfection is. This is a concept I have long been aware of but have struggled wit...

I am often asked about the items I use the most in my art studio. So ... here are a few!

“Sometimes a person has to go back, really back – to have a sense, an understanding of all that’s gone to make them – before they can go forward.”  Paule Marshall If I think back to when I was young, to when I was a teenager who allowed herself time to just be, it is easy to see the common thre...

I pulled up an old Super Soul Sunday episode recently.  It was Oprah interviewing Steven Pressfield.  A prolific writer, he was exactly who I was needing to hear from as I work at getting myself in my studio to write on a more regular basis.

I once heard Rainn Wilson, during an interview with Oprah, describe the creation of art as a prayer.  I couldn’t have said it better myself.  I find that when I am away from creating for too long, it affects my psyche.  The longer the span between these artful prayer times, the more negative I be...