Be Brave, Love Well
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it seems impossible to check my email, read a newspaper, or even buy a hamburger without an encounter with the topic of love. It is such a familiar term. After all, I … Continued
A Woman of Many Words
I’ve always loved words. I suppose it was because I was surrounded by them at an early age. Old and new books huddled together on the shelves in the living room, the colorful covers hugging so many magical words inside. … Continued
Deep Roots
It had been a long, hot, dry summer – one that sent people scuttling from one air conditioner to another. Our dogs spent the days in the shade, nestled into fresh dug holes in the cooler earth. Even the plants … Continued
Recycled, Repurposed, Redeemed
I am a junk collector. Smashed bottle caps, rusty washers, bits of broken jewelry, snuff can lids , nuts and bolts, locks and latches, watches that don’t work and keys with nothing to unlock – the more worn, aged, and … Continued
Be brave my dear!
Art is scary! Not the end result, but the process itself. To follow your creative urge is to first of all become vulnerable to yourself, and then to reveal that same vulnerability to the world. Creativity is somehow connected to … Continued