Be Curious, Be Brave

Be Curious, Be Brave

“Subtle Changes” 12″ x 12″ original encaustic painting The process of creating is where I often confront my fears, especially when I’m working in new mediums, using different tools, or staring at a blank canvas wondering how to begin. Sometimes...
The Heartbeat of Humanity Is Aloha (Love)

The Heartbeat of Humanity Is Aloha (Love)

There are two energies at the core of the human experience: love and fear. Love spirals upward while fear spirals down. Love is curious and breaks the bonds of ignorance. For example, whenever I make assumptions, I rob myself of understanding the truth. If I choose to...
May Your Dreams Come True

May Your Dreams Come True

My dreams have guided me ever since I can remember. I’m curious to know if you remember your dreams. If you do, do you write them down? My dream journal occupies my nightstand so when I have a dream I remember, I scribble whatever it is I can recall – even if it’s one...
Connections

Connections

These past 18 months have impacted all of us in varying degrees. Covid has taken a toll on caregivers, families, employers, teachers, students, … all of us. One could say we are adjusting to life after loss. Loss of a loved one, a job, a home, a lifestyle, or our...
Trust Your Gut

Trust Your Gut

Trust your gut, it never lies. Whenever I have a gut feeling I need to listen. It has saved my life on more than a few occasions (literally), and it has guided me with my decisions over the course of my lifetime. It’s when I don’t trust my gut that I regret it....
What Art Has Taught Me

What Art Has Taught Me

Creating comes in many forms – creative living, creative problem solving, creating artwork. Creation means to come into being as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes. NOTHING about this YEAR has been ordinary....

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