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The Importance of Creativity

Creativity is fundamental to growth. Opening your mind to creativity, and with creativity, in any shape or form is the first step toward...

Can't you see how hard I'm trying?!

"CAN'T YOU SEE HOW HARD I'M TRYING!!!???" Those are the words that were echoing off the walls inside my skull as I shouted at my husband....

Vacation Still-Life

I just flew back (and boy are my arms tired) from an amazing 2 weeks in Ireland with SO much love and SO much family. And I gotta tell...

I'm still young!!! And I'm re-learning how to feel fun.

I am SO DONE with feeling small and feeling like the "fun" parts of me and of my life are behind me. Because that's CRAZY!!! And it...

Imposter syndrome is made up...

Imposter syndrome is a killer…. and it’s totally made up. By you. Which is nuts because it feels SO REAL!!! All those mean things you...

Zentangles, Mistakes, and Not Giving Up

ZENTANGLES!! Meditation, creativity, sharpies... love. But the real point of Zentangles is the freedom to make mistakes... I pick up my...

The Gift That Saved My Life

Have you ever received a gift that just totally knocked you backwards? Something that was so incredibly right that you didn't even know...

An artist's identity

Finding myself feels like a destination, but I never really get there. Because who I’ll be tomorrow isn’t who I am today... and because...

Practice makes progress, not perfect

Let’s talk about the importance of practice… the thing I LITERALLY NEVER DID when I was in school or piano lessons or singing lessons...

If you're not sure... say it out loud.

I was 1 half of a failed business partnership a while back. I was postpartum, stressed out, lost, feeling like a total stranger to...

Breaking through the fear wall...

Hello!!! Funny story... when I was in school, I made sure I was always enrolled in at least one art class. Then when I was in college, I...

Remembering Me

13 years ago…. I attended a student residency at The Burren College of Art in County Claire, Ireland. Understandably, it feels like a...

Following Inspiration Like an Artist

As artists and students, one of the things we’re taught is to follow inspiration as it comes. ESPECIALLY as a mixed media artist (meaning...

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