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Thoughts and reflections on my work and life..
Spring Fusion
I love all the metaphors associated with this season. Birth rebirth, nature nurture, emerging growing.
2024.05.05
Catching Up
It's already halfway through February of 2024. Soon, I will be saying, “A year ago I was in Ireland”. Here are some highlights of the last 25 and a half months.
2024.02.15
The Artist's Residency
You go away, you make art, you reflect. Sometimes the art is tied to the place.
2021.07.11
The Quest for Flow
Multi-tasking isn’t healthy, or safe, or fun. That buzz of getting stuff done isn't what I am chasing. I want that creative flow.
2021.07.13
A Fresh Slate
It is that time of year again when the student and teacher in me wrestles with time. Could it be that summer is really almost over? Am I ready for the next season, did I make the best use of my time, did I do the required reading?
2021.08.09
Playing Tourist
Imagine if he had been born in a different time. Had a different school experience.
2021.08.11
Biking on the Greenway
My most poignant and sensory memory is of that blissful moment when I rode down our dirt road without training wheels. My bike was aqua blue with white wall tires just like the 57 chevy my father drove.
2021.04.17
Nostalgia Gold
40 years! My brother gave me a box he discovered while emptying my mother’s house.
2021.09.22
Happy New Year!
This time makes me quite reflective and grateful. 2021 started with a major health scare for my husband. He is so resilient that you’d never know that anything occurred by looking at him. With my rock intact, I was able to open my mind to fantastic opportunities.
2021.12.31
Reflection From Atlantic Center for the Arts Retreat (10/21)
Reflections from a recent retreat at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.