Kindled, Grounded and Spacious

 Goddess in the Making, Drozda, Acrylic/canvas, 36 by 36 inches, 1996, available for purchase We are all such exquisite and ruthless combinations of wisdom and woundedness. Jan Crawford Welcome to the art/life trail ride! It’s the last week in our 30 day Wisdom challenge…what does it mean to be...

Resist and Persist

This week we travel deep into the ‘Wisdom’ Moon cycle (May 6 – June 5, 2016). Change is afoot “A blueprint for our lives is as necessary as a blueprint for a house. It doesn’t serve us well to keep trying to build an igloo in the congo. Joanne...

33 Million and One

Happy ‘Wisdom’ Moon cycle (May 6 – June 5, 2016) and Happy Mother’s Day Welcome to the trail ride… Natural Time slows the pace of the race. We see the Wisdom path. We notice that there is nowhere to get to only the opportunity to BE creative. We spiral...

Walking Each Other Home

Welcome to this weeks art/life trail ride!   April is over. It’s useful to notice that we’ve invested a full moon/month clearing space. Clear space (whether internal or external) brings Clarity. What we’ve gained will travel on with us. YAY…Clear…what a wonderful way to begin! Each year the Natural Calendar...

Let Your Body Sing

Welcome to the art/life trail ride! It’s the third week in the Clarity cycle (April 7 – May 6) the element that kicks off this Natural Year is fire. ‘Homage’, Drozda, Acrylic/board, 20 x 16″ Be ignited and lit up! Find the idea and inspiration that has motivation and...

Got Clarity?

Welcome to the art/life trail ride during the second week in April! Our keyword for this moon/month (April 7 – May 6) is Clarity. “Why do some people stop growing at age 30, just going from work to the couch and television, when others stay vibrant, curious, almost childlike,...

Back in the Saddle

Hello and Welcome to the art/life trail ride … Happy New Moon in Aries! April 7 marks the start of our Natural New Year! This is an exciting time and we’re hopping back into the saddle! YeeHaa!! Here on the trail we align with Natural Time which nourishes instinctive...

Darkest Before Dawn

Hello and welcome to the art/life trail ride! Our journey is one of creative exploration and discovery. On the trail ride we connect to relaxed right brained feminine/receptive power, the fuel that propels forward movement. Forward movement is about to amp up here at the East Gate of spring. ‘Steppin’ In’, Drozda,...

Dream the Dream

We are traveling through the first week of March. This starts the ‘Purity Moon’ cycle. Hello and welcome to the art/life trail ride! Let’s jump right in with the present challenge…this is the week to step back and take a brief deathbed point of view on your year long journey....

There’s Gold Inside of You

Welcome to the art/life trail ride! We are traveling through the fourth week of February ‘The Renewal Moon’ cycle. ‘Stillpoint #2′, Drozda, Acrylic/canvas, 24 x 36″, 2008 Throughout this month we’ve been noticing the ways that Renewal can play a bold and dynamic part in the creative process. Do you tell...