“Creativity is sacred, and it is not sacred. What we make matters enormously, and it doesn’t matter at all. We toil alone, and we are accompanied by spirits. We are terrified, and we are brave. Art is a crushing chore and a wonderful privilege. Only when we are at our most playful can divinity finally […]
circadian rhythm
Bloom Where You Are Planted
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin Budding Black iris, Wren House Garden, 2021 May 1, Beltane signals a time of flowers and the opportunity to consider the symbolic seeds that you are planting so as to […]
Emerge n See 2021
… to ‘Emerge n See’ Click the circle to register I’m excited and happy to invite you to experience PWP: Progress Without Pressure “EMERGE n SEE!” We’ll mine the creative/expressive gold of the Alchemical, Archetypal ‘BE ME’ What does this mean and who is this for? The “BE ME” – code refers to the […]
BE Inspired … The Opening of The East Gate …
It’s the opening of the East Gate on the Natural Circadian Circle of the year. To celebrate I have a gift for you. Please register and take part in the 8-Day Challenge to Focus Your Self-expression We begin, Monday, March 22. You can register and receive the email each of the 8 days knowing that […]
The Journey Continues …
It is my conviction that slight changes in imagination have more impact on living than major efforts at change. Thomas Moore Please note that the first listing at the top of the right sidebar contains the 2021 Creative Energy Report MP3 file. I invite you to listen today. Make a note in your calendar […]
Pay Attention Please
Creek bed at Blue Bird Gulch Tree Farm, Drozda Welcome to my first blog post in a year! After a sudden injury on December 6, 2018, I required all of my attention to focus on and devote my time to healing. It was early on that Thursday morning, which happened to be the 96th anniversary […]
Get Reflective
Welcome to the art/life trail! ~ I’m so happy that you are here ~ As we move along the art/life path this is the time of year to literally imagine that we are riding into the sunset…facing West together. Not the classic ‘The End’ scene; the curtain isn’t falling yet, there is a definite shift happening. […]
A New Age_A New Stage
Welcome to the art/life trail! Let’s visualize being Creative Pioneers! As promised, today I share a bit more information about the upcoming summer school bridge course called Ages & Stages I invite you to join. We are preparing to move consciously and organically from summer into fall. In less than four weeks we walk across a […]
Noble in Nature
“Every human life has their seeds, their birth, their family history and cultures, and their own experiences. In your studio, it should be yourself that you are seeking. We are all thickly layered and fragile. Heredity, culture, and experiences all combine to make each one of us unique and different from each other.” Donna Watson […]
Pulling into the Manifest Station
Welcome to the Art/Life Trail. Summer is the natural time of the year to gain a fresh new perspective on possibility as well as a time to explore your capacity to extend and expand your creativity. All through the Summer months there is the natural urge to want to do more. Rather than getting mired in […]