A few months back, I lay in my bed around 3 in the morning, watching the shadows of the branches crawling across the ceiling. The craggy shapes were
7 | 8 Reflections
alphabets, art, hospitality, & coverings Dear Lisa,This morning I woke up naturally, later than usual and in a warm and dark and quiet place,
Participate in a Public | Digital Search Project
I stole this post, screenshots of my own images, and public research project back from my IG account, where the winners of original physical art will
Tree Hugging Humour, Lychee Trees & Ways of Approach
I need to make this quick, and I'm going for the British spelling to captivate your interest. I've got shopping to do and laundry, maybe even can get
Artist’s Confidential
AKA pulling apart a piece of art, with some web-weaving via inappropriate footnoting. This entire piece is about a rapidly made Instagram reel
Titles First (and foremost?)
I saw a delightful and giddily relaxed David Bowie1 in an old video clip saying something so true: artists are more comfortable describing their
The Mess
I love my mess. Truly. Just like I loved it in my old Dodge Aspen with cigarette butts falling out of the ashtray onto cassette carriers filled with
Early Earnings, Archetypes,and Your Personal Way to Wealth
(with an obsessive case study in American Politics) The archetypes1 represented in your earliest "receptive" associations are a powerful way
Through Lines, Titles, & Hiding While Seeking
Thoughts on being an artist and privacy. As an artist who expresses herself through the medium of digital construction, I'd like to introduce
Truthiness and tricks: the authoritative voice
Ooops. I did it again. Spoke with the "royal we" from the stance of collective truth teller, and my husband called me out on it over pour over coffee
Seeing vs sighting: a creative’s guide to perspective
Axes, dimensions, observers, and the role of inner perspective. As a girl, one day while standing on the side of a cliff looking out over the
Seeing: a creative’s guide to the senses
philosophical practices in nature -|- the art of trusting your senses The idea to put together this series came this morning in the woods. Most
Body knowledge for the hopelessly articulate
What if your body was talking to you in myths and symbols? What if the myths you know, the dreams you have, the stories playing out in front of
always be moonlighting
I've had many jobs in my life. Usually two at once. Sometimes even three. It's been helpful to always be moonlighting at all my jobs, because it
Donut Holes & Superpowers:
probing the philosophy of nothingness in daily life How consciousness works, how it lives, dies, and transforms has been a preoccupation of
art, science and a metaphysical bullseye
My friend Alix, developed a metaphysical system* over a dozen years ago, that represents people in a simple, meaningful pattern in color. She spent
Collage, Mosaic, and Original Art
A Digital (with a tip of the hat to a Da Da-ist) Exploration of the Taj Mahal Nina Paley said "all art is derivative" in 2010, and I wonder if
The Art Garde of Cinema
Marjorie, Maya, Dance and Champions of the Avant Garde: 16mm women filmmakers I respect a hella lot Marjorie Keller (1950–1994) was a
Collections of an art dilettante
I had a high school art teacher whom I used to bump into in my 20's say to me, "I'm so sorry I suggested you go to that school." She'd drop her head
Calling all Creators
Our children need our protection not infantilization. It’s time for creators to stop producing trite, dopamine-drippy, algorithmically-oriented
NFT-y
Back in 2021, I woke up with a start one night, read a random article about NFTs, and set about this new art project. It's not over yet, but did take
Reprise from ’99 – Top Ten Ways to Ease into Effortlessness
Waaayyy back in the day, I was a life coach with only a handful of clients and an overwhelming desire to churn out hundreds of articles. Most of these
Branding is dead.
Never underestimate the power of a message said many different ways. You can more effectively move people if you decentralize the messaging and tap
passive income / passive outcomes
If you are like me and have many interests, maybe sometimes you go "all in" one on project, then drift off a bit toward the next thing, rinse and
See something, say something
My mom has always been an awesome writer. She went back to school when I was 10. Her professors fawned over her writing which raised money, started
Doing it ‘nice and rough’ – Tina Turner is my kind of Buddha
I have fifteen minutes to write this. I know Buddhsim works for me, and I want to practice every day. I've tried apps, books, meditation retreats
Being a creative – how does art come through?
I wrote something the other day, and it was pretty honest and it was good. So I read it over and over again. I remember when I was an art student.
Mothers make matter
Becoming a mother has been a ride. I’ve learned to live with less sleep, half-baked plans that fall apart the other half of the time, and constant
Vision 2022
Ever notice how every time a horrible or seemingly unexpected thing occurs, someone finds some sci-fi book* or episode of The Simpsons** that
Dart Dart Dart
Dart. Dart. Dart. Rest. Dart. Dart. Dart. Finger, thumb moving. Eyes darting. Soul wondering. Entertainment! A Life! Exciting!
The best questions to ask
Years ago, I learned a really good life hack. It was a simple way to immediately change the way your brain is thinking for the better. Anthony Robbins
Sinking Gifts. Rising Queen
I have been prone to depression, as have many of the women in my family. As are, no doubt, many others who are reading this. I have also been prone
Four Styles of Defining A Life
I wrote a chunk of a self-help book over a decade ago. It described the four styles people use to find — and define — meaning in their lives. These
Marketing on the Web, for White Hat Operators
I've been using the web to promote projects and to help clients and causes since 1997. One of my first experiences work experiences was helping a
The superpower I wish I had
My daughter asked me my superpower and origin story. The first thing that came to mind was a ball, that came into being by the beauty of the Aurora
Anxiety Sideliner
There have been a few times in my life when anxiety attacks have changed the direction of my life. I think now, that I'm probably not the only one.
Write what you want to learn
Many years ago, I trained to become a life coach. I went to conference after conference, took 2 years of tele-classes and put myself "out there" as a
Thank you Carrie
Take your broken heart, and make it art -Carrie Fisher to Meryl Streep
When you’ve got 20 minutes
I have at least 8 hours of work to do today, plus kid pickups, meal-making, housekeeping, and miscellaneousness. There is no way I will all get even a
