After dropping my 15 year old at drivers ed, I drove around listening to classic rock and landed at the library. Before I forget, Bob Seeger is an
Anchors Away
There was a time when women undergoing spiritual transformation could take a vow of stability of place, and hole up – practically – in a cell in a
recent visual work
Birth of VenusMarkup on photo AVMarkup on photo Visual Works © September 2025 Elizabeth Mullen Matteson | Contact for licensing.
Mapping: meeting what you need on the checkerboard of life – with art project
On the checkerboard of life, the right thing is finding its way to you, as you are to it.~ My Mom Artwork: No Title by the author 2024 I love
When a mound of sand sends you to the stratosphere
Originally published as newsletter 09/24/2025 This photo above is of sand mound about 10 inches wide, and reminds me of hurricane clouds. In
pushy, derivative, thieving, lying, child AI.
Ok, first: forgive this title. Yes, it's here to grab your attention, but has less vitriol behind it than perhaps it sounds. Truth is, whether I like
If it’s brown…
There's a bell in the bathroom at my mom's house. Like one of those "ring for service," bells that dings when you slap it. Because there's more than a
The inhumanity of over-helpfulness
In my digital world, where AI is proliferating, technological "helpfulness" can sanitize language between humans to the point where it is blocking
Believing, Knowing and a Timeless Smile
The power of acknowledgement & questions for deep, time-released understanding. Sitting outside at a small red cafe table on Laguardia Place
Is AI, or my butt, running my mobile phone?
Ever call someone you didn't intend to by "butt dial?" I keep my phone in my pocket, and given how tight my jeans have become, watching the
Validation & Credentialing ~ Terms of Endearment for oddly-credentialed kin
I've been pondering the value of credentialing and validation for someone to get recognized for mastery in action, but have personally not chased
Networking with a beginner’s mind
Backdrop: In 20+ years of my marketing business, I didn't need to "do networking" because the right people found me at the right times, and my
Designer Questions to Engineer Endurance, Achievement, and Happiness
Focusing your attention on long-acting, feeling-based, style-specific questions can give you a richer and happier experience of life. What I love
Damn, I’m sorry
... for my part in the debacle that is the Internet, so I'm writing long form as penance. Below is this maker's overview of the web's history and
Take back the alphabet & re-write your life
How work with the most basic building blocks in order to elevate your communication. I've always seen the alphabet as a beautiful grouping of
Making an oracle by machine
Get a reading of sorts at bottom of this page. Randomness is the name, and divination is the game. ~Playing The Fool1 I just added a
The Constitution of US
In case you hadn't heard, The United States Constitution was removed from The White House Website sometime within the past 24 hours. All that's left
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,
Surveillance is a feeling
And since it has no love in it, it doesn't feel good: a note to employers (and data brokers) in a digital age. "Peering In" photo of Artist
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
Orienting a Day
I love the term orientation. It's connected to my past and my future. And now all at once. The days I choose to orient around "love" or "hope,"
Reconciling Paradox – an Artist’s Way
Art CV at bottom of this page, includes cyber art citations back to 1997-2003. Here's another installment of my younger self aiming to figure stuff
