The prompt to create art with spring as the inspiration spoke to me. After the stillness of winter, spring stirs with magic and promise. We say goodbye to winter’s early setting sun and inner solitude. We welcome the returning light, long shadows, children’s laughter...
e'Layne Kelley
Catching Up with YOU
This is published in the March/April 2015 Somerset Studio...my mom is the babe on the right. How hard can it be to keep up a blog. Apparently for me it's difficult!!! It's been forever since I've made an entry. The end of last year was certainly emotionally rough. ...
Finding Our Creative Voice – Somerset Studios January/February 2015
Many of us begin our creative journey with trepidation and uncertainty. We think other people are creative but harshly judge our abilities. Slowly we begin to get our sea legs although we know we haven’t quite found our unique artistic voice. Our creative exploration...
Creativity…It’s in our DNA!!! Part 1
Yup...that is what I believe. People say to me often, "I wish I was creative like you...I don't have a creative bone in my body." I respectively disagree. My very first art business thirty-five years ago was called Co-Creations. The name came from my belief that...
Decisions…The Winding Road to Happiness
Decision...noun...a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration. Do you ever feel the enormity of the word and it's meaning? Every minute of every day we decide. We decide when to get out of bed, what to eat, what to wear, what people to socialize with,...
My Farewell Party from Railroad Square Art Park
My position as manager of Railroad Square Art park has come to an end. This week the park owners, Lily and Adam Boynton Kaye, put on such a beautiful goodbye party. It was a love fest and I felt so honored and appreciated. When I moved to Tallahassee 24 years ago...
Blog Tour – My Writing Process
I have committed to writing a blog post at least once a week and as synchronicity would have it as soon as I committed to this an opportunity arose. Denise Fountain, a Health, Wellness and Sanity Coach for Moms, invited me to take part in a blog tour...thanks...
Courage to ask
Wanting to affirm my commitment to blog more, I signed on to participate in a blog tour. I had to request that three of my Facebook friends join in the blog tour. Usually I don't like to "bother" people because we are all so busy I hesitate to "put" another to-do on...