Somerset Studios, July/August 2010 The challenge to create a fashion inspired mixed-media art piece celebrating the love of style motivated me to take action. I had recently taken a series of photographs of two stunningly beautiful friends in the art park I manage. My...
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Simplicity is a State of Mind
Somerset Studios, March/April 2011 Simplicity is a state of mind! Simple pleasures are the millions of tiny miracles that take our breath away. Gazing at the fiery brilliance of the sun melting into the horizon, the smell of fresh cut hay, the sound of a light rain...
Creativity – It’s in our DNA – Part 2
I just received an email asking where Creativity - it's in our DNA-Part 2 was...and I just found a couple of the paragraphs below written over a year ago in a my blog drafts. I have no idea where I was going with this entry...but I'll pick up where I left off. Last...
The Promise of Spring – March/April 2015
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...
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,...