Art Print Sale

I’ve decided to try to clear out a lot of old projects, so I am doing a sale on these two 8.5″ x 11″ art prints. Originally $10, now $7, with a flat rate shipping of $7 to the domestic U.S. that includes insurance. If you are outside the U.S., I can look up shipping costs and quote you. I will send a Paypal invoice from my costume/custom clothing account for record keeping. Both of these…

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A Variety of Viewpoints

I am someone who tries to listen to and read a varied diet of materials. I want my brain to take in as much as possible so I can always be challenging my inner status quo. I feel like it helps keep me honest to myself, whenever I can sit in the discomfort of a challenging thought and determine whether that thought is correct or partially correct or wholly incorrect. Sitting in that discomfort is…

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Nature's Art - a poem for Writer Prompt Wednesday #13

I actually started this one a week ago but lost the started poem when my computer restarted itself before I had saved, then I pouted a bit before rewriting it. I think it is maybe stronger than my first attempt, but I won’t ever know for sure!

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Music Monday - Some Self Expression

I have been trying to tap deeper I to my creative wells, and I think, like everything, it takes time and a willingness to sit with one’s self. Anyway, just wanted to share this snippet!

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Begetting Violence Illustration and Not-Quite-A-Poem

A man set himself on fire in protest, and the world did not stop on a dime. He was only 25. A man set himself on fire in protest, speaking Truth with a capital T, and I wonder how many people can really accept that truth and allow it into their worldview. A man set himself on fire in protest, and I think it shouldn’t be this way. But it is, and I’ve lost so much of my fire and hope over the…

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The Importance of Rest

I just finished working on two shows that open today and tomorrow, and I’m finally to the point where I accept that my life is going to be crazy during the few weeks leading up to opening, and that it is necessary to rest and recover after the work is done. The physical and mental wear and tear takes a toll, one that needs to be honored rather than begrudgingly taken as a fact. This is a big…

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Writer Prompt Wednesday #13 Assignment

Almost a month later, and I’m back with another Writer Prompt Wednesday assignment! This time it’s the letter M, and the word is mesa, which is an isolated flat-topped hill. The assignment is to use this word in a poem, song lyric, or short work of fiction. If you choose to take part in this assignment, please share with me here!

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Art Practice

I’ve been wanting to go through The Natural Way to Draw by Nicolaides for years now. I started it back in grad school, and I continued working my way through for a while after grad school, but I feel like my art needs to do a leap forward again. I meant to start it once my youngest started school, but I wanted to be able to do one lesson a week, and I was never able to do that. So now I’m trying…

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Reblog of Silence, a Poem

Silence, a poem

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Managing Expectations

I’ve gotten really good at managing my expectations of others, but I’m still struggling managing the expectations upon myself. I truly wonder if this is going to be a lifelong struggle for me. I put too much on myself in all aspects of my life, but at the same time, I have allowed some negative habits to creep into my life that I’m wanting to reduce or excise out to give myself freely to the…

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Our Love - A Poem For Writer Prompt Wednesday #12

I wound up writing this as a follow up to the last Writer Prompt Wednesday, as they were both ship related words. If I get one more, maybe I’ll do one called Your Love, and eventually combine the three poems together.

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Writer Prompt Wednesday #12 Assignment

Letter L is the letter this week where, using a random number generator, I select a word from the English language to use in a poem, song lyric, or short work of fiction. The word this week is larbowlines, and it comes from old sailing language and means the men who watch on the larboard side. As usual, if you choose to take part on this assignment, please share it here or send me the link! I’d…

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Your Love - A Poem for Writer Prompt Wednesday #11

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New Year Reflections - 2023 into 2024

Every year since starting this blog, I sit and write out my thoughts on the past year and look forward to the coming year around January 1st. You can see my very first post here. Last night, my husband and I sat and had a really deep conversation about where we are at internally and creatively and where we hope to go in 2024. For me, 2023 was challenging. I saw a huge amount of growth with my…

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Silence in the Face of Trauma and War

I haven’t been able to post anything about the war in the Middle East yet. I was so horrified at the initial attack by Hamas in Israel and then sickened by the severity of the response by Israel, as the death toll still creeps higher and people take a stand for one side or the other. I’ve literally had a pit in my stomach as antisemitism and Islamophobia showed up loud and proud here in the…

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Writer Prompt Wednesday #11 Assignment

We are up to the letter K today for our random number generated word to use as inspiration, and the word is keckling, which is old rope or iron chains wrapped around a cable. I like the image of this one. As in the past weeks, the assignment is to use this word in a poem, song lyric, or short work of fiction, and if you do, please tag or post it here.

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Holiday Sale and New Red Bubble Design

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