artist & creative
So it’s December 31, 2021. Everyone is thinking about their year and making posts to share what they accomplished. I initially didn’t think I had that much to share but after looking back over my Instagram feed there are quite a few things that stand …
This time of year there is a lot of emphasis on shopping small and shopping local. There is even a designated day for it: Small Business Saturday. This is fantastic, but I think we need to make an effort every day to support small businesses …
One of my favorite ways to cozy up this time of year is to enjoy hot apple cider. I found a holiday cocktail recipe that is perfect for autumn from Style Me Pretty that takes it to the next level with bourbon. My husband used …
One of my family’s more recently adopted traditions is our version of the holiday stovetop simmer recipe that is all over Pinterest. I just started doing it within the last few years. As I’ve said before, it really takes some effort to get into the …
Blessed are the weird peoplethe poets and misfitsthe artiststhe writersand the music makersthe dreamersand the outsidersfor they forceus to see theworld differently There is sometimes a preconception that artists have different vibe. They walk a different path, march to the beat of their own drum, …
Beauty is captured. It is gathered. And it is shared. A lot of people seem to think that the world is a place of misery and disappointment. I think that beauty is all around us if we have our eyes open for it. There is …
If you were to look up the dictionary definition of creativity, it would say something like ‘the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.’ That’s what comes up when you Google it. Some words listed as similar …
If you follow me over on Instagram, you’ll know I’ve been talking a lot lately about the change of seasons. Or rather, the lack of change! Other people are sharing pictures of fall activities, leaves that are changing color, and bundling up with scarves and …
To follow up with my previous post, I also wanted to point out that you’re not limited to a studio or a part of your home if you want to create. There are no restrictions on where art happens. Creativity can happen anywhere, inside or …
I recently had a conversation with a family member about the all different places in which an artist can create and where art happens. Prior to watching my creative interests develop, she believed that most artists had a studio outside their home that they traveled …
