“Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.” ~Ralph W. Emerson Happy Happy Spring! Even though it still feels like winter here in Connecticut I am dreaming of milder temperatures and my garden coming to life. Winter offers it’s own rewards of warm fires, rich red wine, cozy sweaters and the indulgence of lazy… Read More
Hello there my friends! I finally chose my word for 2018, or I should say it chose me. My word this year is HONOR. It came to me while doing yoga and surprised me as it was not a word I had ever considered before. It gave me the goose bumpy chills you get… Read More
“Self-love requires you to be honest about your current choices and thought patterns and undertake new practices that reflect self-worth.” ~Caroline Kirk This quote was timely for me. Today I am reflecting on an upcoming blog post about my “word” for the year. I am not sure it is going to be an easy word… Read More
The last thing I do before I send off “The Collective” to Tina Hirsig in Charleston is write my reflections about the work in our journal. It’s fun having this “old school” dialog with her. I’m sharing some reflections of my creative process as well as the finished piece over on our shared blog today.… Read More
Hello there my sweet friends, As you may know, every year I write Affirmations for myself. I use them to guide me in the year ahead. They have changed over the years, but I usually have one or two that carry over from year to year. “I trust my intuition” is one of them. I have always… Read More
“Birds are a miracle. They are proof of finer, simpler states of being for which we may strive to obtain.” ~Doug Coupland This summer I had an unusual amount of birds hanging out with me in my garden. The morning doves would woo me with their soft coos as I drank my coffee, the cardinals… Read More
When was the last time you went on an adventure? In an instant I can conjure the feeling of freedom I had when I used to go on canoe-camping adventures. I was in my early twenties and working three jobs while going to college. I could hardly wait until summer for my annual pilgrimage to… Read More
This painting holds a lot of meaning for me. I started it before I moved into my new studio over a year and a half ago and only recently finished it. After my move I wasn’t in the same head space to return to it so it sat in my studio, waiting for that beautiful… Read More
hello & happy spring! It seemed like spring was finally here a few weeks ago. The temperature was higher, there were buds on my lilac trees and the crocus and daffodil bulbs were peeking through the frozen earth, then BAM, more snow! To save myself from crying I decided to get out of town with a… Read More
Just thinking about escaping to somewhere warm in the middle of a New England winter lights me up and makes me SMILE SO BIG! The week before last, when the snow was falling, and the frigid winds were blowing here in Connecticut, Brett and I welcomed the sultry trade winds on the Happy Island of Aruba. We… Read More
