Rain
I found myself standing alone, in the rain, in Mexico. The temperature had dropped and the muggy air broke into a tropical rainstorm that brought cool air and a drop in pressure. The rain itself, however, was warm. My plan … Read More
Snapshots of Creativity and What It Takes
Act One: The Show I’ve got a new show opening July 14th at the Old Court House Arts Center in Woodstock, Illinois! The gallery sent me some photos of the work installed in the space and I have to admit … Read More
Suspending Disbelief
I went back to the studio today for the first time in a long time. About a year ago, I was confronted with the idea of either growing the business that I’d been claiming to be running to earn a … Read More
That whole “spark joy” movement
I was recently re-introduced to the “KonMari” method of decluttering and organizing your stuff. Or as she puts it, the act of tidying. I had heard of it before and liked the idea that if an object doesn’t spark joy … Read More
Afraid of Being Afraid
This article came across my inbox today and it caught my attention: http://www.ozy.com/acumen/the-science-of-fear-and-facing-it/ I don’t really care that Samsung has a new piece of technology out to combat the science of fear (though that’s kinda cool, I guess). What interests … Read More
Actual Reasons I Love Local Business
I’ve recently gotten into all things fermented around here–no, I won’t be offering any homebrew anytime soon (though a friend of ours does!) but I have been experimenting with sourdough starters, kefir and I’m playing with the idea of making … Read More
I think I’m ready for one of these…
The Liberating Magic Of The Brain Dump A brain dump! I love them and I need them and it’s often when I need them the most that I stop doing them…kind of like yoga. Or eating things don’t contain … Read More
Another look at ‘Burn Should’
http://observer.com/2016/02/imagining-your-future-projects-is-holding-you-back/ So this article showed up in my inbox today thanks to the wonderful Austin Kleon newsletter I subscribe to–and it definitely resonated with me. The idea that the time you spend thinking about how cool something is going to … Read More
Small Acts of Love
And we’re 10 days into the new year! We’ve made it to our Colorado skiing vacation and I really can’t be more excited to get out and play in the snow. As is typical, I get really contemplative on … Read More
Burn Should
So this is something that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately–mainly because I have been talking to so many people about what it means to be a working artist and how we can convey what goes in vs. what … Read More