Cozy Autumn Books and Puzzles

We’ve had the first hard frost of the season here in the southern Blue Ridge mountains. Thus, the trees are baring the beauty of their branches (one of my favorite things to paint during the Inktastic Art Adventures). Serendipitously, I found a … Continued

Blooming Books Inspired by Nature for Earth Day (with Art Video & Book Recommendations!)

Hello bright beautiful blossom! I hope the changing season is blessing you with vibrant colors and wrapping you in warmth… whether you are experiencing spring in the southern hemisphere or autumn in the northern hemisphere. In this fun creative video, … Continued

Colorful by Nature (with Art Video & Book Recommendations!)

Hello bright beautiful being! I hope the changing season is blessing you with vibrant colors and wrapping you in warmth… whether you are experiencing spring in the southern hemisphere or autumn in the northern hemisphere like me. Here is a bouquet … Continued

Liberation & Rejuvenation

Wow, what a year, huh? I hope that you are well amidst the pandemic and protests. I hope that the needs for liberation and rejuvenation are fulfilled in healthy ways far and wide and deep and true. I’ve been letting these hopes, … Continued

Sowing Seeds of Love & Hope {Fave Garden Books!}

While I often turn to art and the creative process for spirit medicine, I haven’t been painting as much the past few weeks. We’ve been tending to spring gardens and planting a rainbow of fruit and vegetables instead… and “Sowing the … Continued

Young at Heart Art Books

I took a bit of a detour to get from my childhood ideas of being an artist and teacher to actually doing both now as an adult. Before I was an artist, I was a project manager for a consulting company. When one … Continued

Favorite Intuitive Art Books

Art has been such a graceful, wonderful, healing, playful, spiritual joy for me. I consider myself a ‘born again artist’ because I lost touch with the artist within for too long. Now, I’m delighted to be guiding others to experience the magic … Continued

The Top 10 Books & Card Decks in my Cheering Section

What Cheers You On? Do you have a healthy Cheering Section? In my book, The Girl Who Dances With Delight, I wrote about the idea of books, inspirational card decks, poets, artists, words, and even songs as cheerleaders in my life, … Continued

Wonderful Winter Reads

As Winter Solstice approaches, it’s a great time to get cozy with wonderful books and art supplies and spend time with kids… even if that’s the child within us! 🙂 I love children’s books any time of year, but the holidays … Continued

Tis the Season! December Solstice E-Zine Gift Now Available

☆ Happy Holy Days ☆  It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. ~ Adlai Stevenson The December Solstice offering of the Thrive True e-zine is now available! This is the biggest one yet so please be … Continued