Expanding with Flow Painting and Process

It’s wonderful when an original painting finds a loving home! The one pictured here is called “Expanding with Flow.” It recently sold (technically, it was bartered) and took a journey to Florida. It has nautilus and turquoise energies within it that … Continued

Favorite Art Journaling Books

Art journaling was a bridge to the intuitive art that I make and the playful, inquisitive process that I share in courses now. Fifteen years ago, I became a mom to significantly premature twin babies who needed “life support” to grow. … 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

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

Stardust & Moonshine

Ahh…. I invite you to take a moment to look into your own eyes when you get a chance! Take these thoughts from the back of my book, The Girl Who Dances With Delight, with you when you do: What if … Continued

Wonderful & Weird Wandering

Into the Wonder…. that’s where I often wander. It’s been a long, circular sort of journey through life to ‘middle age’ to return to an attitude/approach that embraces curiosity looking through eyes of wonder amidst the great mystery of life… coming … Continued

Sweet Heart & Soul Inspiration Cards

Ahhh… isn’t it amazing how invigorating it can be to Take a Deep Breath of Life?! I haven’t always felt that way. There were times when I didn’t much care if I went on living and was often numb. There … Continued

Exploring Wild Nature

“All created things are alive, conscious, and want to communicate. The Creator has endowed all creatures with wisdom and joy, and they are eager to share with us their ways of being in the world. In time we learn to … Continued

Vision, Respect, & Generosity or Crawling Under a Rock!

I felt like crawling under a rock!  Instead, I took a deep breath, reconsidered my motivations and values, and learned a lot.  Over the past 3 weeks, I’ve continued to digest the lessons and the love.  Thankfully, several friends took … Continued