No matter what it is I’m doing to earn money, no matter what my daily schedule looks like, no matter what’s taking up the majority of my time and energy - if you ask me what I am, I will say, I am an artist.
It’s a little bit of a loaded word, isn’t it?
Read MoreSometimes I watch my dogs while they’re sleeping.
They kick their legs and make little barking sounds because in the dream world, they are chasing something.
Their dream world isn’t any less real than this physical world. In the dream world, they are running.
I’ve always been fascinated by dreams and have kept a dream journal since I was a teenager.
Back then, my dreams were often jarring, even violent.
Read MoreWhen I say that I value process over product, I’m not saying that I don’t care what the paintings look like or that the final result isn’t important.
Obviously, art is meant to be looked upon and I do have an investment in what my paintings look like.
What I mean, when I say process over product is that the act of making art is, for me, a spiritual and energetic endeavor.
Read MoreI moved to New York in the autumn of 1992, when I was 23.
I understood about myself that whatever it was I ended up doing with my life, it would be something creative, and New York seemed like a good place to be a creative.
Although I can’t say that I moved to the city with a plan for being a working artist, when I closed my eyes and envisioned my new life, I saw myself living in a loft apartment making paintings or developing performance art pieces.
Read MoreMegan and I have been friends for about nine years online.
We’ve worked together and shared a friendship, even though she’s in Texas and I’m in Kentucky.
Through her and her business, Your Spirit Sparkle, I met Heather, who also became a good friend.
These are women I love.
Read MoreI was so happy to have this opportunity to paint big!
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Read MoreLast fall, someone walked into my studio and asked, “Do you flow Reiki energy through your paintings?”
It surprised me that he saw the energy in my work, that he looked at the paintings and thought, Reiki.
Of course, the answer was yes - whether you call it Reiki or something else - my artwork is intentionally infused with healing energy.
Read MoreThe fact that art heals is still an unknown fact for the majority of people.
When I was an undergrad art student, art as healing was an idea that sparked great debate.
Art was art. It was serious business.
But healing?
Read MoreWhen I was a young woman, walking down the street deep in thought, a man I did not know would say to me, "Smile, it can't be that bad...Why would a pretty girl like you look so unhappy?"
It happened quite a bit.
If you are a woman, I'm willing to bet it has happened to you - a stranger has told you to smile.
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