What's New
Writings about my creative process, new artworks, and more.
Invasion of the Quirky Cats
It's quirky cat time and I've added three new paintings to my website and Etsy store. Catnip Herb Kitty was inspired by marijuana being legalized in California in 2018. The advertising boggles my mind as something I thought I'd never see in my lifetime. To make...
Do You Get Stuck? Taking Stock of Your Progress Can Help
I've been thinking a lot about transformation. I've made so many big and small shifts and about-faces in my life that you might think I know something about transformation, but I'm not so sure. I've made a lot of mistakes and wasted a lot of time, years even, being...
Ada Lovelace, Fairies and Dandelions
Female Warrior Flower Power: Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace Day is today, October 10, 2017. Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It aims to increase the profile of...
Celebrating Solar Eclipse of 2017
To have a little fun with the solar eclipse of 2017, I modified a portion of my "In a Nebula Far, Far Away" acrylic painting to have it's own eclipse. Enjoy!
One Inspiration Inspires Another
I'm still riffing on the "inspiration comes from odd places" theme of my last blog post and want to share with you an unusual inspiration sequence I had last week. If you followed my Instagram, you might have noticed that I baked myself a birthday cake. On the morning...
Inspiration Can Come from Odd Places
Creativity, Inspiration - Whatever (jump to fashion show photos) Do you still love to play? Are you willing to admit it? For me, it's a great inspiration incubator. There's nothing quite like fantasizing about alternate universes full of magical things to get me...