….from facing your fears….and from facing yourself? I know I do. What is it that you do?? This is one of the things I do…I buy houses. About every two years, I get the itch to change residences. But, this home here in Bella Vista, Arkansas…is different. I’m putting down roots. Literally and figuratively. I’m… Continue Reading
Trust YOUR intuition (and while you’re at it stop listening to your DAMN ego!)
I have two very vulnerable stories about not trusting MY intuition, (instead accepting someone else’s!), and listening to my ego… A very large portion of artists’ DREAM of being in galleries. I’ve been no exception. Which has led me to lesson learning. LESSON ONE Three years ago I was contacted by a gallery in England. … Continue Reading
Why do we do it to ourselves??
Artists…actually, most creatives that I know do it. (Of course, there are ALWAYS exceptions to the rule, but, for the most part as a collective…we DO IT!) WE DON’T VALUE OUR GIFT THAT HAS CHOSEN US!!!!!! (And so…how is any one else going to see our value, if WE don’t…#justsayin ) I just had a… Continue Reading
Today, I turn 60
Today, I turn 60 The BIG 6-0. Wow…..Hard to say….let alone contemplate what it means. Some say that it is the last third of your life…..AND, I plan to make it the BEST third. All day long I have vacillated between being teary, and being ecstatic. Ten years ago, it was 50….(DUH!!) I was a… Continue Reading
What constitutes an “amazing experience”?
Is it making money? Making connections? All of the people that helped you along your journey? Is it all of the above? I have been on such a GUS (God, Universe, Spirit) journey this year. It really started when I made the extremely conscious decision to let go of some old self-defeating patterns (i.e. –… Continue Reading
Angel Fire Sculptures….Why???
Indeed Paula Jean….Why? When you were perfectly happy painting and relearning abstracts? Why sculptures? And why now? It seems since I have started painting at age 45 – every five years I try something different – but, creative. At 50 – it was writing. At 55, I published a book. Now, it seems that I… Continue Reading
