Cultivating Creativity
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So Very Busy
Cali Cafe - Riverview, Florida This is the first coffee conversation I’ve written since February of 2022. Wow! I was...
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New Podcast/YouTube Show
I’ve got a new project going…a podcast and YouTube show. I hate it when people start off with “I’m super...
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Commissioned Creativity
Not all artists do them. They can be painful. They can be tedious. They can make you question your life...
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The Art of Gardening
I call myself a trial and error gardener. Chive Blossoms, pastel, 10" x 8", $60. I didn’t really ‘garden’ growing...
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Creative Light in the Dark Winter Days
As the days shorten and the nights seem unending, the urge to hibernate becomes overwhelming. After the holiday hangovers (from...
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2023 Annual Review
2023 was an…um…trying year. From the tone of the memes and Tik-toks, I think we all struggled a bit over...
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100 Books in 2022
If you know me, especially if you followed my 5 Before 50 posts, you know I’m a reader. I read...
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Banish Boring: How to Ice Tie-Dye
I bought a cheap sundress at Target. I loved the feel of it but it looked a bit like a...
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Five Before Fifty – The End
I'm Glad I Did It But I'm Glad It's Over Today I’ve lived half a century on this Earth. After...
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5B450 – The Scrapbooks
Whose Story is it Anyway? Of the five goals I created for myself, this one is the complete and total...
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5B450 – The Miles
Obsessions, Knees and Spinning - Why I Probably Won’t Hit 500 Miles Of the 5 goals I truly thought this...
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What’s With All the Strange Art?
If you are an Instagram follower you may have noticed I’ve been posting daily on my feed this month. It’s...
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5B450: The Books
I have just over a month left on my 5 Before 50 Challenge and the most surprising challenge has been...
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The Process of Art – Resin
In Virginia I started experimenting with adding more texture in my paintings. At some point I had the idea of...
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The Process of Art – Watercolor
Watercolor paintings take the least amount of prep work before the actual painting. One of the main aspects is the...
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The Process of Art – Ideas
Artists work in a lot of different methods or processes. Some are exact and meticulous, planning every step of the...
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5 Before 50
Belleair Coffee Company & Roastery, Belleair Bluffs I had an early appointment for a lab draw this cold Valentine morning....
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Family, Food and Fighting
With a title like that you know I’m talking about Thanksgiving. I have a big Southern family. My amazing grandmother...
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Why not now?
Bucket Lists...do you have one? I think everyone has some sort of vague idea of things they’d like to do...
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Not Lacking, Just Impatient
The Coffee Mill, Largo, FL This little gem is tucked away off the main roads at the edge of Largo....
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