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The Artist...
Painting dry spell. It’s been since I let go of my studio in Fall of 2023. Before I had a Professional Art Studio, I’d paint anywhere. It...

Michelle Cordova
Jul 92 min read


Open...
Since starting work at Sac State, I feel the need to leave my personal time outside of work generally open. I’ve found myself emptying my...

Michelle Cordova
Jun 121 min read


What We Leave Behind...
I woke up to a text informing me that my dear friend, fellow Artist, Elaine Bowers passed away. If you knew her, and are finding out...

Michelle Cordova
May 112 min read


Catharsis...
Rip! Tear! Recycle! I’m sorting through a giant Artist’s portfolio full of work from my college days as an Art student at Sac State. I’ve...

Michelle Cordova
Apr 52 min read


Brunches & Bookstores...
The urge to be somewhere pretty is strong. It’s the getting there I’m not always up for. Luckily for me, home is pretty, too. The day is...

Michelle Cordova
Mar 91 min read


Maine In My Mind...
As the weather cools, gets cold, Winters, so do I. Winter, I mean. I Winter. Spend quality time with myself. Slow down. Reset for the the...

Michelle Cordova
Feb 22 min read


Full Circle...
Sac State is stripped of leaves, damp, quiet, and emptied of people for Winter Break now, but I started writing this piece back in...

Michelle Cordova
Jan 12 min read


The Leftovers...
I wrote this piece at the end of last year/beginning of this year, but the time to post it wasn’t right because it was after the...

Michelle Cordova
Dec 1, 20241 min read


Paper & Pens...
Pens, many pens, pads of paper, spiral bound, legal pads, journals, more pens, the spoils of a writer. The excitement of finding the...

Michelle Cordova
Nov 1, 20241 min read


Art of the Brushstroke...
Teaching art is a fascinating journey. The more teaching I do, the more I learn how to break down the skills and techniques of creating...

Michelle Cordova
Jun 5, 20242 min read


The Art of Wabi Sabi...
“Wabi Sabi brings you back to the essence of what it means to be human, and to your relationship with natural processes, and the journey...

Michelle Cordova
May 6, 20242 min read


Love Part II...
“I think that nothing awakens us to the reality of life so much as a true love.” ~Vincent Van Gogh I’ve written about love before, and...

Michelle Cordova
Mar 4, 20242 min read


The Art of Intention...
Over the years of teaching fine art technique to artists of all ages, I’ve learned that art concepts and teachings can be categorized...

Michelle Cordova
Feb 8, 20242 min read


Alone...
Looking out the window of my cozy little bungalow, I watch fallen leaves dressed in winter golds and browns stir up in a circle of...

Michelle Cordova
Jan 2, 20242 min read


Transition...
The following was written over the month of October 2023. Because of the emotional nature of the process of letting go of, and moving out...

Michelle Cordova
Nov 6, 20233 min read


The Journal & Me...
I’ve written in a journal since I could hold a pen. As a young girl, I had the types of journals with locks on them. I wrote poetry, and...

Michelle Cordova
Aug 2, 20232 min read


Love...
“Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.” ~Rumi Love. One syllable. A simple word with the most complex,...

Michelle Cordova
Jul 3, 20232 min read


Creative Energy...
Most artists I know create more than one form of art. Artists paint, make music, dance, sew, write, sing, sculpt, and do so much more to...

Michelle Cordova
Jun 5, 20231 min read


Still Here...
As I sit in the part sun, part shade of the patio, behind the old garage, behind the house I live in, looking out at the backyard garden...

Michelle Cordova
May 11, 20231 min read


Sanctuary...
“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself.” ~Herman Hesse To me, sanctuary is...

Michelle Cordova
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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