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...

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...

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

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...

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...

“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...

“The solitude that I find in my studio is one of plenitude. I am enough for myself. I live fully there.” ~ Artist, Joan Mitchell I had...

After seeing Alfred Hitchcock’s film, “The Birds”, filmed in the small coastal town of Bodega, and on the coast in Bodega Bay,...

Mustard yellows, hues of brown, red rusts, and every variation of orange, all of the colors of Autumn. I love it all. Pumpkin and...

Something drew me to this house, a bungalow really. As I move through the most difficult, and painful time of my life, I have found some...

From the beginning, school was an uncomfortable scenario for me. I did, however, love two things, running around at recess pretending to...

Writing rides right alongside painting for me. It always has. I’ve written in journals since I learned to read and write, and painted...

“I'd like to be able to draw, but I can’t even draw a stick figure.” It’s a common statement I hear when people find out I’m an artist....

Many years before I tried using ink in my work, I collected books on Sumi-e (the fine art of Japanese liquid black ink & brush painting)....

Collage is something I do when I’m feeling creative, but want to relax, and take it easy. A colorful collection of patterned paper, old...

Please note, in this piece, I’m specifically talking about watercolor on paper. Acrylic on canvas and wood is a completely different...