Metamorphosis. When I saw Leah’s topic for June, which she chose in advance of her little one’s arrival, I thought, “wise woman.” She knew the profound change that she was about to undergo. But when I was about to have…
"If I keep painting in this way I'm not going to have to change my life. Right?" Anonymous student in one of my Wild Heart Painting classes When I volunteered to write a guest blog post for Creative Every Day…
In giving birth to something or someone completely new, we have a chance to lovingly see our stripped-down selves, to meet the unknown with courage and agility, and to take a step along the path of our personal and spiritual…
Metamorphoses: Change of physical form; change of appearance or character; …supernatural transformation. When you practice your art, when you follow your bliss as an artist, you are no less than the caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Embrace the mush that…
My daughter sleeps. Like her brothers before her, she enters a cocoon of slumber each afternoon. Hours pass as her body makes its unfathomable changes, propelling her into adulthood. She is overpowered during this alchemy of adolescence. Upstairs in Emma’s…
Break out the streamers, cue the band. This is my first guest post ever. As the song goes, I am movin’ on up to the East Side. Thank you, Leah! Wait a minute . . . guest post = write/create…
When Leah asked me to write a piece for Creative Everyday and told me that the topic for May was Big, I immediately thought of 6th grade. I know, not the usual synapse leap one makes when thinking about Creative…
BIG … That is one of those words that has a lot of baggage associated with it… especially if you are a sensitive, creative type. Big is related to being VISIBLE. To taking up space. To coming out of hiding.…
For quite some time now, I’ve referred to myself as a Bliss Follower, Big Dreamer, Mess Maker and lover of the words, “I’m so inspired right now!” So naturally, a blog like Creative Every Day and an artist like Leah…
“Be BIG!” my high school speech coach used to say to me as I practiced my dramatic interpretation pieces for competition. He’d encourage me to take a wider stance, project my naturally quiet voice, and stand up straight. Those were…