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Creativity: “the use of the imagination or original ideas…” Research says that doing something creative, actually gives you a boost of … what? Read on…

Research says that doing something creative, actually gives you a boost of positivity. So, it’s good for you. But how can a person be creative...

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What is creativity? Here is the first definition I found on the internet, “Creativity: the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.” I disagree with it. Why? Read on.

When people think of the Arts, they know creativity is part of the packag...

Welcome to my bi-monthly newsletter that will provide you information about classes, art supplies, techniques and soulful tidbits! So, let's begin...

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Brushes. There are a variety of types and sizes. Often the one you need is up to personal preference. So today I will share the ty...

(posted on former website 1.29.2020)

I don’t know where to begin. In fact, I have tried to put this down on paper before, numerous times, but I didn’t know where to begin....or even how to begin.

A great deal has passed since my last blog or update on my webpage (Last blog 10.24.2017). It’s not that...

(posted on former website 10.24.17)

(posted on former website 10.16.2016)

I haven’t shared with you in a very long time. I needed to step away and deal, as well as try to heal, what was happening in my life. I was not well. One Doctor shared that the breast cancer was a tipping point in my life. Before the cancer, and during the trea...

(posted on former website 2.13.2016)

I see hearts in objects around me. I’ll be walking around my classroom, or strolling downtown, and I’ll see a heart shaped object in a blob of paint or mound of snow. I can’t remember the first time I became aware of these heart shaped visions, but they have con...

(posted on former website 2.4.2016) 

I love winter. I love the beauty of a world covered in snow. I happen to be blessed in a world (town!) of two traffic lights, moose and deer in my backyard, coyote howls that pierce the night silence, forested areas and rolling hills just outside my door, blazin...

(posted on former website 1.27.2016)

I write this for those who are in the ‘no man’s land’ of recovering from cancer treatment and returning to the world. I write this to share my personal journey and to let you know that I understand, and you aren’t alone.

No one talked about this. I didn’t know an...

(posted on former website 1.7.16)

Surgery, done! Chemo, done! Radiation, done! I still have an IV treatment every three weeks, for a year, but the majority of treatments are done! After the cancer treatment whirlwind, and it being December, I find myself cocooning at home. 

The picture above was tak...

(posted on former website 12.29.2015)

I've been on the 'down-low' due to cancer treatment recovery,  but was reminded of the joy of skating outside when, on Christmas Day, I could see the neighbourhood outdoor rink full of swirling skating bodies.  I was not on the ice this Christmas, but with my D...