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I’m honored and beyond excited to share that Luna Arts & ED LLC and our team's work as artists and educators was recently featured in Shoutout LA Magazine! As someone who deeply values creativity, community, and the power of education, being recognized by a business that highlights local change makers and visionaries is such a meaningful milestone. The …
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In creativity as in life, sometimes feelings of overwhelm call for us to step away. To get fresh perspective. To see our art or circumstances through new eyes. The online Collins Dictionary defines overwhelm: “If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.” The antidote: “The task won't feel so overwhelming if …
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"Fearless!" The word swirled in my thoughts for weeks before I dared to claim it as my word of the year. Then the painting came: a fierce tiger and determined woman nestled next to one another. The woman draws strength from what the tiger intrinsically possesses, fearlessness! Watch the progression of the painting: https://youtu.be/ouEfRx9MqWM Next …
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What is the deeper need? The pull that pushes past being an artist or writer or content creator or business owner. The longing to build something of lasting value, human benefit, eternal significance. This desire to delve into developing never departs for the artistic entrepreneur. I don’t fully understand it. In fact, I’m far from …
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The 2020 San Clemente Shine Festival was a wonderful opportunity for my daughter and I to showcase our creativity and sell our arts and crafts.
Making your art materials easily accessible is an important step towards creating art, and yet often what we artistic types avoid because it's not as easy as it seems. I recently moved into a new home and had the joy, and frustration, of setting up a new creative space. An important part of the set …
"Setting up a Creative Space" gives you a sneak peek into my new arts and crafts room in process. Having a creative space to call your own is often essential for creating consistently. I can attest to this truth because I've been without an art room for the past 9 months and creativity has definitely …
A dream of an angel that carried art canvases in his arms inspired this mixed media portrait. At the time, I was struggling with whether I could paint on larger canvases. In the dream, the angel carried 20" x 24" canvases. The dream graced me with newfound courage to try that size. Remarkably, those 20" …
If you’re an artistic soul, then you’ve battled depression, this enemy of soul. You’ve got this light, bright side most people see and admire, and then there’s the dark place only those closest to you know you crawl into at times. Berit Grogard D.M.Sci., Ph.D.’s article, “Positives of Depression on Artistic Expression,” presents a scientific …
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