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How interesting that when I am most stripped of thought and emptied of soul, eventually, the sighs rise inside, like ocean waves, and then roll through my pen. Something someone can relate to splashes onto paper; no guile, no posturing, just an honest description of a human dilemma. And when this happens, people relate, and …
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Insignificance: to small or unimportant to be worth consideration. Without power or influence. Have you ever struggled with insignificance? Felt too unimportant to be worth consideration? Wondered why what means so much to you means so little to others? What is it in the human soul that longs to be loved, to be heard, to …
I believe that courage is accumulative. The more we make decisions to overcome our fears and do what we know is right, the more our minds and spirits increase in strength and resolve. Small courageous steps take us a little bit further down the path of our destiny. Yet although they are necessary, they are …
Have you ever longed for something so intensely that your heart hurts? What's worse is when the longing creeps into you, and you don't know what you're longing for but just feel this emptiness inside. Call me crazy or maybe it's what my mother explains when I tell her I'm out of sorts: "Us artists …
If eyes are the window to the soul, then a masquerade mask frames these portals. Eyes transform into mystical moorings when peering out through a mask. We find this inexplicable desire to venture inside the mind of the masked artist to discover why she creates. The artistic person frames her soul’s windows with various art …
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Personal paintings become a part of the artist by guiding one's creative path. And like good friends, artwork can be difficult to say good-bye to when we decide to release our art into the marketplace. Sometimes this is because of sentimental reasons. For example, this watercolor my sister and I created reminds us of those …
We live in a rushed society so to be housebound for days on end has a way of changing our perspective. When crisis forces us to slow down, we begin to notice how the human soul longs for inspiration. There is a healing power in creativity and we need that healing power now more than …
I believe there are times when we develop creativity in the dark. By this I mean, we give ourselves permission to hide while we explore our identities. During these shadowy times, we become like children sampling what calls to our hearts. A precious spontaneity sweeps over us, and we dare to do something never attempted before. …
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With the start of the New Year, I’ve been thinking a lot about leaving a legacy. If I've got a limited number of days upon this earth, how do I want to spend them? Could I make someone’s life better because I’ve been, their faith stronger because I’ve believed, their creativity blossom because I’ve shared …
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