The proof copy of my book is complete, and I will soon hold Refrain from the Identical: Insight and Inspiration for Creative Eclectics in my hand. What a rush to see years of hard work culminate in 208-pages bound in a book. READ ENTIRE POST...
Meet Apple Farm Inn Display Designer Peggy McCarthy
I'm honored to have the following post from Peggy McCarthy, the Apple Farm Inn display designer. My sister, sister-in-law, and I visited the Apple Farm in July of this year, and I met Peggy while curled up in one of her window nooks. You can read my recollections of this glorious weekend in the post …
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The Anomaly of Artistic Expression
Artistic desire inks the human spirit’s fingers, and we leave unique expressions whenever we touch canvas, clay, or camera. Yet unlike the patterns on the tips of our fingers that permanently identify us, an artist’s experience is ever-evolving. Whether darkness or light resides within, we glimpse what troubles or delights the soul through what an artist …
Masquerade Mask
Sometimes we need to hide so we can grow...READ THE POST
Check out our Zazzle Store
I spent last weekend designing products for a Zazzle store. My sister, Gina, and I created artwork years ago that we envisioned one day putting on cards, mugs, and canvases. Here are the first of our products. I will be creating a Zazzle store for Gina so she can share her amazing sketches and paintings. …
Refrain Book Update: Creativity is about Consistency
Nothing challenges the consistency of my creativity more than a day job, and I’ve had plenty of those over the years. I’m back to work as a middle school literacy teacher so my days, once again, fill with lessons and meetings and drives across town. Gone are those summer sessions of writing until noon. Then …
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What do you love to do the most?
I watched my grown son and two-year-old great-nephew run around in circles with blanket and dish towel capes tied around their necks. Little Stephen Michael squealed, “I’m flying, I’m Superman,” while Josiah pranced like an Arabian horse. I videoed the scene thinking, this is priceless. I’ve got to capture this candid moment before it passes! This morning …
Elya’s Travel Collage
I'm up to my eyeballs in boxes as I try to put my house back together after the painters finished. So what did I do? Took a break and created a post that features my daughter's amazing travel collage. Enjoy... I wish I had the amount of creativity that my daughter has in her little …
Purging the Pests from our Creative Lives
My husband and I have finally won our war with the squirrels. Over three weeks and $300 later, the poisonous pellets and squirrel trap have worked (Justin actually trapped over 40). I returned from my writing retreat to see roses blooming, strawberries ripening, and tomatoes hanging from the vine. Yet before I left for that glorious week …
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JoDee Luna Art 