Step Away to Create: Managing Overwhelm as an Artist

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 …

My Funny Valentine

It is rare in one’s lifetime to meet someone with whom your soul feels safe; someone who enlarges your heart and diminishes your fears and makes you laugh until your sides ache. We are two imperfect people, my Valentine and I, stumbling along life’s path with clasped hands. Sometimes we wrangle over home décor (both …

New Year’s Resolutions

Rose Parade, New Year's Resolution, 2013 here I go! I love this time of year! The hustle and bustle of Christmas has passed and a fresh start stretches out before me. I sit cuddled up on the coach watching the Rose Parade and thinking about my New Year's Resolutions. This year my list is sliced …