January 4, 2013
I am in Haiti. My anxiety level rose a few notches in anticipation of this trip, especially when the State Department upped their warnings for Americans […]
December 30, 2012
Happy New Year! I am returning to my weekly posting, usually on Sundays–after a great run of Advent posts. I can’t seem to stop the collage […]
December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas, thank you for checking out my daily journey through this season of anticipation. I take away the importance of practice from these 25 days […]
December 24, 2012
Today is my sister’s birthday, Happy Birthday Missy! Oh, and Christmas Eve and the night before Christmas. Growing up we split the day, celebrating my sister […]
December 23, 2012
Vibrant, electric, tangerine transformed my little girl legs into magic. Or something, and I wanted to put on those orange pants everyday when I was small. […]
December 22, 2012
Be the change you wish to see in the world, is a widely shared and proclaimed quote attributed to Gandhi, and one that I keep in […]
December 21, 2012
Be still and know that I am God — Psalm 46:10 This passage from Psalms keeps coming into my thoughts during these last few days of […]
December 20, 2012
I listen to books on CD when I work in my studio. Fiction, non-fiction and the occasional inspirational read. A recent book on motivation, will-power and […]
December 19, 2012
I want first of all… to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my […]
December 18, 2012
I can’t wait for Humument to come to MASS MoCA. Humument is maybe one of the most important artist books of the 20th century. Tom Phillips […]
December 17, 2012
Today I wish you Haut les coeurs! Lift up your spirit, take heart, be brave! Have courage! I love that the French word coeur is derived from the Latin word cor, as […]
December 16, 2012
The third Sunday in Advent, break out the rose colored robes and rejoice! Growing up I loved this Sunday, one of us lit the match to […]
December 15, 2012
What would you do with your life if you really listened to your heart? Would you be doing what you are doing right now, or would […]
December 14, 2012
In 2008, I spent two weeks in the Denali Wilderness as part of the National Parks Artist-in-Residence program. Doug came with me. It was just the […]
December 13, 2012
Listen. Laugh. Talk. Wander about. Gaze idly. Reflect. And maybe the heavenly will appear. As part of my Advent practice this year, Doug and I are […]
December 12, 2012
Sometimes I forget to focus on what is right in my life. Instead, I get caught up in daily frustrations, with students who–for whatever reason–are not […]