Brushing Up

A brush is an artist’s friend, so we need to take care of our pals… When my kids were little they had those horrible brushes with the plastic bristles that were cut flat and yet managed to stick up everywhere. Gotten in watercolor sets or from birthday...

The Devil

“It’s hard to dance with a devil on your back so shake him off.”   – Florence and the Machine I was out running last week and this song came on. I hadn’t heard it in years. Besides being a great running song, it spoke to me and has been...

Getting The World to Tilt

The weather has been nice where I am lately so I recently found myself out on the grass looking up at white, fluffy clouds moving quickly past the trees. When I was a child this was one of my favorite things to do. Watch the clouds zooming by. And if I wait patiently...

Patches

I am a bionic woman. Seven years ago I thought I had pancreatic cancer. Surgeons wanted to remove my spleen, gallbladder and a big portion of my pancreas. It is a very long, boring and terrifying story but in the end I am happy to say that I am FINE. How did doctors...

Touch

Pastel Is a tactile medium. My daughter actually doesn’t like the feel of pastels on her fingers. And I simply love it. It is funny because she used to play the guitar and I could not stand the feel of the strings against my fingers. To each their own. I...