Category Archives: Art, Writing, and Music

Filigree Fantasy, Pt Two

I’m sharing lots of my experiences today on making jewelry from Victorian-styled components. I think, when we speak about our creative process, we help each other. Continue reading

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Filigree Fantasy

I started a jewelry designing adventure in March, which I have to share. I wanted to design elaborate fantasy necklaces for myself. A Victoriana lover, I began working with Victorian-styled and other vintage-style components. This post has some of my … Continue reading

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Authenticity with Strangers

Authentic connections can happen with strangers, if one is true to oneself. I recently encountered a beautiful soul. The experience brought home the importance of risking being yourself. Here’s the story. Cindy commissioned a spirit portrait. Aside from a handful … Continue reading

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The Muse Loves Fools

Tips to Overcome Writer’s—or Another Creative—Block. The Muse loves brave, committed fools who risk juggling nothingness. Continue reading

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Birthing Goddess Talisman

This painting and essay tie together seemingly disparate topics—childbirth, honoring your creations, plagiarism, and Ostara, to name a few. I’d love your thoughts on this, truly. Scroll past the pic for my thoughts on it. Here is purchase info about … Continue reading

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Magic Doors

Creative process clears the mind, so we can better understand our life and ourself. I love faerie tales in which a magic door appears and opens to another world. I wanted to paint such a portal. But the story’s been … Continue reading

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Faerie Taoism

We’re born magic. Born stardust. Born touching Divinity. Continue reading

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The Dark Is Still Deep

Happy new year! A blessing on our 2014: Music about post-Yule darkness and light. The Dark Is Still Deep Francesca De Grandis The light returns. My friends draw near, my friend the deer, my friend the air, my friend the … Continue reading

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Joyful Tears

One of the purposes of my work hit me: Here was this woman in all her beauty, and I had been given the privilege of adorning her. She is a goddess. I am crying again as I write this. Continue reading

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Heart-Based Promotional Copy

Marketing needn’t be unethical hype. Here are four tips for writing ethical, effective marketing copy that comes from the heart. Continue reading

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