Category Archives: Art, Writing, and Music

Centered!

A freezing art studio, the spiritual center of my art, and insistent Gods = my giving up fabric painting for digital art integrated into my shamanism more than ever before. Continue reading →

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Artists Like Money

Artists like money. We’re different from other people, who are above such minor considerations. —Francesca De Grandis Continue reading →

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Creativity and Trust

Trusting the creative process is challenging. But trust is needed to make visions come true. What does that actually look like in real life? Sometimes, we can go with the flow by, paradoxically, pushing on. Continue reading →

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Art + Writing = Magic

I’m often asked about my process as an artist. Ditto as a writer. So today I’ll discuss how they intertwined in one of my books, Sprinkling Faerie Dust on Breakfast. Parents had told me about their hard time finding life … Continue reading →

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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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