Category Archives: Art, Writing, and Music

From Shirt to Skirt

From Shirt to Skirt – Up-Cycle Project It’s snowing here, but spring is in my heart! Used-clothing stores carry hosts of men’s T-shirts in mint condition. I’m excited I figured out how to up-cycle one into a darling skirt. I … Continue reading

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My Pain Feather

Just finished this painting, My Pain Feather (a picture-poem) People ask my process with my art, so here is what happened with this piece: It started out not as piece unto itself but as a sketch of something that i … Continue reading

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To entrepreneurs

To entrepreneurs whose high standards have been met with unkindness, Continue reading

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Mystic Garden Lamp, an Upcycling Project

Scored at the second-hand store! Hobnail milk-glass lamp: $5. Plus a $2 lampshade with masculine, modern lines to counterpoint the lamp’s old-fashioned femininity. Nevertheless, the shade required tweaking to harmonize with the lamp. The shade also had stains that needed … Continue reading

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Be

Be with how you feel, right in the moment. Be with how you are, right in the moment. Be with who are, right in the moment. Humans have a lot of “shoulds,” ways we think we have to be if … Continue reading

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Greater than the Sum …

Greater than the Sum of Its Parts—Combining Techniques: Tutorial and Painting in Honor of Goddess Brigid You can scroll past the tutorial for Product and Purchase Info. Click pics to see em full size and un-blurred. I like to combine … Continue reading

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May My Shamanic Visions Not Diminish My Serving as a Shaman

My visions are dear to me. They are more than ecstatic, they are also my life’s sustenance. But as amazing as I experience them to be, that is only my experience. Therefore, they must not imply rules for others. Visions—no … Continue reading

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Terror of Writing

Terror of Writing: A Secret of Successful Authors If you want to be a writer, but are too afraid, here is my suggestion: No matter how terrified you are about writing, write anyway. Don’t respond to me with, “You don’t … Continue reading

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My Wish for You on Christmas and All Days

My Wish for You on Christmas and All Days A happy Christmas day to all. Whether you celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, as a social holiday, or not at all, may the day be “merry and bright.” Whether you … Continue reading

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Advise to myself:

  If you pray for help from God, use every last bit She sends. ————————————————————- Sprinkling Faerie Dust on Breakfast. Powerful reading that is short enough to fit into your day. Available only from the author: https://www.etsy.com/listing/114317006/sprinkling-faerie-dust-on-breakfast

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