There is a part of me every year that dreads June and July, because I know in the 'Market' world, this is when I have to start planning for Christmas. You should know something about me. Although I love Christmas, I am not a "all year round Christmas" gal. I hate seeing the Christmas trees up in my local Target before we have even hit Halloween. And I am not organised enough to buy presents … Continue reading CHRISTMAS IN JULY
HELLO 2019! Will you be the year that people remember as one of the best ever? Or just another year of shit that seems to be surrounding everyone I speak to including me? I used to be a person who would sit down on January 1st and plan everything to the nth degree. And if I didn't do this right on Jan 1st I felt disappointed, like a failure and almost that my entire year was over so … Continue reading DEFIANTLY (2019 here we are!)
I always say to my class participants that there are three rules in art There are no rules in art There are no mistakes in art (just beautiful blunders) If at first you don’t succeed smoosh some paint and start again!! SMOOSH is such a great word. SMOOSHING PAINT. It sounds like what you are actually doing. Smooshing, playing and creating . The beauty of the smoosh is that it doesn’t have … Continue reading If in doubt Smoosh some paint and start again….
JULY 2018: THINGS I LOVE TODAY MY KIDS ARE OFF ON BIG CITY ADVENTURES AND MAMA GETS TO PLAY IN HER STUDIO CATCHING UP WITH CITY COUSINS IN OUR BACKYARD Ever since my very first itouch and Apple opened its podcast store, I have been obsessed. From the early days where I would listen to the Jillian Michaels radio show or Tranquility Du Jour, to now where my podcast list is impossible to keep up … Continue reading 18 for 18
Have you ever heard of a TOP FIVE to SURVIVE? Years ago I asked my very good friend if she had ever heard about this amazing concept that I had just read about. I explained to her that a TOP FIVE to SURVIVE was a list of five things that are essential to making daily life happier, healthier or more harmonious in body, spirit and soul. As I understood it, your top five should be things or practices … Continue reading What’s Your Top FIVE to Survive?
JUNE 2018 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT WINTER: MY UGH BOOTS, FIRE PITS, NO MORE SALADS, THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW, FLANNEL SHEETS. I've been thinking more about when I first started writing to y'all. In the beginning, I loved to sit down and share what was happening in my life. The struggles and successes of my creative journey, of motherhood, of being in a partnership with Mac. Sharing my musings, frustrations, funny stories and life with art. But … Continue reading Snippets from my Newsletter (june 2018)
This poor neglected blog! This used to be my favourite place to hang out - to share my art and to lament my artistic endeavours. What worked, what failed, where my head was at, what was going on in our lives. And I think things changed with the birth of the wee beastie (or number three girl). It became less about a place to hang out, and became a place that was a chore. … Continue reading When did this become such a chore?
