Why Am I Painting (Literal) Garbage?
Like many of us, I tend to curate (well, over-curate) what I represent from my surroundings.
Seeking Meaning
Want To Know My Secret Fear? (And How I Work With It)
Embarrassing confession of my secret fear: I’ve been afraid of using color in my art for many years. If you look around this site you will see paintings in full color.And now you know each one required me to crawl up a mountain of fear and doubt before it came into being.
How to not give up
I’ve written about practice before: Practice Makes Better, and How To Make Practice Easier. This time I want to talk about how to not give up when something feels hard. And I want to show you my results over a 4 week period.
The Secret No One Told You To Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year, dear reader. I hope 2023 finds you well, or at least coping. And if not so much, I hope you are able to seek support. You deserve support. A new day, a new month, a new year. Today is all those things and more.To be super, crystal clear, you can start over …
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Why I chose the name Jellyfish & Stone
I’ve been asked why I chose the name Jellyfish & Stone a few times. It’s a fair question, the name is unusual.
The Single Surprising Thing You Need to Succeed At Shift Your Gaze
Did I just write that title? I sure did. Because I want you to read this post on what you need to succeed at Shift Your Gaze. (Totally applicable in other areas. I’m helpful that way.)
The 4, very personal, puzzle pieces that created Shift Your Gaze
I launched a program called Shift Your Gaze in June 2022. It’s 4 consecutive weeks of drawing people, over Zoom. How did this happen you ask? (Even if you didn’t, you’re asking now!) There are a few puzzle pieces that snapped into place to make it happen.