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A New Year, same ole’ wonderful you! We live in a time when we are constantly encouraged to change and refine and be better. And to some extent this is a good thing, but I also think it’s good to recognize that you already are pretty amazing!
Read MoreI want to share with you today, that I am making a few changes in my business starting in the New Year. This year has seen slow and steady growth and it’s all because I did one key thing…
Read MoreOver the last few months, after teaching a few beginner zine classes and recording some videos, the idea of creating a zine subscription service came to mind. It would be a simple, meaningful and fun way for me to connect with my community, share some inspiration get some happy mail delivered to your door.
Read MoreThere is always something, isn’t there? In the midst of the good things, the usual life happenings, the doing our best to be positive…there is always something that knocks us down a bit.
Read MoreToday, I’m happy to introduce my friend and fellow artist, Jackie Schomburg Meynen. Jackie and I met years ago at a Sabrina Ward Harrison workshop in Chicago.
Read MoreWhat happens when (unwelcome) change occurs? In particular change that happens unexpectedly or without explanation. This type of change can be the most frustrating because we don’t have a chance to prepare for it.
Read More“There is no darkness, only colors mixed on top of each other that combine to appear darker and darker, yet when pieced apart; acknowledged, separated and explored, they bring light to those colors you couldn’t see before.” - An old journal entry from the first year I started fire-dancing and movement arts.
Read MoreResistance - let’s talk about it. This is an important one. My last few posts have been about the early stages of creating...how to navigate idea overwhelm, create a plan and have an idea of timing and it’s about at this point, once you have that plan in place and you are beginning to see things more clearly, that resistance likes to creep up and slow you down.
Read MoreIn my last post, I wrote about how to manage and sort through all your wonderful ideas. This is important because without a way to untangle yourself from all your ideas, you can end up stuck and frustrated. The key take-away from this post was the importance of having a way to get those ideas out of your head and into an safe, organized, calm space.
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