We were all born to be creative; learning to walk and communicate with others, experimenting and interacting with our environment is essentially being creative. Art is the arrangement and rearrangement of our environment. Music, painting, dance, sculpture, decorating, and gardening are all examples of art and creativity. But what makes[...]
There are three types of beach walkers: those who walk looking down, those who walk towards the horizon and those who walk talking on the cell phone. When I’m on vacation in Maui I enjoy walking on the beach and watching the people. Those who stroll, searching the sand and[...]
With all the hoop-la lately about paint and wine parties, what should you do if you feel you have no artistic ability and can’t paint? The way I see it, you have only two options: you can flat out decide you’re not going to try or you can try painting[...]
“Don’t continue in art; you’ll never make a living at it”. I was told this in ninth grade by an art teacher. What I heard was, “you’re not good enough”; “you’ll fail if you try”; “making money is more important than exploring your creativity”; “do anything else so you will[...]
Most of my days are filled with mundane To-Do lists centered around me. But my lists get blown away when I get a glimpse of life outside my bubble: flying into Los Angeles over thousands of homes, housing millions of people; realizing that I am only one person in my[...]
Do I look like an artist? Probably not. What you see is a grandmother of six, a lover of mystery books, a gardener and a woman business owner. But who am I? I LOVE harmony in my surroundings, fairness and knowing why people do what they do; I love beauty[...]