Now that I am feeling a little more myself, I will be, for the time being (and maybe only occasionally) bringing back some favorites,...

(Originally posted 5.6.2024) Well. Hi there! It's been a hot minute, hasn't it? In fact, it's been OVER A YEAR since I last posted a new...

(Originally published 4.20.2022) TRIGGER WARNING: This post discusses depression. I've always, from the time I was 10, been an avid...

As any creative knows, there are days (sometimes aplenty) when our process is derailed, when our confidence is shattered, when our...

For as long as I can remember, I've been a fan of art. All kinds of art, but drawing or sketching specifically. I used to sit at my...

(Originally published 1.5.2019) If you follow me on social media, I'm sure you've heard me mention a time or twelve that I enjoy the...

Let me start with this: we're all human .  We're fallible and we make mistakes and sometimes we don't act in accordance with our higher...

I love a good documentary! So I've compiled a list of my top five favorite documentaries about the art world, how perception paves the...

Something has settled inside me this year. A sort of urging to find more peace with less distraction, to settle down with myself in a...

"Self-taught" is a prevalent word in the creative community and often misused or, at the very least, used without an understanding of our...

One of the questions I'm asked most frequently is whether or not it's okay to copy a design, or how similar a design needs to be before...

Perfectionism. The creative spirit in all of us has, at one time or another, fallen victim to the pursuit of perfection. While I use the...

(Originally posted 5.24.2018) What do I do when it's a day off and I have a camera and a beautiful niece with nothing better to do than...

I am not exactly an Instagram addict, but I can easily lose 30 minutes of my life scrolling through my feed. Wait... that doesn't exactly...

One of the first things I learned as a home-based business owner was that the saying "you have to invest in yourself before anyone else...

(Originally posted 4.4.2018) March saw my second trip to Glastonbury, for the Glastonbury Wire Studio Spring Retreat, teaching with the...

If, like me, you also run a small handcrafted jewelry business, you'll understand the importance of delegating to improve productivity....

A few months ago, I posted this photo online with the blurb "Super productive! Some makes for the month!". Seemed innocuous enough, a...

I love what I do. It can be stressful, without doubt. I have shaken my fists at the heavens when my computer went in for repairs, my...

A while back, I wrote an article on giving and receiving constructive criticism and, in light of some recent social media activity, I...