Life of an Artist Can I be both organized and an artist? Yes and no. I work hard at compartmentalizing my life. Life works hard at breaking through my compartmentalization. To be fair, there are so many opportunities, I just want to take advantage of them all. This is precisely why I find myself hopscotching… Continue reading Week in Review 2021 – 06/25
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Week in Review 2020 – 02/06
How should I spend my time… making art? A question I’ve been asked more than once is how much time I spend in my studio. Sometimes, but not always, this question is coupled with a comment that the one asking doesn’t have the time to make art, but longs for the day when this will… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 02/06
Week in Review 2020 – 11/13
Does the weather influence your mode? It does mine. Today, after relishing an unexpected period of unseasonably sunny and warm days, with the leaves clinging stubbornly to the trees, the weather has done an about turn. Temperatures are dipping. The sun has disappear. Even the leaves have dropped without ever reaching those stunning gold, orange… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 11/13
Week in Review 2020 – 05/15
On February 1, 2020 SAQA issued a challenge to create art and post it for 100 days. They had issued the same challenge in July 2019. I was so, so tempted in 2019, but didn’t feel I had the time to make the commitment. The second time round I was confident I didn’t have the… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 05/15
Week in Review 2020 – 04/24
Where do your priorities lie? I’m finding this question more and more difficult to answer with each shelter in place day. My priorities seem to flit from laser focus to laser focus the way a hummingbird sips nectar from one flower to the next only to dart over to a completely different garden. The upshot… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 04/24
Week in Review 2020 – 04/17
Next Monday is Patriots Day, a Massachusetts State holiday. In previous years and hopefully future years, this is a day when Massachusetts schools take Spring break, many local businesses are closed, and the Boston Marathon takes place. This year all non-essential businesses are closed, same with our schools and the Marathon is rescheduled to occur… Continue reading Week in Review 2020 – 04/17