My Creative Life -

The healing power of connecting to creativity

I am, first and foremost, a consummate creative. I paint, draw, write, and garden to share my stories.

Through My Creative Life blog, I invite you to follow my adventures in art, in all their incarnations.

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Metaphores

Working in the garden has always been a spiritual experience for me. As I focus on the tasks of designing and planning, weeding and planting, I am reminded of the inner work I have always returned to as I weave this life of mine.

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Ghost Busting

Releasing the energy of loss is a long process it seems. Creative work paves the way for me.

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WATERMARK

It's funny how the things we do help us process we feel. The events of August 9th triggered a flood of a different kind for me, while I sorted through the remnants of the life I thought I had made.

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TRACES

Reinventing myself is a process in which I have always entusiastically engaged…..

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What lies beneath

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PERSONAL MAGIC

As a maker, I have always been intrigued by magic. The concept of transforming things from one form into another attracts me. I love diving beneath the surface of everything, exploring the alchemy of change.