ART + TRAVEL: Making creative adventures
art / authenticity / creativity / mindfulness / travel

ART + TRAVEL: Making creative adventures

One summer I made two choices for myself: 1) I signed up to take a drawing fundamentals class. 2) I decided to travel.  In so many ways, what I experienced that summer has shaped the way I see things, how I create art, and the manner in which I approach my days. Once I got … Continue reading

Art + Meditation: Creating a meditation practice that works for me
art / authenticity / meditation / mindfulness

Art + Meditation: Creating a meditation practice that works for me

  Confession: Yes, I’m a yoga teacher. And, no, I don’t meditate. Did you know that yoga was invented to help people focus during meditation? And, yet, I struggle with having an active and flourishing meditation practice. What I mean is that I don’t have a traditional practice where one would sit quietly for 5 minutes … Continue reading

Revisiting ART: K I N T S U G I
art / authenticity / community / creativity / meditation / mindfulness / play

Revisiting ART: K I N T S U G I

“There is a crack, in everything– thats where the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen Synchronicity delightfully comes into my creative process once again. Earlier this year, I learned about kintsugi, an ancient art of repairing broken pieces of pottery and melding them with a golden lacquer. It inspired me to recover an old painting … Continue reading

Day 28/28: Lessons in the Creative Process
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Day 28/28: Lessons in the Creative Process

Was this ambitious? Was this ridiculous? And so here I am. The laptop is open while another Texas rainstorm comes through this afternoon. This is my last blog post in this interesting experiment where I challenged myself to try and write a blog post daily for the month of February for a total of 28 stories. As you … Continue reading