WHAT? Yes, its true, but only the name @thehotelartist is gone, not me or my art. From now on, I will go by my real name on Instagram – @catrains.artist (ok, artist is not my part of my name, but I’m sure you get the idea!) This decision was a long time coming, and almost … Keep reading…
“Falling in love with what is waiting to be written” The process of choosing a title for each of my collage paintings is as sacred as creating the artwork itself. The process starts with collecting potential titles EVERYWHERE I go. Sometimes I scribble down a few words from an inspiring Instagram post. Other times I … Keep reading…
As many of you already know, a crook hacked into my Instagram account @thehotelartist on Wednesday, February 6, and completely took over my feed. For the next 6 hours, “he/she” proceeded to erase my account, including my 17.7k followers, 850+ posts, stories and highlights, all while I helplessly watched. The worst part is that they … Keep reading…
Between December 2018 and May 2019, I’ll be giving away 12 original pieces of art. WHY? Great question, and one I’ve contemplated for many months as I planned my way back to selling art. Since quitting my day gig almost 12 months ago, I put my art biz on hold while I figured out WHAT … Keep reading…
“Your story is just beginning” I have spent the past 3 years experimenting with many different art forms, all for the purpose of exploring and expanding my artistic voice. This journey inspired me to follow what fascinated me in any given moment, resulting in many happy art experiments. Hence why I have painted a ton … Keep reading…
My friend Peter Fritz from the Midlife Tribe recently asked me about my journey through midlife for his inspiring podcast, asking me many profound questions, including this gem: What advice would I offer someone who felt lost, unfulfilled and shackled by their circumstances? My response…. Feeling lost is a sign that I need to dive … Keep reading…
I spent the first 4 months as a full time artist learning how to navigate this new unstructured territory. Before I quit my job in January, I had a LONG list of what I wanted to accomplish with my art biz, and envisioned it would be easy to tackle everything on my list with so … Keep reading…
For my first 20+ years as an artist, I created collages using magazine and book pieces, which eventually evolved into creating 3D collage. Every one of these collages was a labor of love, a self-portrait of where I was at the time, it took about a year to create, and I worked on 10 at … Keep reading…
I have been following my new daily schedule for almost three weeks (to be shared in detail soon), and am finally creating art 3 – 4 to hours every day, Monday through Friday. Now the question is . . . WHAT do I create in all that luscious time? For the past 12 years, … Keep reading…