22 blessed days until I no longer have a day job. My heart is wide open and glowing as I type these words. Yet here’s the bigger truth. I have ALWAYS been free. I was free to stay in a day job for 12 years, even when my heart longed to do art full time, … Keep reading…
When I started creating art 24 years ago, I choose collage as my medium because I could not draw. Who can not tear up magazines and put them back together, right!? I fully explored this art form, found a unique expression through 3D collage and had a successful run selling my 3D collages. Life eventually … Keep reading…
Before I step into my new life as a full time artist on January 1, 2018, I want to bring closure to the way I’ve been creating art for the past 2 decades. Up until recently, I created 3-dimensional collages. Each artwork took an average of 12 months to find all the images and assemble, … Keep reading…
Yes, its true. As of January 1, 2018, I will once again be a full time artist. Typing these words fills me with so much joy that I literally feel like doing cartwheels and telling everyone I meet! I will transition to full time art in 2018 by working one-week a month as a contractor for … Keep reading…
The journey to create the “Take flight” collage painting collection began in January 2015, when I made a commitment to integrate art into my traveling day job. As many of you know, I had been a full-time artist from 2001-2004, and loving (almost) every minute of it. Then in 2005 I let go of … Keep reading…
It’s self-appreciation day! Yes, it really is, at least in my world. So what quality do YOU appreciate about YOU? I thought about how I would answer this question for quite awhile today, and then remembered that I had asked a similar question months ago on Instagram. Back then my answer was that I appreciate … Keep reading…
How do you KNOW when you are truly happy? What are the tail tell, undeniable signs that you’ve reached this joyous place? For me its when I say one of two phrases. Either … I LOVE MY LIFE or I. AM. HAPPY. These words seems so simple. Yet I KNOW I’M TRULY happy when I … Keep reading…
After 12 days on the road, I’ll be driving back over this bridge in a few hours toward the Omaha airport, arriving home later tonight for a heavenly weekend hunkered down in my art studio. I have loved every minute of where my day job has taken me these last 2 weeks – New Orleans, Dallas (personal side trip for family), … Keep reading…
When I started my 30 day commitment to seriously integrate my day gig and art life 16 days ago, I had no idea that I would actually love to blog. How could I possibly come up with anything to blog about? Would I dread doing this each day, or week? Would anyone want to read what I wrote? … Keep reading…