51 at $51 for 51~

51 at $51 for 51~

October 30 is 51 days until my 51st birthday. Whew eh?! I feel pretty darn good getting to be at this place at this time….. but that aside, I want to share my birthday! I have created and accumulated heaps of 8″x8″ encaustic paintings that I would...
you have a king inside

you have a king inside

who listens for what delights the soul Rumi says I wake early before the birds call up the sun early there is nothing like the morning hour before it is morning to listen and respond to the king of my soul calling the queen to rise all the delights of my...
runon~

runon~

the coffee noise is almost too much but some are clearing out and the one dog yipping seems to be nearly ready to go so we sit and I drink matcha forgotten almond milk with standard cow and now after just a few sips already feel the regret slipping in but that’s...
Guest artist post: Kathryn Bevier

Guest artist post: Kathryn Bevier

Why do I teach?  Ask that very question all the time, almost daily in fact. I actually have to switch out the word teach, to the word share. After all, sharing is what I am doing and teaching is not really what is happening when in workshop with me. What is...
today~

today~

yesterday was the last day I heard them the chirp and song of not-yet-dawn bugs the crickets and the grasshoppers praying mantis flies and moths none of them beat my screen to reach my morning light nor sang through the open window as I poured my first cup of coffee...