Dream on!

A dream map is not a new concept. I'm not sure where I first learned of it. But I've done them since I was a teenager. They used to be pictures torn out of magazines and pasted together on a piece of cardboard. The idea is to give yourself a visual of where you want …

A different point of view

The election is over with some happy and some not. I was not happy and I was sadly surprised. But the US has a new president and that's how democracy works. I will continue to visualize the best for all of us in the future. The deeper lesson for me was "how did this happen?" …

So what now!

Judi Krew and I closed our studio/store in downtown Canton a month ago! Wow, how time flies. So what's been going on in the meantime? Judi is working hard on new fashion in her Hoard Couture line. She's also putting plans in motion to have all that work in her online store, http://www.HoardCouture.com   Visit …

I cling to hope

I wonder if we're all tired of hearing about election opinions, insights, revelations and other assorted newsworthy items. I certainly am. I don't post about political news and my opinions because the political "conflict" seems to have brought about a new environment where if I say what you don't agree with, then I'm fair game …

The next chapter

Thanks to Matt Moser for this beautiful shot of the gallery as we opened in 2013     I turned in my keys, watched the landlord lock the door and walked away from what used to be Journey Art Gallery. I'm so excited!!!! Many people have voiced their support and congratulations on a job well …

When you worry about darkness…

I live in Canton OH. I don't watch the news. So I was surprised today when a friend told me that Donald Trump would be in our town tonight for a rally. Damn... that gave me the weirdest feeling as to me, he's very scary. Scary in that he seems to resonate with divisiveness and …

There is freedom beyond a cable bill

If you know me well, then you know that I threw my TV in the trash during 9/11

When everything is changing

(This blog first appeared on the JourneyArtGallery.com site    That blog will eventually go away, so I opted to copy it here so I could remember how that time of life felt. ) Judi and I made an announcement this week that our store, Snarky Art & Journey Studios is closing Sept 30. We both said, …

Beautiful transformation? Sounds good!

Several months ago, an image with this quote appeared on my Facebook page. "May the next few months be a period of magnificent transformation." You know how sometimes you see something and think, "That's nice." And other times the phrase grabs you gently by the nape of the neck and exerts just a bit of pressure. As a momma …

You’ve got to pay attention to you

I love my birthday. I love to celebrate me and life. I know that might sound self-centered but you've got to pay attention to you once in awhile. No one else in your life will ever really know you the way you do. To understand all the dreams, the hopes, the strengths, the fears and …