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 …

Landmarks in life

  Today is my 63rd birthday. No shit?! As I get older, I don't feel older. My insides still feel like they did when I was 25. Alas, my outsides don't look exactly the same. 😉 But I'm still dazzled at realizing I'm as old as I am and still mostly functional. And what does …

I guess speed is relative?

If you could only see in my head.... 😉

A long winter’s nap?

  I just got back from a long vacation. I was traveling out of the country with a group from all over the world. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun. But it was one of the first statements one of my fellow travelers made that sticks with me... and I'm writing …

Clean up the planet… and start with you

I turned 62 this year. I'm not bragging or complaining, it's just my reality. And by the way, 62 feels absolutely great. I've made a lot a changes over the years in regards to what I put in and on my body, what  I allow in the environment around my body. Maybe these changes have paid off …