denial is totally serving me at the moment

denial is totally serving me at the moment

i love this photo so much. taken with the iphone. and i love our bus so much, too. this morning i had a total meltdown as we were rushing around to leave the oregon coast and check out of our hotel. i was trying to frantically check and respond to emails before we hit...
dear self.

dear self.

last fall, while at the be present retreat, andrea had us all write a letter to our future selves. she then collected them all with the promise that she’d mail them back to us many months later. andrea always has these good ideas, by the way. she’s a magic...
uncontained joy.

uncontained joy.

joy captured. me, taken by andrea scher, two summers ago. every now and again they sneak in: you don’t deserve this. you are asking for too much. one day soon, the good fortune shoe is going to drop. these last couple of weeks I have felt the warmth and the...
moving day.

moving day.

today is moving day. i’m exhausted, at times tearful with overwhelm, but overall so relieved that the hard part is almost over. john has been doing all the hard work and it’s a tad frustrating to not be able to help as much as i usually would. i’m...
spring + yellow

spring + yellow

dear spring, you are the bees knees. i’m so happy you are here. i really am. please, if you don’t mind, stay awhile. your warmth and sunshine and color are brightening up my world. dear yellow shoes, you are still my favorite. thank you for holding up for...
everything is changing

everything is changing

(photo by the lovely and talented vivienne) my life looks drastically different than it did eight weeks ago. the deeper i lean into the quiet and the abandoned to-do list, the better i feel. there is a calmness that has stepped into my life. and people are noticing....
don’t look back

don’t look back

i was just re-reading the last part of an old keynote i gave awhile back and wanted to share it here because it’s all so true and made me think about this remarkable community who visit this space. thank you…. we are much more than just artist and...
on intention

on intention

(new print. for sale –>here. i also added this new one from the last post per your request!) sometimes i can feel myself getting pulled in the wrong direction. it’s that time of year for me when everything is rush, rush, rush, promote, create, ship,...
a tricky life.

a tricky life.

i love this recent painting. it doesn’t happen with all paintings, but this one was hard to part with. maybe it’s her hair. or the handwriting. or the birdie. i don’t know, really, why i’m called to her, but i am. i’m in a funny phase...

(it’s still snowing) i am feeling very tender. tears have been arriving easily and for all sorts of reasons. christmas is always a tender time for me. i lost a very special person in my life over christmas break many years ago and the grief still surfaces, so...
arriving in seattle

arriving in seattle

i have no idea why i love this photo. john took it of me during our move to seattle – i love how washington’s blue skies are in the mirror of john’s sunglasses that i’m wearing, how i’m wearing his hat, my puff daddy vest (it’s cold...