I'm a get it done kinda person. If a painting isn't finished when I'm ready for it to be, I have to walk away from in for a while, sometimes days. Growing up an American with a microwave and all the general conveniences, I buy into this idea that everything I want or need should [...]
The other day I showed my 2 boys a finished painting and asked, "Well what do you think?" The younger one's eyes got big and he asked, "Mom! How did you actually get it right this time?!" As you can see my children aren't always impressed by the fact that their mom is an artist. [...]
My family and I went on a trip to Columbia, SC to visit extended family this week for the holidays. While we were there I wanted to check out an exhibit at the museum featuring artist Georgia O'Keeffe. I didn't know much about her but love her work with flowers. It was a last minute [...]
After years of church ministry I've heard many stories...stories of grief and sadness...stories of redemption and hope. And then there are the stories laced in fear. Many of them sounding much like my own. Fear has a way of taking some of our best hopes and intentions and choking the life out of them. It [...]
