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Bless Our Hearts

An Ode to Bless our Hearts ❤ – A Short 60 second video blessing for all of us… the title is borrowed from the way many people here in the Southern Blue Ridge mountains say, “bless her/his heart” in conversation. … Continue reading

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The Gift of Gratitude

Happy November! ❤  This is such a lovely month… when so many take the time to celebrate life with Thanks Giving!  Making the effort to practice gratitude and give thanks is a great way to harvest happiness. 🙂   All the … Continue reading

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The Present

Time in Rodanthe – Outer Banks, North Carolina.  We made it through the stormy, sandy, flooded road (Hwy 12) to a very windy evening over the Atlantic Ocean for our first Night in Rodanthe!  The next day, one seemingly simple question went into my … Continue reading

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Art of Gratitude * Featured Artist Interview * Lucy Brydon

So thrilled to be Celebrating Life & the Art of Gratitude with 8 other lovely artists. I’ll be featuring an interview and info about each artist’s creative projects leading up to the start of the e-course on October 4th.  Lucy … Continue reading

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Art of Gratitude * Featured Artist Interview * Julia Osterc, moi ;)

So thrilled to be Celebrating Life & the Art of Gratitude with 8 other lovely artists. “The grateful heart sits at a continuous feast.” – Proverbs I’ll be featuring an interview and info about each artist’s creative projects leading up … Continue reading

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Grateful HeART

Painting with a grateful heart for a few amazing fathers today & wishing all the men that give of their lives, hearts, & hands for the children they love a very Happy Father’s Day! ❤ For my dad: Thank you, Dad, for all the … Continue reading

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* Magic & Soul Food *

Why do I make art?  Because it’s powerful MAGIC and SOUL FOOD!  Art can bring me to tears or the sweetest smile.  Art can actually change us and the world!  Art can open our hearts, eyes, minds, and hands.  Yes, … Continue reading

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Ready to Bloom True!

It’s thanks to Flora Bowley’s book, “Brave, Intuitive Painting,” that I have put my brave girl boots on with my art!  Now, she is offering a scholarship to her Bloom True e-course to a few lucky souls selected from entries … Continue reading

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Bliss & Blessings

Playful week inside with colorful art supplies while it was cold and gray outside!  Did an interesting little letting go and welcoming in exercise as part of Life Book 2015.  I had never done anything quite this elaborate setting aside … Continue reading

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Thank YOU for being an angel

The Thanksgiving angel is dedicated to YOU, the angels/messengers that appear around me.  Thank YOU for making it feel worth the effort to write the blog and share the art that comes through me with others. It takes time and … Continue reading

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