I am incredibly honored to have been an art instructor with Dirty Footprints Studio. Connie Solera is a talented, generous soul who has a gift for gathering creatives together to create a site full of diverse teaching styles for any level artist. For 3 days only, you have an opportunity to receive a generous discount on selected workshops! Click HERE for …
Packing, Prepping, Painting
[continued from previous post on May 10, 2017] I was panicky for a month after I signed up to go to Mexico on my {non refundable} trip but the holidays came quickly and I didn’t have time to over think it. In fact, having something exciting to look forward to made the holidays a little less painful as I wished …
Two Bob’s and an Impulsive Decision
[continued from previous post on May 4, 2017] The sight of a paintbrush and palette excite my brain and arouse my senses. The messier and juicier it is, the more stimulated I am. I seemed to have lost this desire to create so as I drove to North Carolina, I was hoping that somehow I would find my {he}art again. …
The Journey South – Part Two
{Continued from Previous Post} In the summer of 2015, I decided to attend Art of The Carolinas in the Fall of that same year. Art of The Carolinas is an expo hosted by Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh, North Carolina. I was so excited to go spend a few days to take some classes from Artists that I admired, and to …
First Stop . . . Viva Mexico!
“Oh my word, what have I done?” I cried to my daughter on the crackling phone connection as I stood alone in front of a Tortilla Factory on a dusty road in a tiny, remote fishing village in Mexico. Protectively clutching my purse and trying to roll my suitcase over the ruts and cobblestones with my cell phone wedged between my …
Clean Slate
It all started with this short video . . . Though it is an ad for a community college, the message was clear and spoke LOUDLY to me . . . I could fill that board up by myself with the regrets I have . . . BUT . . . I have wiped the slate clean and will live …
Plan.Journal.Play Workshop!
If you are familiar with The Documented Life Project™ you may remember the original Moleskine Planner that we used for scheduling, creating, note taking, lists and mark making! I still use this method today and make a new planner each year to document my life in a creative way! Every week I get requests to make this same book for …
That’s Where I Will Always Love You
“You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you still remember dreaming? That’s where I’ll always love you, Peter Pan. That’s where I’ll be waiting.” He was my Peter Pan – a giant kid who never wanted to grow up. Always on the move, a big impossible idea, a grand adventure! It was exhausting at times, trying …
Color, Color, COLOR!!!
The Secret is out – 21 Secrets, that is! I am finally happy to be able to announce that the brand new 21 Secrets 2016 Color, Color, Color! edition is available for sale NOW! I am proud, honored, and lucky to have been asked to be a teacher again this year. I not only LOVE being an instructor, the best …
WANDERLUST 2017 – A New Teaching Adventure!
I’m so happy to announce that I will be a guest instructor for Everything Art’s Wanderlust 2017 Online Art Experience! Not sure what Wanderlust is? Here’s a lovely video to explain! Introducing Wanderlust 2017 from Everything Art on Vimeo. Wanderlust is whole year long journey – an online event offering you videos from 24 guest teachers and 2 resident teachers …
