GOODBYE, GRAM
After an enjoyable break from Instagram, I logged onto the app yesterday for the first time in a couple of weeks and was instantly...
AND WE'RE BACK
This week at Pocoapoco contained a month (or a lifetime?) and learning, as she does. Dear Oaxaca, you wise old mountain of a gal. The...
REGRESSING / PROGRESSING
"Regresar" means "to go back" in Spanish. In English, its cognate "to regress" feels equally close. Tomorrow dawning, I am going back to...
HOW SWEET IT TASTES
The real tea on being an artist is that every day you are your own boss and every day you feel like you might get fired. That is to say:...
A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
As a member of the slash economy (painter/website builder/marketing dept/shipper/schlepper/art educator/student), life sometimes feels...
DESERT-ED
Last week I had the unforgettable privilege of visiting western Texas for the first time. Not only to catch up with nearly a dozen...
WEEK 1: HOW'S YOUR NEW LIFE?
"How's your new life going?" is the kind and deeply personal question I got from so many caring friends this week. The answer is: GOOD....
TRANS FIGURATION
I am not a very good drawer. My drawing skills were last methodically tuned up while learning how to draw croquis (fashion figures) in my...
QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
It seems appropriate to climb back on the blog horse as this week, I quit my job. For the first time in many years, I left without...
BIRTHDAY TWEAK
As a December baby, the last month of the year is even more weighted than the already holiday-heavy calendar would suggest. This...