The encaustic medium is magical, vibrant and translucent.  My creative muse guides, inspires and feeds my soul through this medium, mixed media and collage.  Blessing me with endless moments of creative joy and harmony...providing those ahhaa moments about life.  Join me on this creative journey, spend some time reading my musings about this life, the blessed other souls that come into contact with mine, however brief or often, that can leave everlasting imprints on our journey....perhaps our lives might share some similarities, bringing us closer and more connected...and less isolated.

"I suppose there is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, of one's self, the very meaning of one's soul." ~ Edith Wharton

Here's to finding those expansive moments.....

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The Business of Being an Artist for a Living....

Well I can't believe we are already well into January...Happy BELATED new year and 2013 greetings to all....

As I begin to feel the winter hibernation starting to lift, (well I say that somewhat optimistically, as it has been EXTRA FRIGID cold around here)...Today I did take notice of how the sun was shining and the daylight hours seemed longer....so Spring is just around the corner....That makes me a happy gal !

On another note, lately, I have been exploring 'marketing' ideas, blogs, ...Since as an artist, the work of making art is just one part of the equation.  To actually make a living from the creative art making process..there are many other parts of a successful art career ....too many to list here...Perhaps, that can be the focus of another post sometime...For now I wanted to share something I stumbled upon that I thought was absolutely brilliant and cool...

It was a very thought provoking blog post on Jim Connolly's blog site...


A simple yet powerful way to help you overcome procrastination...Posted by Jim Connolly