I’m a creative person by nature. Maybe it’s because I’m left-handed and extremely right-brained. When I was young, I would sit on my bed or the living room couch and just sketch. I remember many sketches of people and dragons (when I was particularly into mythology). I’d use pencil and just practice the shading of […]
The Busy Mom's Guide to Creativity, a Self-Care Workbook
My schedule right now is insane. When I pull my calendar up on the computer, it fills my screen with a rainbow of appointments, meetings, kid sporting events, workouts, writing deadlines, book interviews and all kinds of other goings on. Every now and then I get to go out and have fun too. I’ve actually […]
How Will You Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week?
“When will we be at the next troll?” “The next troll?” I asked as I turned to figure out what Biz was talking about. He was drawing away in the backseat of the car. “The troll, Mom. When will we get there?” “Do you mean the tollbooth?” “YES! The troll booth.” “We’ll be to the […]
DIY Artwork: Vintage Advertising Collage Art
I live in an old house. As far as we can tell, it was built in 1892. This means that our walls are primarily made of horsehair plaster. This also means that it’s nearly impossible to feel confident about hanging anything remotely heavy on the walls. Case in point, the shelf housing several of my […]
The Legible Artwork Milestone: Family Portrait
In the past, I’ve doted written about some of my older son’s artwork. G has created some pretty cool stuff that I love. Lately, I’ve noticed that Biz is starting to progress in his own artwork. Case in point: It’s a family portrait, as I’m sure you can see. My husband is the big bald […]
Arts Downtown and All Around Brunswick Maine
One of the many reasons I love living in downtown Brunswick, Maine is the vibrant arts community. It’s hard to walk anywhere in town without hitting an art gallery, theatre or a local business that displays the works of area artists. Every now and then, the Five Rivers Arts Alliance will sponsor open studio events, […]
