Musings

More often than not, the impact of your work unfolds while you aren't in the room.

Recently, I learned about a horrifying psychological study and it really reinforced how important it is to unlearn shame and self-deprecating behavior. The words we hear and repeat to ourselves shape our reality, often more than we realize. As artists, this is especially true. The way we think about our work, our talent, and our worth directly affects what we create, how we share it, and whether we allow ourselves to take up space. In 1939, before ethical research standards e

We each have the ability to bring creativity and connection into the spaces we occupy. We have the capacity to shape the world around us and infuse it with beauty, meaning, and possibility. And as artists, regardless of whether we paint, write, sculpt, dance, or design, we each have a superpower: the ability to illuminate. Despair is a trap that paralyzes us, conditioning us to believe we are powerless. It's easy to get lost in all that is broken, overwhelmed by the sheer wei

Today I found a four-leaf clover. That makes three I've discovered this year. Having seen a grand total of ONE in the previous 31 years...