Power to the Light

Let's remember who we are.

Creativity and Inspiration- Free Video!

Hi Everyone! As a resolution to myself to share more, I was happy to take a lecture I give and turn it into a video for you. It is 32 minutes long, so get comfy, grab a fave beverage and enjoy. It's just a story about my art journey, what I've come to in my little corner of the life cycle regarding Creativity and the Inspiration process. Would love your feedback and PLEASE send it to friends. Thank you!! You can view it HERE and HERE HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I traded a bug for a soul.....a money story

It was a fear bug I had, and just to make sure I understood, my Soul provided a physical manifestation for my growth (and Her enjoyment!). A week ago my Volkswagen Beetle died, for good. It was going to cost almost as much as I purchased it for, less than a year ago (used), to fix it. I watched my fears rise about the money lost, about adding a car payment when I have two kids just about to go to college, and I’ll be honest, about losing a cute car I loved.

With the help of one amazing person, Gabrielle Bernstein and her book, May Cause Miracles I have been shedding fears I’ve held for a lifetime. This one about money has been a big one. You see, when I was a girl my family lost a lot money and homes I loved. In short, money=suffering. It didn’t seem to matter if we had it or didn’t, there was never enough of it. To protect myself from continued stress around money, I gave it a negative meaning, like money is the root of all evil, and I created an avoidance mechanism to keep money from hurting me. I not only repeated the stress pattern I saw growing up, but I also avoided abundant ideas to create money, making excuses as to why they wouldn’t work (too hard, not worth it, no one will buy it). Here’s what I did with the guidance of May Cause Miracles…with willingness I said, “I forgive myself for choosing fear of money. I choose love instead.” A new perception whirled into view. The fears I’ve carried have caused so much dis-ease in me, keeping me from trusting my inherent truth. It’s funny how one little bug that needed so much money to save it, a new ignition, a new transmission, even a new passenger air bag, could give something back to me that is priceless. The Universe is my mirror. It showed me I’m responsible for igniting ideas that will benefit others, for transmitting them through this human vehicle I’ve been given to use on this Earth and to help ease the journey for others if I can. It’s time to stop avoiding what I’m really for. With gratitude for the symbol that was given to me to learn such a useful lesson, I am happily and fearlessly making payments on a Kia Soul. I know my soul appreciates the gesture.

Interview on The Quilt Show!

My art journey began watching Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson and I feel I've come full circle because I was recently interviewed for her web show, The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims! You may watch the episode for free on Jan. 20- Jan. 27, 2013 and they have generously offered a COUPON to join as a member! This is a great resource if you are like me and love quilting and fabric!

New Digital Artwork!

New Digital Artwork for the San Francisco Women Artists Gallery January, 2013 show titled, "Icons." My artwork "Painted Ladies- Home" (see below, Nov. 8th post for an up-close view) received a Merit Award for this show. Also, I am happy to share that my artwork, "Heal," was accepted at Gallery Route One for their present show, "Out of the Blue." A great start to a new year!

"I Am a Painted Lady"

This piece is not part of the show, but I wanted to share it because I used the mixed-media painting of the house I created 'Painted Ladies- Home" to create this new digital artwork, "Painted Ladies- The World Within." I am enjoying bringing the different elements together to create something new.