Useful Things I wish I'd Learned Sooner

I took all the “right” classes in high school. If it wasn’t honors or didn’t offer advanced placement or weighted credit, then it wasn’t considered an option for me. I was lucky to take a digital photography class my junior year, but it didn’t count for anything – it was an elective. If I recall [...]

Neither Here Nor There

It’s strange to live in a place you plan to leave, when you’ve got one foot in the door and one foot out. I am sitting in a friend’s apartment, in front of my travel easel and make-shift supply stand (several plastic bins stacked atop one another) wondering where I will be finishing up this [...]

Contemplation

The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing.

~Elizabeth Bishop

Achieving a dream isn’t always easy. Just because you are doing something you love doesn’t mean that everything will fall into place. Sometimes it takes more than just hard work and elbow grease. In the past, [...]

Change is in the Air

I’m feeling a bit nostalgic today. This week I will start packing up my studio, print the rest of the blank shirts that are lying around, and figure out exactly what supplies are coming with me on the boat. Brian and I have a wedding to go to next weekend and, in addition, are making [...]

Plans, Plans, Plans

As I said before, there has been a great dealing of planning and scheming taking place inside my head. My brain has been working overtime for the past few weeks, day and night alike. My subconscious has sent me signs and symbolic dreams and every opportunity feels like its been handed to me on a [...]

A Turn of Events

First of all, I would like to dedicate this post to my trusty old Toyota Camry, may she rest in peace. Last Sunday morning, she (and I) were involved in a car accident at an intersection (we were t-boned by a man who ran a red light) downtown. Fortunately no one was injured, but it [...]