Creatively Thinking

  Featured image: Different Journeys I’m grateful to share that my painting Different Journeys has been selected for inclusion in the National Online Showcase ’26 presented by the Watercolor Society of Alabama. Out of 115 works submitted by 66 artists, 50 pieces were chosen for this exhibition. I’m honored that Different Journeys is part of this thoughtful collection. This piece reflects something I return to often in my work—the understanding that each of us moves through the world along a distinct path, shaped by experience, intuition, and change. Though our journeys may differ, they often echo one another in quiet, meaningful ways. Moments like these remind me how art continues to connect us across distance, time, and individual paths. 💛

  Featured image: Playground My art has always been about “playing.” I can remember that I was always making little play corners all over the house. Finally, after a while, I found areas where my mom couldn’t find them and clean them up—corners under the rafters, hidden behind clothes in the closets—but they were always special places where I could play and imagine. My house is no different as a grown-up—it is filled with places that can turn into art-making areas in a jiffy so I can be with family all the time, or rather, so family can be with me. My studio is wherever I am; I just carry my supplies on a cart, like when I had art on a cart when I was first an art teacher. I would unload my supplies from the trunk of my car after loading them into the truck for the week from the central supply house for the school district, then unload them again and go into a school to be the traveling art teacher for that day—no fancy room for art teachers back then. Anyway—you carry your art wit...

  Featured image: She Is A Creative   I’m feeling deeply honored—and quietly excited—to share that I was invited to participate in the Abstract National Exhibition at Mark Arts in Wichita, Kansas. My piece, She Is a Creative, will be included in this exhibition, which runs from January 9 through March 21, with an opening reception on January 9 from 5–7 PM. When I read the juror’s letter, I was especially moved by the care and thought behind the selections. Out of hundreds of submissions, the work chosen reflects art that carries mystery, ambiguity, and a sense of resonance—qualities I return to again and again in my own practice. To know that this piece connected on that level feels meaningful and affirming. For as long as I can remember, my work has circled around the real, the imagined, and freedom. She Is a Creative is part of that ongoing conversation—an exploration of inner landscapes, intuition, and the quiet power of becoming. I’m grateful for the invitation, for the ju...

   Featured image:  Pine Cones A quiet reflection for this moment Today is Christmas Eve—a pause in time where anticipation and presence meet. It’s a day that holds its own kind of stillness, inviting us to slow down and notice what’s already here. A chickadee’s call in the cold air. Snow resting softly on pine branches. The glow of evening lights as darkness settles in. These small moments carry a quiet grace. Art has taught me to linger in moments like this—to see how beauty often lives in the ordinary. Christmas Eve reminds us that meaning isn’t only found in celebration, but in attention. In the kindness we offer. In the calm we allow. In the wonder that waits when we stop rushing. As this evening unfolds, may we stay present with the beauty around us. May we honor the stillness, the reflection, and the joy held gently in this night. Here’s to savoring this moment. 🎄

  Featured image: Nuthatch II Hush hush Talking, babble, song Exclaiming urgent chants Hush, hush she is here

  Featured image: Dancing with the Wind and Trees Let your soul speak. Let your life speak. Sit quietly— let the call of the wild, the wilderness in yourself, emerge. It will tenderly speak to you as you sit quietly and listen.