Let’s see if I remember how to do this. I’ve been so busy over at Artist Success that I have woefully neglected this blog. I apologize. I am full of good intentions but well….you understand. Your life is probably as busy as my own. Somehow the things we have to do expand into whatever time […]
Jean Ray Laury – Woman of Influence
I lost my friend, my first teacher and my creative mentor last week. An amazingly creative and inspiring woman, Jean Ray Laury died March 2, 2011, just 3 weeks shy of her 83rd birthday. I have sung Jean’s praises many times over the years. She was my first quilting teacher, with her 1970 book, Quilts and Coverlets: […]
Sweethearts
When you get to a certain age, the word sweetheart takes on a whole new meaning. Don’t get me wrong, my husband of 40 years is still #1 in my book. Always has been, always will be. But when I think of the word sweetheart, it’s these faces that come to mind. We gathered together last night […]
Did You Hear The News?
Lesley Riley’s TAP® Transfer Artist Paper is winner of the 2011 Winter Innovations Showcase at Winter 2011 CHA.
Artist Fails to Communicate
It’s not like I haven’t been doing anything. Since I last wrote in (gulp) October, I have:
Completed my next book, Create with Transfer Artist Paper due out this May
Launched my new coaching website,
Artist Success
Launched a new survey with a groovy prize for those who respond by February 15th.
Are You Pretty?
It’s pretty powerful. Are you ready? Rated R for language What do you think? Let’s talk.
Really Cool Announcement
First, a dear friend is ungergoing surgery for breast cancer as I write this She sent a “Twas the Night Before Surgery” email last night that included this Mary Oliver poem one of her friends had sent to her. I think it so wonderfully applies to what I wrote in Telling Secrets the other day. Please send your love […]
On a Lighter Note
The time for snuggling up with a good book is upon us. So is gift-giving time. So I thought I’d share some of my new book finds. Winners all. I belong to the Book-a-Day Club. It’s another, but not-so-secret secret (see post below). I admit it only when someone else fesses up to being a […]
Telling Secrets
I’ll tell you a deep secret. So secret that I often hide it from myself…
Thank Laura Lea for This Post
This post is brought to you by the gentle nudging of a faithful reader, Laura Lea, who wrote today, “I just am writing to say I’ve missed your blog and sending my best wishes to you. I do this every so often when you cocoon or retreat.” (Thanks, Laura Lea) I WISH I was cocooning […]
