Lingering Near the Path- Introspection by a Commitment-Challenged Creative
Hello, my name is Renee and I am an online-class junkie. I have spent thousands of dollars on classes and subscriptions and BOOKS. Wait- I don’t think this is the debilitating condition that plagues me. Under closer scrutiny, it is not an addiction to purchasing...
Digging into 2022; Reflections on the New Year Revolution
January 1st signifies new beginnings, a fresh new calendar and the promise of a better self and a better tomorrow. Well-oiled gears of capitalism quickly speed up, cranking out magic machines and elixirs to give us the bodies we admire in the media. Gurus across all...
Carter – Happy Tail, Gentle Soul
New year- new beginnings. That has been the theme tumbling inside my mind for weeks. I have much to say on the matter- but the narrative changed this morning. This morning the inevitable happened- the moment I have been dreading arrived. Today my husband,...
Avocado Green is not for Appliances
Do you have a favorite color? I confess, I do not. In fact, I am hard-pressed to find a color that I dislike, but that hasn't always been the case. In the folly of my youth, I would have quickly denounced yellow and orange as gaudy colors- obnoxious and...
Merge Now, A Brief Summer Travelogue
I exited the internet superhighway this summer and traveled the skyways and highways, recharging my connections to friends and family. My travels began with a week in Burbank, CA to visit a childhood friend. We met in 7th grade when my family moved to Sugarland, TX. ...
Sketchbooks
While cleaning my studio space, I noticed my small stack of sketchbooks had begun to rise. Spine by spine, the modest structure grew to a height I hadn’t anticipated. I knew I had a few abandoned sketchbooks, but I hadn’t realized just how many I had accumulated. ...
Chaos in the Studio, but the Ghosts Don’t Mind
I needed to create, to leave behind the rain, the dark clouds, the dark thoughts. But when I climbed the stairs to my neglected corner of the universe my spark fizzled in a storm of clutter, disorganization, and sheer chaos. The spacious room lay buried under piles...
‘Fraidy Cat Takes the Stage- Reflections on Putting Myself “Out There”
The scissortail flycatcher, the blanket flower, and the Eastern redbud represent Oklahoma's natural beauty. The sun image is a nod to our Native American heritage and represents hope. Details of the Scissortail, Indian Blanketflowers, and Eastern Redbud.I have...
Dead Seeds Don’t Grow
“Failure is not an option.” Who the hell said this? Who uttered these words only to have them etched into our psyches? I find myself ashamed when my project fails- or provides less than stellar results. Like a child who has broken something, I shove the evidence...
Persistence
Desert Sun- A new digital image available in my Society6 store located under Home Decor & Gifts in my site Menu.Persistence: Is it a Virtue or Merely a Mad Delusion?Aesop insisted the tortoise’s dogged persistence would triumph over Jack Rabbit starts. ...
