Don’t Trash It—Transform It!
I want to give you an art-based example of life. This post is for anyone who has ever quit just shy of the tipping point or anyone who lets their negative self-talk get in the way of a win. I see it all the time, so I know you are out there—and I hope this post finds...
ENRICH: My Guiding Star for 2018
I just read over my 2017 Word of the Year blog post, and sometimes I amaze myself with my own words—prophetic, intuitive, well-versed, genuine. Last year was my 10th year picking a word to guide me and ALCHEMY served me very, very well. Where I couldn't readily find...
White Bread Is For Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
If I think back over my life, the times I struggled the most, the times I felt the least passion for the people and things that mattered, and the times I floundered and felt most hopeless were all tied to stretches where I was simply going through the motions. Many of...
Not Without Risk—Brave Business Decisions & Upcoming Changes
Now that I have told everyone else in person, I am sharing the news that I am taking some time off from teaching multi-week, in-person women's classes in the studio during at least the 1st quarter of 2018. One of the women asked me last week if I am...
When Everything That CAN Go Wrong DOES Go Wrong
If you follow me and the Self Esteem Through Art brand through my site or via social media, you know that I have been preparing to launch my first ever online class for women. This is an arena I have wanted to be in for at least the past five years, and I finally...
The Cost of Staying Small and Pliable
When I launched the Self Esteem Through Art program in 2011, I knew I wanted a successful business but I spent a LOT of time self-sabotaging and allowing others to sabotage me. I would run a beautifully awesome class for girls, the feedback would be phenomenal, and...
Lessons From “The Fixer”
When I was in the salon getting my hair done Friday night, I made notice that there were a lot of new faces working there. My hairdresser said, "Oh, that. Well, The Fixer came in and fired so and so and so and so. These are the people that replaced them." The Fixer?!...
Go Ahead…Jump!
We went to Martha's Vineyard yesterday. It was the first time for all of us and we were all looking forward to experiencing different aspects of the island. Tops on the list for my daughters was jumping off the "Jaws" Bridge and into the water. It's kind of an island...
Building Each Other Up, Brick by Brick
The women in my classes spend time in my studio for a multitude of reasons: they are trying to get un-stuck, they are reinventing, they are desperately craving time for themselves, they want to be supported by a community of empathetic women, they want a safe space to...
I’ve Never Told You This Before…
I've never told you this before... The Self Esteem Through Art program started way before it formally "started"—a couple of decades before, actually. I brought a lot of old shit into my marriage—old ways of thinking, learned ways of moving through disagreements,...
The Art of Impermanence
My husband, daughters, and I were on vacation in Rhode Island last week. My goal for the week was Ultimate Relaxation + Rejuvenation. I wanted to read, sit in the sun, play in the water, paddleboard, dabble in my art journal, visit my favorite farm stand on a regular...
Change Starts From Within: What I Learned About My Marriage in February
If you follow this blog or follow me on Facebook, you know 1) that I pick a word of the year at the beginning of each year (this year is ALCHEMY) and, 2) that I am taking part in a few online classes for the duration of 2017. For the past 10 years or so, I have made a...