Emerald Beauts are officially back!
Emerald Beaut pluots are officially back and therefore it was a great Saturday! But honestly, it was a pretty good one. Chronic pain levels were bearable so Mama and I […]
Our new daily drawing habit
Five days ago we began a September Art Challenge to rekindle the habit of creativity. Mama and I had a lot of fun drawing veggies, our garden, our adorable dog, […]
Breaking the stigma
Today’s #OneGoodThing was a good session with my therapist, who I’ve been seeing since before I started writing about #OneGoodThing every day. I’ve never openly talked about mental health on my blog […]
New sculpture swings above my bed
A paper maché sculpture of a woman joyously throwing back her head while standing on a flowered swing is now hanging above my bed. This beautiful art by sculptor Sarena […]
Santa Rosa artists find light, hope
Mama and I spent our Sunday visiting local artist studios that were open to the public as part of Santa Rosa Art Trails. We loved seeing how different artists organize […]
Coloring as meditation
This weekend I practiced a little coloring as meditation. The design is very intricate so I stopped when my hand and eyes got tired. But I really enjoyed getting back […]
Taking my collage digital
One of my favorite annual art projects is decorating the inside of my Planner Pad organizer. It’s a tradition I’ve shared with Mama for the last five years or so, […]
Mama’s drawing Abby
Since we lost our sweet Abby in October, I’ve drawn her, I’ve sculpted her, and we’ve made calendars of her cuddling with us. Mama is a wonderful artist, and I have been eagerly awaiting her rendering […]
My painted ladies
Today I finished painting the tiny clay busts of Abby that I recently sculpted. First I made the bigger one, which stands at about 2.5 inches tall. The smaller one […]
Painting a mini Abby
I’ve really been missing our sweet Abby this holiday weekend so I decided to resume one of my art therapy clay projects. I baked the mini clay sculptures I made […]
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