Something to think about... The definition of mentor is "an experienced and trusted adviser." And dementors are "soul-sucking fiends who cause people who encounter them for too long to lose their minds." I have been trying to release my dementors and replace them with real mentors. Not only am I meeting...

That sounds like a great title for a kids' book doesn't it! Actually, Binx and the Valentine Nine are greyhounds. And an auction. Here's a note from Terri Malloy, explaining... The Auction of the Valentine Nine will run only on Facebook, and will benefit Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue in Swanzey,...

The next step in the evolutionary process for The BeeHive... let people know when it is open? I was right to just open the studio and then figure out how it was going to work. Some changes are unpredictable, but others make complete sense. After being asked a hundred times, "When are you open?...

I was rather fond of my gloomy, dark Belfry blog. It appealed to my Adams Family upbringing - my inner "Wednesday." But recently, my friend, mentor, chief-butt-kicker, Jessica, sent me an email: "...I think you could take your bats to a brighter place. You are not a dark person - just a...

Speaking of classes... I just started another one with Jessica Wesolek. I've mentioned her before in a post about an iPad Art Studio workshop - and she also is the creator of Sheer Heaven. This new class is an Inktense intensive... "Inktense - From Soup to Nuts." It just started this...

Last Friday was my second official "Open Studio Friday" at The BeeHive. I was so happy to have people actually return! I take that as a sign of encouragement. I spent the entire week cleaning out the classroom and moving around furniture. I am AMAZED that I was able to make things fit...