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...
Awhile back I mentioned that I had created a sand mandala as a way for our church members to celebrate our interim pastor. The Reverend Donoghue had mentioned sand mandalas a few times as examples of how joy can be found in the process rather than in the finished work. He explained how monks would...
Very exciting news! I am the guest blogger on Linda Farmer's TanglePatterns.com site today! Linda did a two part series on Shading. Marizaan van Beek wrote Part One... I wrote Part Two. Please take a look and let me know what you think. And be sure to scroll all the way to...
Today is my birthday. It started with me waking from a terrifying nightmare... then I spent half an hour, or so, sitting on the floor of the shower and crying. I cried because a bunch of people can't come to my party. Well, not because they can't come, but because of...
PROBLEM: Lilah, my 5 year old, spends quite a bit of time in my studio. Yes, she makes a big mess. Typical. But her mess... ahem... "creative play" has been migrating across the room. Closer to where I work. In fact, she had taken over one of my primary work spaces! Hey Lilah!...
