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I facilitate INDIGENOUS ART, as well.

I am known to help my students discover more about themselves through ART… in rehabs, community programs, schools, team-building, in families, couples, kids… But I also do art projects… JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT. I BELIEVE ART HELPS YOU LEARN ABOUT LIFE: (many of these are the National Core…

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The Power to CREATE is a gift.

The POWER of ART Art is usually identified with a drawing, a painting, a sculpture, a dress, a garden, a floor plan, a store window, an inviting yard space, a decadent dinner, etc. Existing apart from the artist themselves. Sort of a separate and unique entity. What some fail to recognize is that...
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Something we can ALL agree on… finally.

Those who know me well know what my political preferences are. Because of the transparency of a blog, I prefer to keep that to myself. I just felt compelled to share my feelings about Trump’s meeting in North Korea with Kim Jong Un. Recently a close friend, who has a distaste for our president, mentioned…

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JUSTIFY… a message from above?!

The Belmont on June 9th was thrilling and I couldn’t help but think “Is this another message?” The definition of JUSTIFY is, according to Webster & Google, “To provide a good reason that you are right” Did you know that on June 1st the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion was, 14…

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The Blessing Box: a true story

An ART CLASS Story:  excerpt from Forgetting to Fly (My memory of stumbling up)     Chapter 30: The Blessing Box I love to create art experiences because, like cream, what you need to know always rises to the surface. My studio art classes are for couples, families, friends, work-related teams, any and all…

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Beyond ART: My curriculum on DIVERSITY

I am thrilled to announce that my latest curriculum on DIVERSITY is out and ready to be distributed. Beyond ART:  Exploring Yourself and Others through the Creative Process. This curriculum is an easy/fun way to have people with “differences” begin to understand and appreciate each other. My art students thought about who they wanted to become and…

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