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I had my first class swimming with the big fish of the area watercolorists here in Roanoke yesterday. Am I ready to take this class? Probably not. I saw some work in there that I won’t be able to do for…possibly years. Or ever. But I figure if I’m able to absorb just a little of what I experienced in class as I continue to paint, then it’s worth being a small fish in a big pond. I know, from my experience making jewelry, that the only way to execute what is in my mind and marry that with my actual ability is time. HowRead More →

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I have loved the look of pearls and silver since I first saw my cousin wearing a silver pearl ring when I was 13. She was long and blonde, 16 and from California. She was the most exotic person I had ever seen, and she was a surfer. When she arrived to my house from her California home late one night with her parents, I was surprised to see her on my living room couch. I remember studying her while she slept. She looked like a landlocked mermaid, and her jewelry had that California ease that looks like a person was born with their jewelryRead More →

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What do you do when you’ve discovered that your relationship with your partner is deteriorating because you spend too much time online or watching television? My husband and I have developed some bad habits regarding spending quality time together. He sits in his favorite chair watching Youtube videos, and I spend a lot of time watching television series in the other room that’s about 4 feet away. We are technically in the same vicinity, but we are immersed in different screens. We decided this habit of sharing space but not sharing time together has to stop. We have some good friends that eat together everyRead More →

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Writing daily allows me a framework to categorize what is the most meaningful moment I’ve experienced in the last 24 hours. Some days, I have to dig deep to find the moment, or series of moments. Because of that, I am finding that I’m making different decisions daily than I used to so that I have an opportunity to find more meaning in my life. For me, writing daily and clicking Publish gives me a routine to be accountable to myself to notice my life, share what I learn and hopefully after a year, I’ll have enough daily material to creatively find a way toRead More →

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It’s funny how the things we have a lifelong aversion to, return to us as our teacher. This morning, I set out for my 2 mile walk along an Arkansas county highway that is near my late mother’s and stepfather’s home. As I was mid-way into my walk, the early morning humid air carried the scent of ripening muscadines. A muscadine is a wild grape that grows around here, and as a child, I was repulsed by the smell. My mother used to make muscadine jelly, and my job was to go out and pick them before the snakes and birds got them. The smellRead More →