This past Sunday I attended (and helped host) a witchy weekend retreat with 12 other magical sisters (so 13 of us altogether) and it was so nourishing and energizing. Exactly what we all needed. We took care of each other by trading gifts. One gave herbal henna hair treatments (and henna on one pregnant belly). …
I love photography just about as much as I love painting. Over the years, I’ve gotten way more comfortable with being in photos and also taking self-portraits, especially as I’ve had to do so for my website and other projects requiring a photo and artist bio. It is weird at first writing about yourself and …
Henna is an awesome herbal hair treatment for conditioning and coloring without using toxic chemicals. Henna is a plant, used for hair dye or as a body art “paint.” It lasts on the skin and hair a few weeks to a month or two depending on individual’s skin and hair type and the henna paste …
Just want to share this amazing opportunity to all my Guam artist peeps. The Guam Regional Medical City is set to open Summer 2014. They are commissioning a huge (12′ wide x 30′ tall) signature art piece to be their focal point in the glass-encased lobby area of the hospital. They are holding a competition, …
Yesterday’s Creative Session was Rainbow-themed! Rainbows of all kinds, shapes, forms, AND colors. What would YOUR rainbow look like? Traditional? Abstract? Scenic? Symbolic? Tiny? Huge? Earthy? Neon? Participants from yesterday’s session had a great time creating their rainbows, myself included. Here is a photo-journey of the session:
So now that our dear friends have shifted back over to homeschooling, we have more opportunities to play and learn together. Homeschooling for me, IS parenting. It is extremely challenging, and also very rewarding. There is sometimes instant feedback (wow, he’s learning! or wow this is NOT working) and other times we are left wondering, …
Here is PART 2 to the Guam Reef Hotel Project. (You can also check back to PART 1 to see from the beginning). It has been a serendipitous series of events that led up to the project’s birth. There are so many parallels to this story, it will probably sound too good to be true …
Hafa adai! This Saturday is March 9th, weekend of the new moon (on the 11th). At 10am we will meet at Tu Re Cafe and this Creative Session‘s theme is Rainbows. You can take that to any level you like, morph it into your own creation. You can be traditional or experimental. Your world, your …
Pika’s Cafe is awesome. Great food, great people, great concept. All around, I am grateful they exist and they create what they create. And they support others who create stuff. EAT LOCAL~ Guam’s Buy Local movement has grown, and Pika’s offers a variety of local products used in their menu. My boys love it too, …
It has been a serendipitous series of events that led up to the project’s birth. There are so many parallels to this story, it will probably sound too good to be true if I share it all here. Let’s just say everything happens at exactly the moment it is meant to, and to be clear …
At the last Creative Session, I painted the background for this special piece. I blended a few layers of brown, green and blue in a sort of drip-like design. Took it home to dry, then noticed that the acrylic did it’s little thing where it dries and contracts, leaving surprise white spots hidden here and …
This past week has been another creative whirlwind. My facebook status the other day read: A busy week of living & learning. Enjoying time in the yard, playing soccer, climbing trees, identifying plants, eating yummy foods, boiling herbs, playing sudoku, reading National Geographic, watching movies and cartoons, practicing reading, writing & math, going surfing, painting, …
So even if life is generally great, we all have a tough day (or many) from time to time. Whatever the trigger or compounding factors that lead up to the overwhelm, frustration, or defeat, it usually leaves us feeling exhausted and confused. Someone said something insulting to you, traffic was really bad and set your …
This weekend’s Creative Session was a ton of fun. Creations included a few gift items, some jewelry, and a few paintings. Armine, Hisae, Amanda, and baby Aurora, thank you for joining me! I painted a colorful abstract latte stone, and other pieces included flowers, and a decorated cake with the words “Life is a Piece …
Opportunities on Guam to attend or participate in local art exhibits, galleries and other events: UOG Isla Center for the Arts- Creative Hands Biennial Exhibit: The Isla Center for the Arts at the University of Guam is proud to announce the opening of the exhibition Creative Hands: Selected Works by Local Artists from January 24 to …
So this past week I decided I wanted to paint something specific. An ifit flower. And I just happened to have a beautiful photo that I took of one last year, much better than any photo I found searching on google! Of course, I would paint it in my own style, my creative version, not …
Life has been flowing fairly smooth lately. I’ve been busy, with painting, creative sessions, website updating, business brainstorming & planning, home organizing & cleaning, and of course, being & learning with my boys. There have been some challenges, like keeping on course with nurturing myself and staying balanced between work and rest. There are so …
Some of you knew this was coming. I’ve talked of turtles and their magic before, shared with friends, made mentions of one day painting a turtle into one of my artworks. Well, there has been a lot of turtle magic in my life recently, and to tell you the truth, this painting wasn’t planned. It …
As shared on their facebook event page: The Isla Center for the Arts at the University of Guam is proud to announce the opening of the exhibition Creative Hands: Selected Works by Local Artists from January 24 to February 22, 2013. This biennial exhibition will be the eleventh in a series of juried exhibits since …
Java Hut is a local coffee shop on Guam, and they’ve recently started hosting open mic sessions every Friday & Saturday from 5-8pm. It started out just on Fridays but has been so popular they had to add another day! Poets, musicians, comedians, all are welcome. The Java Hut recently won the GuamBlog’s “Best Coffee …