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Time is a funny thing. It can provide us with so little or even better, so much. It offers literal space between life events or a meditative space for reflection and mental clarity. Almost two years to the day, I was in the final months of completing my undergraduate thesis. For the greater part of the year, I had been exploring a variety of different trajectories — there were moments when I had no idea what direction my work was going to take me or … View Post

CONGRATULATIONS to the FIVE winners of the Gift of the HEART drawing! (details at the Squam facebook page) Today is our last day of the SQUAMLOVE FEST – tell me you’re not primed for Valentine’s – Of course you are. It’s been quite the ride down memory lane for me as I dug through boxes of letters and photos. And, weirdly, it just only occurred to me that next year — 2017 — will mark 10 YEARS since we first gathered at the lake. I’m … View Post

“We are not some early Dell Computer Operating System, here to be de-bugged. We are not some new product for sale, here to be perfected. The goal is not to become an immaculate golden orb. The goal is to return to a place of kindness, where you can be gentle with yourself and others, no matter what arises. This requires, I think, a friendly sort of loving humor about who you are and who we all are. Why does the Dalai Lama have such a … View Post

Here’s an ugly truth: one of the reasons I adore mixed media painting is that it is a very forgiving medium for I am a decidedly awkward maker. When I make something, it generally resembles the output of a five year-old, if the child were a bit challenged in the eye-hand coordination department. And yet, this never stops me. I have long since left behind the shame of my less than perfect creations. What I know is that when I make something for someone (including … View Post