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Celebrating!
Yesterday, frustrated and discouraged, I opened facebook. On my gallery page, there was a message. This is what it says: Destiny, I am in the process of reading your book Shaping Destiny. My aunt...
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Overwhelmed? Join the club
There’s some dark stuff floating around today, a sadness in places unexpected. Peppering the heaviness are bright sparks — a cheer, an inspiration, a comforting word. Some days, the world feels so...
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Playing at flash fiction
Because I had some free time, but not enough…. Untitled (suggestions welcome) We rub each other’s feet. His touch, dry and rough, is a shiver. He doesn’t believe in manicures, wears a thousand scars,...
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Selling Your Art #5 — Priced to Sell
When I was first starting out, I did a show in Houston. Another sculptor visited my booth and gave me a great compliment. Then he said, “You need to double your prices.” I was stunned. The prices were...
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Thank You
Thanks so much to all the new members of this eclectic community. Since it is growing, I thought I would take a minute to re-introduce myself and explain what I’m trying to do here. That way, you won’t...
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What Do You Want?
What do you want? A dream, a plum, a day without wind? In the kitchen, light patterns the tile floor. Cups stained with tannin and use litter the table with morning. Outside, blue sky opens to...
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Regeneration
I am quiet this morning and waiting. The day, crisp and blue, beckons yet I do not dress, call the dogs, and venture forth. The novel is with an editor and until she gets back to me, there is little...
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Trust
Because sometimes someone else says it better, or differently. “Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have...
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10 tips on getting through tough days
Today I hit the studio, pounded some metal, and cleared my mind. My back is punishing me for the indulgence, but it was good to get away, change perspectives, and be silent for awhile. While working,...
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Honored by this…
A lovely surprise and honor from a woman I greatly admire, Heidi Rettig. Click the link at the bottom of her post to read the full article. Her list is worth checking out. “I wanted to follow up my...
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Amazing Woman — Jaquelynn Gagne
I’m pleased to welcome Jaquelynn Gagne today. She is the quintessential go-getter and I imagine we’ll be seeing a lot of her in the coming years. Jacquelynn Gagne is an obsessive compulsive author of...
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Where Art is Headed
I’ve been asked do to a feature article based on this old post. I’m excited by this opportunity, but I need to do a bit of research and would appreciate your help. In the article, I’ll be exploring...
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Starting Over
Photo Credit: Eric Swanson I was in the studio this morning, working on a commission. The smell of burnt metal, the whine of my grinder, and the bee-like buzz of my MIG welder were familiar and...
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Drum Roll Please…..
Ok, maybe not a drum roll, but a little snickering wouldn’t hurt. I am on the last leg of my novel and the first several chapters are finished. I thought I would share the first chapter with you before...
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Torn
It’s noon and I’m still in my bathrobe musing about an article I’ve been asked to write, doing a little research, and torn by my loves. A tug of war between idea and expression, media and method, time...
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Please Help David Farland
The following is taken from David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants. As I read his post, my only thought was “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” I hope you will read, share, and help if you can....
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You Can’t Get There From Here
So many people seem to be reinventing themselves right now, striking out on thin ice in pursuit of passion, or a happier life. It’s a wonderful thing to witness, but the journey belies what we’ve been...
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Walls You Build
Reblogged from Wrestling Life: I've decided to make my life a "wall building" free zone! I loved this. So true.
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Reading and Writing and Editing, Oh My!
Today, caught up in the final (yes, really) edit of the novel, I have nothing interesting to say. Sorry. Not lazy, just caught up in another world. Hemingway didn’t know what he was talking about....
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10 tips on getting through tough days
Today I hit the studio, pounded some metal, and cleared my mind. My back is punishing me for the indulgence, but it was good to get away, change perspectives, and be silent for awhile. While working,...
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