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An Epic Giveaway!

November 16, 2016November 21, 2016

I’d like to commence a season gratitude and healing, so starting today I’m having my biggest giveaway of the year! ** Five spots will be given in EACH of my most beloved ecourses: A Year of Painting or A Year of Healing; plus, a scholarship to a workshop or retreat (these sell out very quickly), …

Artists for Love

November 15, 2016November 17, 2016

Here in the States there is a rumbling and an outcry occurring. It appears that we find ourselves in a divided construct within our beliefs, needs, and values. This week has also had wildfires like never seen before in Western North Carolina, or as my father aptly shared: “Mother Earth has a fever.” Last night …

Retreat.

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016

\ Some snaps of the Autumn Soul Painting retreat. My heart is so full from this experience… these women. Oh my stars. Words cannot suffice. There is an unseen and then seen magic and alchemy of healing that comes when women gather in the name of creative spirit. It is palpable and nourishing. It is …

A Year of Super Fresh Creating!

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016

YOU ALL! This feels so so good. It’s that time of year again and this time I am re-doing it all over again with brand new lessons and painting adventures… it’s time to go on an art retreat ~ virtually ~ all year long! So just to let you know, we are filming brand new …

Wanderlust

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

Wanderlust is whole year long journey – an online event offering you videos from 24 guest teachers and 2 resident teachers on weekly basis (each one is full length, high quality and downloadable), access to the Wanderlust Community with a supportive and friendly atmosphere, where all classes are gathered. You will also find there various …

My Stardust Darling

July 11, 2016August 10, 2016

Quiet friend who has come so far, feel how your breathing makes more space around you. Let this darkness be a bell tower and you the bell. As you ring, what batters you becomes your strength. Move back and forth into the change. What is it like, such intensity of pain? If the drink is …

Current Turn Ons

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016

Painting together in the spirit of collaboration with Faith Evans Sills and in retreats and workshops. Planning my Summer workshop where folks arrive in just a few weeks so that we can paint outside together. Oh my… Outdoor pillows, easels, rugs and circling under birdsong and wind/light in leaves. I welcome you! Having a proud …

Come visit me!

April 3, 2016April 3, 2016

I just listed my new AirBnB space (private downstairs apartment in my home). I would love for you to come visit! All the details are listed to book are here. Safe, happy, and joyful travels to you always…

New Workshop Coming!

March 17, 2016March 29, 2016

Hi there! My Soul Painting workshops in our sweet gallery space tend to sell out pretty quickly (within a day to a few) so I wanted to give you all a little more heads up for the next one for the glorious Summer season in Asheville! (Think river swimming, big blooms and waterfalls)! The exact …

A letter that makes it all worthwhile…

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016

I received the following letter yesterday… it truly came at the perfect time for my heart. Sometimes the reward of taking the risk to show your true self inside to the world pays off. It is a ripple that can come back and bless your bare feet years later, as did this one. The author …

Current Turn-Ons

February 21, 2016March 19, 2016

Painting a whole lot again… one of my favorite remedies and nourishment for the soul. Going back to my roots with bird painting too: a pure and perfect symbol for the heart. My Mama’s new ecourse and the amazing work being created! So different than in my classes. I love the contrast. These precious healing …

We crave the sacred, we long to remember

January 13, 2016January 14, 2016

Since I share so much on the value of self-care and nurturance, it’s key that I walk the talk. I therefore took myself on a Qoya retreat (sacred movement and ritual for women), where I am learning and un-learning so much goodness. I realize more than ever as human beings we need to experience the …

Current Turn Ons

December 24, 2015December 24, 2015

And how gorgeous are these women?? (Clockwise from top left): Marianne Mitchell, Michelle Madden Smith, Jen Grey, Flora Bowley, Tam LaPorte, Rachael Rice, and Juliet Blankenspoor, just some of the guest teachers in A Year of Healing: Abundant Wild Living (closing VERY soon).

Adorning the Nest

November 10, 2015December 30, 2015

Almost 2 months ago I received the keys to my new home. I cannot begin to share how emotionally intense and fulfilling the entire experience was. It brought up so much for me because this is the first home I’ve owned since my divorce some six years ago. For years I had been saving and …

A Big Love Giveaway! (Winners Announced)

October 21, 2015October 28, 2015

Usually about once a year I have a biggie giveaway ~ and that time has come once again! How perfect that I have an array of virtual offerings or learning experiences in which you can enter to win any and all of them!!! This is a MEGA-GIVEAWAY as I will be gifting the following: 7 …

Soul Painting Autumn

October 2, 2015October 9, 2015

Above 3 photos by Yulia Mikhalchuk. Above two photos by Miranda Wildman. Again, it was an incredibly soulful and transformative experience! We soaked (hot springs), we laughed, we journeyed, we ate ridiculously well, we danced, we hiked, we sat, we reiki’d, we cried, we laughed some more, we biz talked, we flower crowned, …

How do you heal?

August 13, 2015August 15, 2015

Lately I have been reflecting on what can bring a feeling of healing to a human. How can we go from a place of pain or brokenness to a feeling of wholeness, completeness, or in-the-moment-ness? How do we move from a place of feeling lost, confused, weak, or disenchanted to a feeling of a heart …

A Summer of Flowers

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015

“She cast her fragrance and her radiance over me. I ought never to have run away from her… I ought to have guessed all the affection that lay behind her poor little stratagems. Flowers are so inconsistent! But I was too young to know how to love her…” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince …

Nothing Compares to You ~

May 22, 2015June 2, 2015

Still floating, still smiling, still grateful for my first Soul Painting retreat… It all felt so divinely sweet and a time out from everyday life, or “the true reality”, as one participant described. I am simply in awe of these women who showed up for themselves for this week together. What risk, what blossoming, what …

Paint a $erie$ that $ell$

May 15, 2015May 16, 2015

——————————————>>>>> It’s time to have fun and create some beautiful work in a cohesive style (your style), while being inspired by the steps in this lesson! Remember to take the tips and suggestions I give you and make it your own. The goal of this lesson is to create a series that is beautiful and …