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What does it mean to be safe and well? Spending comfortable time with my family. Reading with a child.
Category: Series
Ideas for Safe and Well series
Part of the process of making art is thinking of what to say. I am taking a close look at what makes me feel well and asking if these things are shared with my fellow humans.
Life’s Journey Shared
Our sense of well-being is enriched by spending time with others.
Good Balance
The newest piece for my Safe and Well series is called Good Balance. Can you think of examples of good balance?
Mentoring
My job as a mentor is to help my mentee set goals, ask probing questions, make observations, and listen.
Conceptual Art
There is often a mystery around abstract artwork. What was the artist saying and why? How is it done? When starting an abstract conceptual piece of artwork, sometimes the idea is a small one that is born out of a combination of fabrics that suggest something. Many Fires Burning is such a piece. I… Read more »
Pendulum Swinging
Politics also go through a seasonal cycle, but instead of the sweet and nurturing circle we experience within seasons of the year, political climates are right and left, pendulum swinging back and forth. The trapeze is up so very high! The political tribes have opposite view points on so many things – Are rules for the… Read more »