Threads of Awakening

Want to know a secret about me? I have energy coursing through my fingers — ALL THE TIME. It’s my secret superpower… though I don’t always view it in such a positive light. Today’s photo introduces you to some new tools. Not my usual needles, horsehair, and thread, these tools help me to channel my [...]

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This week’s eZine article from Christine Kane is right in line with my own current practice. Use the gentle power of ritual to set the stage for your day. Rather than letting the winds of chance toss you out of bed and into the world — where you can then react, react, react — why [...]

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I consider myself very lucky to have met Ruth Davis two and a half months ago at the amazing Wide Awake Weekend at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. We had already met — virtually — over the course of Christine Kane’s Uplevel Your Business program. At the beginning of that program, I’d been [...]

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In the past month, I’ve taken a small step toward creativity and away from reactivity: I stopped checking e-mail first thing in the morning. It’s hard to believe how hard it’s been and what a difference it’s made. I live on two continents. My work life, my social life, and my educational life all transpire [...]

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Works of art can be powerful vehicles for facilitating and celebrating change. Just as funerary arts are often associated with rebirth and renewal, most artistic genres are in a state of constant reformulation, reflecting ever-changing social circumstances and the dynamic nature of tradition. …arenas of contemporary artistic expression and practice are continuations of and departures [...]

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Okay, enough inspiration for now, let’s get back to something practical… Actually, I’d have to say that inspiration is one of the most practical and profitable things there is… So, well, on to something more physically tangible and directly thangka-related. Improper handling also causes great damage to these objects. The thangka form was devised to [...]

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It’s been raining for three days in Milan. As usual, everyone’s fed up… This seems to be the “normal” response to rain everywhere — for all but farmers with parched crops. I, on the other hand, LOVE rain. Really. I’m even sad when it ends. And one of only two defects I see when I [...]

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Okay, I’m ready to try again. My intention is to start a series of posts addressing the questions people ask me about my work.  Some of you may recall that my patience was tested the other day when I wrote my first post in this series — about patience! This time I’m writing offline and [...]

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I’m afraid I have to ask you to be patient… if you’re waiting for the patience post. As part of my effort to make this blog as useful, informative, fun, and vibrant as possible, I’m taking a 4-week Blog Triage class with Alyson Stanfield and Cynthia Morris. (Click on their names to check out their [...]

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At Alyson Stanfield’s suggestion, I’ve taken some time to review my accomplishments of this past year. Alyson referred to activities related to one’s art career but I’ve thrown in a few others too, just ‘cuz it makes me feel good to recognize them. Try this for yourself. If you’ve had a year of struggle, it [...]

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