my next big project(s)
After working as a creative entrepreneur since 2008, I have learned that projects come in seasons. Sometimes those seasons last for years and sometimes they are brief, fleeting. Some seasons I repeat, in new ways, over and over again because I enjoy them so thoroughly and feel called back to them. Some seasons are experienced […]
white chicken chili recipe
I have a new favorite soup to add to my weekly rotation – white chicken chili. Okay, it’s a chili, not a soup, but it falls into that soup, stew, chili category that I love so much. I make a huge pot of the soup du jour at the beginning of each week, store it […]
the Repoussé pitcher
When I shared my Christmas dining room last week, I received so many comments and questions about the silver water pitcher on the table. It’s a sterling silver pitcher by Kirk Stieff in the Repoussé pattern that was first introduced in 1828. I’ve shared about this silver pattern before since it is my family’s silver […]
four things | thirteen
Here we are at the first four things of 2025! I’ve enjoyed this little round-up of favorite things. Even if you don’t share online, I would encourage you to keep a list of what you’re up to each week. It can be informally as a list of what you’re reading, what you’re watching, what you’re […]
slow and steady artistic growth
For many years, I have championed the idea that practice makes better. I recently saw something to add to that from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. “Two simple rules: 1.) You get better at what you practice. 2.) Everything is practice.” Sometimes, with my art, I wonder if I’ve improved and, if so, how […]
top 10 posts of 2024
At the beginning of the new year, I always like to check out my analytics to see the list of the most popular blog posts from the previous year. I don’t pay too much attention to analytics generally, because I write for people, not for algorithms and search engines, but it’s nice to know which […]
Christmas/New Year break recap
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and, if you were able to take a break around all of the holidays, an enjoyable, rejuvenating downtime. While I took time off from posting on this blog, I spent a lot of time painting, writing, planning, thinking, and a bit of organizing. But, I also slept in, […]
four things | twelve (Christmas edition)
This will be my final Four Things of the year since I will take a few weeks off for Christmas break. If you’ve been reading my blog, you might remember that I used to post every single day – Christmas Day, on vacation, after surgery, when I was sick. It was a little crazy, but […]