Reading Xiane’s post about the “wealth of strong women” who have and continue to support her made me want to share the image to the right. It was made for me in 1996–over a decade ago!–by an extraordinarily supportive English teacher, Janis Ledman.
Angelique - constantly creating herself
The painting graces my studio, reminding me not only [...]
The words above are from an Ani Difranco song, a favorite of mine. And it only seems appropriate to begin with song lyrics, a habit of Xiane’s, since she is the inspiration and instigator behind our artist’s way cluster.
The Artist’s Way is a book by Julia Cameron, a 12-week “course in discovering and recovering your [...]
Life shrinks or expands according to one’s courage. — Anaïs Nin
Originally, I had a narrow impression of what a blog could be: to wit, a journal shared in a public space. Having my own blog and reading those of others, however, I have been impressed by and enamored of the way a blog can also [...]