If I’d been told 10 years ago that a career as an Artist was in my future, I’d have thought “no way!” It never occurred to me that I harbored any special gift for visual art. I’ve always been creative, but that often stemmed from not having the money to make things The Way I wanted them. Creativity was a way of being resourceful--and that I have always been! Over the years my art has been revealed to me by missed calls and failures. There have been several unsuccessful attempts at creating businesses; the first involved purchasing an embroidery machine with all the bells and whistles. Some of my first pieces of art were done with fabric. But the embroidery never quite...
"Creation" 2016 January 02, 2016 New Year’s Resolution #2: Step out of my comfort zone. I love playing in my colorful world, creating art. However most things about the “business” of art resemble work, and I have to sell my art to be able to afford to continue creating more art. This means pushing past my comfort zone into the business of art, in order to move forward. In truth, many things connected to my art take me out of balance. I love nature, but through the window. When I think of my art workspace, I imagine sunlight spilling in through the roof and lots of windows. In my imagination, my studio looks much like a view of outside. My art...
WHO: Shirley’s Loft WHAT: Holiday Pop Up Art Show WHEN: Friday, December 18th 5-11pm WHERE: Asa Cox Homes, 2709 N Ridge Road,Painesville, Ohio 44077 SPECIAL GUEST: Amy Lauria DETAILS: Original Art, Cleveland Art, Greeting Cards, Prints, and Stocking Stuffers will be available for sale with a percentage of proceeds going to Asa’s Angels. Shirley has invited local artist Amy Lauria to be part of this one-time event. They’d be thrilled if you found a gift for somebody special, but are both equally happy for friends and neighbors to stop in for a few minutes to see what they’ve been creating. Please stop in and say hello! The Backstory…Amy and Shirley have been creating art locally for many...
Sister's Smashing Cancer We are about 39,000 feet flying over some amazing puffy white clouds en route to Phoenix Arizona. My beautiful sister is battling breast cancer. This is where the ETC. part of artist comes into play. I am also a warrior, a cancer fighting warrior ready to attack this dreaded disease. Shannon and I are going to Sunridge Medical in Scottsdale, Arizona for treatments, I call it the Healing Pad. While many things are still very new (and scary) in this cancer journey one thing is certain we are prepared to battle. As an artist when I face emotions like this big, bad, scary feelings that I have no idea where to put them or how to...
