Healing is more about accepting the pain and finding a way to peacefully co-exist with it. In the sea of life, pain is a tide that will ebb and weave, continually.We need to learn how...

While we are all in the process of becoming as ever-changing, ever-evolving beings… it’s essential to remember that we are also enough, just as we are, right now, in this moment. When we are able...

My past takes no hostages, no prisoners. I’ve let go of yesterday and am free to receive the beautiful gift of the present.

We can bring into being, the things we dream. So much of what we are is, limited or expanded by, what we think.

Art gives those unexpressed parts of ourselves permission to be felt and spoken.

The creative process is a love story that never ends. The ideas are like suitors competing for your attention. You may have relationships, with multiple ideas, at once. You may devote yourself completely to one...

As an adult, emerging from the ether’s of an abusive childhood, i found myself left with a constant craving for protection, safety and security. I spent many years living my life, waiting for the other...

Creativity connects me to my truest self and vulnerability. There is nothing more personally liberating, than reaching for my face and peeling off the social mask that hides my; shadow self, pain and weakness. When...

I embrace my shadow self. Shadows give depth and dimension to my life. I believe in embracing my duality, in learning to let darkness and light, peacefully co-exist, as illumination.

From the tattered edges of an exhausted mind, inspiration blooms… mental filters disintegrate and walls crumble, as the ocean of creativity washes over everything.

I thought calming thoughts and visualized serene places. Eventually, i found myself drifting along the frenetic edges of my mind. The Sandman was nowhere to be found, as i slipped further away from sleep.

Art invites us to become explorers and excavators of our vast internal landscapes, discovering new terrain and digging deep into the past to unearth forgotten experiences and emotion.

It’s not a crime to feel sad, down or depressed. Moving through difficult feelings is an essential part of living life authentically. Though society would have us believe that when we are sad, we need...

Harmony is about bringing things into balance and knowing how to go from sunrise to sunset. Mother Nature teaches this to us, in so many ways, each and every day.

Pain is a predator when we run from it, it will inevitably chase us down and catch us in its clutches. The goal isn’t to wallow in the pain or to avoid it, but rather,...

I am the brightest light beaming from the darkest depths. A dichotomy, i am . . . illumination.

From the outside looking in, i think my life would appear very isolated, occupying a huge empty space, with hollow-sounding, emotional echoes. But in reality, this solitary sanctuary i inhabit, allows my artistic nature to...

When we are self-aware, we are able to reach beyond ourselves and objectively assess others… allowing us to meet them where they are at, seeing into their needs and struggles, so we can understand the...

I don’t create my images as visual equations to be solved, but rather, i create them as internal landscapes that the viewer can explore. I enjoy sharing the why behind the what, of my creations…...

Grace is darkness and light, peacefully co-existing, as illumination.

For years, i lived my life, waiting for the other shoe to drop… i thought control was something i could have over my life. My goal was to live life, in such a way, that...

Make your pain productive and you can transform tragedy into triumph.

Sometimes, the most healing thing we can do for another human being, is to listen to them, just … LISTEN.

One of the most connective things we can do for ourselves, is to become world travelers of our own internal landscapes. What i love about creating art, is the excitement of turning that landscape inside...

Give and receive with gratitude. Do the former, without expectation of, the latter.

In the absence of sleep, my restless nights have been fueled by my overactive imagination, weaving waking dreams onto the canvas of conception. Filling my head with lots of ideas waiting to be born into...

It’s tempting to tether ourselves to the familiar comfort of the way things are, but fulfillment is often discovered in the unpredictable and unknown. We can serve ourselves and our universe, best, when we can...

ANXIETY i will transform you into something useful and productive. I will not bow down to you. ~THE END

When i move through my pain, it clears the path for a new dawn, a new day. It is in these moments, i feel the sun rising on the horizon of hope, in my soul.

I don’t like and even resist, being broken wide-open. But, when the contents of my unconscious self spill out of me and i sift through all the disowned parts of who i am… it’s an...

Mistress Creation keeps calling my name… i long for her, and she, for me… we will be reunited soon. In the interim, i bide my time dreaming of her, writing about her and stretching her...

Living without personal boundaries is like trying to hold my breath and gasp for air, at the same time, it doesn’t work. My introverted nature requires solitary sanctuary, to breathe. My internal batteries need time...

Intuition is an omnipotent wonder, for it is not bound by the bands of time or space. When we are tune with it, it is a guiding light that can bring our dreams within reach...

I love dipping into dreams and sinuously sinking into sleep. It’s the freest place to be. The possibilities are limitless and my imagination becomes a weightless wonder.

One of the most under-rated gifts we can give to others, is our undivided attention. Next time you spend time with a loved one, really listen to them and watch light up when they realize...

My art is largely made up of my pain; re-framed, redesigned and re-purposed. It’s a mutually beneficial experience for both the creator and the beholder. Transformative healing is a beautiful process.

We can’t worry away our problems, but we can worry anxiety into our mind and body. Thought energy is powerful. It’s not easy to do, but we serve our well-being best, when we face our...

My life isn’t good or bad. It’s an incredible series of emotional and mental extremes, with beautiful thunderstorms and stunning sunrises.Some would say this is my artistic temperament. Others would say i am mentally ill...

There are times i wish i was a master magician so i could disappear into the folds of time, without consequence, without missing a beat. As an introvert, i need so much time to myself....

When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience.

Our hearts and imaginations need to dance and play if we are to live awake

Sometimes, it is necessary for me to step back from my emotions and my life. I need to be the outsider looking in, sitting in the objective chair, as a witness. As opposed to being...

Avoiding our pain is needlessly exhausting. Pain can not be killed. When we attempt to bury our pain, it rises up from the grave of our emotions, haunting us, until we acknowledge its presence. We...

Shake those stars from your hair, pretty Moonchild. It’s time to dance with the noonday sun!

My world is about FEELings. Sometimes, these feelings run so deep i fear i will drown.Creatively, it’s a dream to be so sensitive. In real life, it’s exhausting, as i tread water to keep myself...

To be deeply loved, means a willingness to cut yourself wide open, exposing your vulnerabilities… hopes, hurts, fears and flaws. Hiding behind the highlight reel of who you are, is the real you and that...

The calm within the storm is where peace lives and breathes. It is not within perfect circumstances or a charmed life… it is not conditional. Peace is a sacred space within, it is the temple...

Your imagination is a gift, unwrap it.

When we have the disease to please, the word, “Yes” can taste of resentment. We need to take care of ourselves, first, so we can give from a place of abundance. When we give ourselves...

As an artist, i live in fantasy and flirt with reality. I’m an emotional magician of sorts. I paint my feelings onto the abstract canvas of a waking dream. I suspend my concepts in the...