Art Supply House & Custom FramingIf you want to make small changes, change the way you do things. If you want to make major changes, change the way you see things.~ Don Campbell I’m a reader. Always have been. You can tell where I spend my time around my house because there will be piles of books (and art supplies) […]
One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.~ Shannon L. Alder It seems that the more we’ve been separated over the last year, the more we’ve realized the importance of being together. Random conversations at the grocery store, chance encounters along the […]
Baking bread splits in places and those cracks, while not intended in the baker’s art, catch our eye and serve to stir our appetite.~ Marcus Aurelius Founding father and our second president, John Adams, was one of those people whose racing mind gave him little rest. He was always doing, doing, doing and more dangerously, […]
Your favorite athlete’s first workout was just as bad as yours.Your favorite chef’s first meal was just as bad as yours.Your favorite artist’s first work was just as bad as yours.Keep going.~ James Clear In Cal Newport’s book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love, he […]
It is Nature who makes our artists for us, though it may be Art who taught them their right mode of expression.~ Oscar Wilde I’ve been thinking a lot about my garden recently. There are no seeds started, and barely any are planned, but the energy is starting to grow. In an interview I heard […]
You can do so much in ten minutes’ time. Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good. Divide your life into 10-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity. ~ Ingvar Kamprad I seem to have been discussing time quite a bit over the last few weeks. Our view of […]
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson So often, it isn’t failure that kills our dreams (that’s the most common guess). Nor is it procrastination (though that’s a reflection of the main problem). The most common dream killer is fear. Fear of rejection, failure, […]
It’s life. It’s interesting. It’s fun.~ Bob Ross Life, that is. It’s easy to get caught up in whatever-we’re-doing-at-the-moment and look back to realize that we were busy all day, just getting things done. I wanted to give you a quick reminder to add something fun on the todo list. It doesn’t have to be […]
In a world where you can be anything, choose kind. Art is hard. If it was easy, everyone would do it. Therefore: I promise you, being hard on yourself will not make it any easier. It will cause anxiety which is a creativity killer. Treat yourself with kindness and good things will follow. It seems […]
You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.~ John C. Maxwell There have been a lot of bedtime stories read in my house over the last year, and plenty more to go in years to follow. Why do we tell […]