Tag: art practise
Rafting the Alsek River
September 15, 2020
This August I embarked on an adventure – a rafting trip on the upper Alsek River with Canadian River Expeditions. I had saved for this trip for a few years as a ...
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Seeing More
April 3, 2020
As many of my students have told me, their lives seem richer because they are seeing better and seeing more. It’s helpful to remember that we don’t teach reading and writing to produce ...
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My Friend the Weekly Planner
October 3, 2019
A weekly planner has been part of my daily life for over ten years now. There are countless ways of keeping track of life’s commitments; such as in a wall calendar, computer ...
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Creative Impulse
July 3, 2019
Lately I’ve been writing in my journal almost daily as well as taking pictures as a way to stay in touch with my creativity in the midst of a busy life with ...
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The Artist's Path
January 8, 2019
One thing I’ve learned about being an artist is that no one else will tell you that you must create. An artist needs to have their own belief in what they have ...
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Decisions, Decisions...
April 3, 2018
When you are an artist, you are your own boss, which means you need to make many of your own decisions.
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Seeing More
March 5, 2018
Drawing is a very direct path from your eye to pencil to paper, there is no technological barrier such as a computer or a camera. I think this immediacy has a way of revealing mysteries, ...
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