the last days of summer are upon us. in two days we will be starting school again – hard to believe. fall is steeling in. the nights have that autumn chill while the days are still hot and summery.this is my favorite time of year. i’m poised for all the changes to come.
still, i’m feeling [...]

this past several days have been a wild whirlwind of creating. i’ve been surrounded by beautiful women and their sparkling inspiration and it’s been just the thing to replenish my well.  art and connecting always fills me up, whether it means flying across the country to trust the mess, or shrugging off jetlag to show [...]

and the last piece of birthday cake has been eaten, the last gift’s been opened, the last wish has been made, and the last guest has left in a flurry of hugs and goodbyes, i love that moment of blissful, quiet and calm where you feel filled to the brim with love, gratitude, joy and [...]

last summer, i decided i wanted to do over my son’s room in a treehouse theme.  it was his going to be his new big brother room for when his baby brother arrived… his own cozy nest.  well in all the hustle and bustle of giving birth and all, it never came together.  and i’m [...]

it seems the theme for our weekend escape to new york was definitely passion and adventure!  with a golden ticket to tour our own chocolate shop, a jaunt to new york city, crab chasing and skunk hunting, late night black jack with a 7 year old dealer and his lucky baguette, scotch sipping, and did [...]

right outside of the studio at the artists playground there are these huge blossoms… the size of dinner plates.  so beautiful!  some were fully and completely open, and others were still tightly wound shut.  there was something really poignant about this juxtaposition, a boldness and a tenderness that i can both totally relate to.
this is [...]