"Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh". -Henry David Thoreau First of all, I don’t believe anyone who says they have NO regrets. But, I’ll get to that later. I was physically exhausted from working all day, it was cold out and I just wanted to go home. I had been invited to dinner and thoughts of canceling came into my mind. But then I thought of how much I loved seeing my dear friend, Angela and how few people invited me over for dinner these days. So, I packed up my belt buckles that she wanted to...
“ALL ONE” sounds good in theory, but do we really believe that? More importantly, do we really ACT that way? Several years ago, I was in a packed plane, full throttle up, front wheels off the Fort Lauderdale sand when suddenly the pilot slammed on the brakes. You could’ve heard a pin drop as we taxied back to the gate. Once there, the captain came on and said that we had lost an engine. What a miracle not to have been in the sky! We were all ushered back to the gate where a ticket agent would rebook all of our flights. I didn’t care, I was just thrilled to be alive in that moment. But, as they say, there’s one in every crowd. This...
Happy Fall Equinox! To embrace the change in seasons is to embrace the change in our own lives. A letting go but also a new beginning, both literally and figuratively. I’ve been thinking a lot about HOME lately. Especially since I’ve done my share of moving in the last several years. “They” say, you can’t go back. First of all, who are “they” anyway? And do we care? To them I say, you CAN go back. To leave and move or make a massive change of any kind whether it be letting go of a relationship, move, career change and on, I think the greatest fear is the fear to begin. One day you arrive. Raw. Not knowing anyone, ripping the proverbial band-aid off and beginning again,...
One night several years back, I found myself in a heated debate (otherwise known as nonsense) over a concept in a movie with my then boyfriend, now ex (emphasis on “ex”). He got to a standstill in his point and out of frustration he powered up an insult, locked and loaded… “You are a…you are a…”, as he searched for the right words to lash out, I thought, count to ten…breathe…this is going to be a doozy. Then he unloaded…”You are a…WEIRDO”. Now trust me, I’ve been called way worse, but something about this name calling rocked me to my core. The girl that grew up with the penguin poster of one penguin in a sea of penguins wearing...
The WORD is the BIRD! It’s out, we are officially in our new nest at the Museum of Boulder and planning some fun for the fall just around the corner! Join us September 10th, from 10-5pm for our Open House celebration all day at the Museum! Work will be for sale as well as studio and museum tours, refreshments and snacks to boot! I have missed you all so much, so if you can make it, I would love to see you locals from the Denver/Boulder area! And as promised, my very first workshop at the Museum will be a day long shrine extravaganza in honor of Dia De Los Muertos, Day of the Dead, October 29th honoring a loved one. Please see below for...
