Bless Our Hearts

An Ode to Bless our Hearts <3 – A Short 60 second video blessing for all of us… the title is borrowed from the way many people here in the Southern Blue Ridge mountains say, “bless her/his heart” in conversation. … Read More

The Gift of Gratitude

Happy November! <3  This is such a lovely month… when so many take the time to celebrate life with Thanks Giving!  Making the effort to practice gratitude and give thanks is a great way to harvest happiness. 🙂   All the … Read More

The Present

Time in Rodanthe – Outer Banks, North Carolina.  We made it through the stormy, sandy, flooded road (Hwy 12) to a very windy evening over the Atlantic Ocean for our first Night in Rodanthe!  The next day, one seemingly simple question went into my … Read More

Ready to Bloom True!

It’s thanks to Flora Bowley’s book, “Brave, Intuitive Painting,” that I have put my brave girl boots on with my art!  Now, she is offering a scholarship to her Bloom True e-course to a few lucky souls selected from entries … Read More

Bliss & Blessings

Playful week inside with colorful art supplies while it was cold and gray outside!  Did an interesting little letting go and welcoming in exercise as part of Life Book 2015.  I had never done anything quite this elaborate setting aside … Read More

Thank YOU for being an angel

The Thanksgiving angel is dedicated to YOU, the angels/messengers that appear around me.  Thank YOU for making it feel worth the effort to write the blog and share the art that comes through me with others. It takes time and … Read More

Celebrating Variety & GIVING Thanks

Announcing a new Loving Rd shop on the Society6 website – thanks to an offer that finally put an end to my procrastination! They (Society6) use the artwork I upload to produce a variety of items, such as phone skins, … Read More