Stressed. Frightened. Angry. Frustrated. I’ve felt every negative emotion there is to feel lately, and as an HSP, I’m constantly exhausted. In the past, I was encouraged to “suck it up” and “get over it” rather than feel my feelings and work through them, so I’m not the best in …
Read moreUsing Strategies From “The Artist’s Way” to Deal With Stress in 2020
In 2017, I sold my house, moved into a motorhome, and drove it from where I was born in Indiana to where I live now in Tucson. It was one of the most exciting, stressful, life-changing, and totally worth-it things I’ve ever done. But it wasn’t all rainbows and kitten …
Read moreSmall Art Space Ideas: Must-Have Supplies For Creating Art in a Small Space
As much as I love technology and benefit from mass production and large corporations, as an artist, the things I appreciate most are hand-crafted by independent makers, artists, and small businesses. Shopping locally has been more challenging lately as the farmer’s markets, festivals, and small shops I used to visit …
Read moreSupporting Local Artists and Makers While Social Distancing
Whenever I tell people I live in the desert, they imagine something like the Sahara. Vast amounts of sand, sun, and endless sky with no life in between. I’m not sure why. Maybe TV and movies have given people some preconceived notions about what a desert is or should be. …