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I had a small stroke.

I had a small stroke known as a TIA . Have you ever felt like you’ve lost control of your life? Have you ever had to look at your life and totally reprioritize it? Well, here is the day I found out I had a small stroke. The last blog I wrote about this I thought...

I lost my vision!

I lost my vision. Terrified... out of control... totally scared. These were my thoughts. As a human and especially an artist one of my biggest fears came true. I lost part of my vision for over 10 minutes. I told my husband something was wrong. Letters and full words...

How Bankruptcy Turned me into a Business Owner

Have you ever been paralyzed in fear or failure? Well, I was both of these… Back in 2007 my family lost everything. In my late 20’s we had to file bankruptcy. Recently having a baby, living in a cute house by the beach, I thought everything was going to be...

I told my daughter about the birds and the bees…

The other day one of my daughter’s friends were over and mentioned that Sponge Bob sometimes talks about “S - E - X”. My daughter turns and asks…”Mom, what’s that mean?” So I quickly tell her I’ll talk to you about it later as my stomach goes into my...

My life sucks so bad right now…

Have you ever been knocked down? Have you ever had a bad day? Well, let me tell you a little story. I’m an EXTREME optimist! Pretty much to a fault sometimes. I always think the best of others even when they are wrong. For example: Someone might say...

Did we really do that to our child???

Hi Creative Souls, Do you take family vacations? Do you dream up what your vacation will look like in your head and then become disappointed after it’s over because it’s nothing like you thought it would be? Let me tell you a little story about one of our first...

My husband got mad at me…

My husband got mad at me. Last month I went to San Diego for a business trip. I met with over 60 other women entrepreneurs and spent 3 days in a very intense training course with my business coach (whom I love!). I felt like I was finally “with my people”! ...

If it wasn’t on FB, it didn’t happen….

This weekend I did something pretty stupid. I’m not proud of what I did, but it was a dare and I made $50 from it! BUT, I did not video it! It made me realize that our actions are ALWAYS documented! This new world of technology has...

Art can heal you this year!

Thank you for making 2015 so great! I have meet many of you in person and have connected with tons of you via email, FB, etc. I am so glad that our paths have crossed and am excited about 2016. I wanted to take a minute and reflect on what I learned this year and...

Really? That’s embarrassing….

Christmas Program time…. Those of you with kids understand the time of year when all the family joins together to watch your kid or family member sing a little jingle! My daughter was dressed as an angel with all of her classmates and sang her little heart out! ...

Sometimes I feel like I wasn’t meant to be a parent….

Sometimes I feel like I wasn’t meant to be a parent…. Now, before you go all crazy on me… hear me out. I have one child… only one. I’ve been a teacher for 9 years and I get my fill of kids. My daughter is the best! She is a really good...

Dirty Car Artist & Human Stencil Project

Today I just want to share with you a fun event we held at our school. We hired the Dirty Car Artist AKA Scott Wade to visit and teach the students about using dirt to create art! He is amazing!!! We also took the Seniors and turned them into Human Stencils! ...

Lazy American Halloween

This Halloween was a little different than our normal Halloween tradition. For the past several years we have gone to our cousins house and trick-or-treated with them around their neighborhood. My cousin, aunt and I drink a little wine and then walk the...

Check out this guy!

Stephen Wiltshire’s first word was paper and didn’t fully speak until the age of 9! He is an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes. Sometimes only seeing them from a helicopter just 1 time… then draws the ENTIRE city from memory! I got a chance to...

What do those sugar skulls mean?

Lately I’ve been painting tons of family portraits “Day of the Dead” style. I’ve had a few questions about what they mean and why skulls. So… here’s a very brief history…. You can google more if interested. Day of the Dead “Dia de los Muertos” is a Mexican holiday...

You’re never too old!

This weekend I was teaching a painting class at The Covered Bridge Inn in Weatherford, TX. Wow, this place is amazing! The house is gorgeous and the owners Sandra & Jim are so sweet! Oh, and the food….I just can’t get enough of their cooking! I told the...

Nightmare on Art Street

Have you ever had a vision of a project in your head and you can’t get it out!? Have you ever been discouraged when you spent an entire afternoon and a small fortune at Michaels creating the piece that will change your life…. then it leaves you disappointed and...

Day of the Dead – How To

My days are filled with painting Day of the Dead family portraits to prepare for an upcoming Day of the Dead festival in October. I thought I’d share with you the progress from some of the paintings. Here’s the first step - COVER with lots of acrylic paint,...

Let’s paint our floor!

Have you ever thought about painting your wooden floors!?!? What color? What style? Is it possible to make it look shabby chic? WHY NOT? For 2 1/2 years my family lived in an awesome farm house out in the country! It had huge trees surrounding the...

My Daughter was baptized today…

Do you make decisions and sometimes not follow through? Do you go through life thinking of what you can’t do instead of what you can do? I want to share a personal moment with you… My daughter Pixie was baptized on Sunday, Sept 27th and I couldn’t have been more proud...

The way you do one thing is the way you do everything….. NAH!

Have you heard this before “The way you do one thing is the way you do everything!” I think it’s bologna! Now here me out…. I’ve heard this expression several times in my life and have always just agreed with it. As I’m walking my dog this morning and reflecting on my...

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