Beyond Convention
We think of the conventional world is the things we can see. Yet, there's so many things beyond convention that directly affect the visual and...
Would You?
A door that opened for me two weeks ago closed the other day. I was excited with the possibility to work with a clinic in Houston. Three doctors sat...
The Cancer Within
This is the cancer within my body. One night, it asked to be seen. So, as I do with much of my art, it intuitively drew and then colored itself....
This Isn’t Necessary
This is the message that kept coming to me while I was away between surgeries. Many times, when I hear a message, it’s a singular whisper into my...
The Game of (L~) IF (~E)
When I was young, I loved to play the board game by the same name. We’d spin the wheel, anticipate where we wanted to land, and made tradeoffs...
Chasing the Margins
It’s been a quiet week. Post-surgery, there’s been anesthesia brain where my mind didn’t feel like focusing or thinking. My eyes either. It was news...
As I Lay Me Down to Sleep
As a young girl, I was instructed to say my prayers before going to sleep. It was a nighttime ritual that goes back many generations. I can see...
Who the f*ck are you and what horse did you ride in on? Or. Trust Your Intuition!
Today I had the initial consult with an oncologist. First off, oncologist has been a really odd word to say and write. My family doesn’t have a...
When It’s Not Benign: The Gift of Love
I’ve been in judgment of my body for as long as I can remember. There’s a saying that when I point a finger, three are pointing back at me. In this...
How Are You?
It’s an age-old question that we use to open up conversations. But when you have something deeper going on, being asked this question isn’t always...