Tightening the Screws

Tightening the Screws

Do you have something that’s been NAGGING you for a long time in your Art? Do you feel like you are fixing the same things over and over again? It can be so frustrating, especially when you feel like your attempts are all for nothing. Whatever hasn’t been...
Standing Water

Standing Water

I’ve been sick for a while. And I finally know why. After weeks of coughing, losing my voice, having both a bacterial and viral infection, and experiencing fatigue and earaches, I have the answer. And the crazy part is, I knew it all along. So, why did it take...
Stretching Your Voice

Stretching Your Voice

I’m losing my voice. My throat is sore and scratchy, my energy is low.  I feel crappy. This wasn’t supposed to happen today. Not this week….I can feel my vocal cords swelling and absolute confusion mounting, as I ask myself How did I get here? And...
The Successful Artist’s Permission Slip

The Successful Artist’s Permission Slip

What’s the DEAL? You have a calling and passion in the Arts. You want to have an impact with your work, but something isn’t clicking because no one’s buying and you have a minimum to non-existent audience.  You’re looking out at empty houses and an empty calendar and...
Coming Home

Coming Home

I’m in a room.  The same I am in every morning at 6:30 am.  A brown couch behind me, and a TV in front. The door is shut and in the distance I can hear my brother playing Mozart in the living room. I open my music stand, adjusting the height, my small fingers...