Thacker Pass or “Peehee mm huh” to the Paiute tribe (translation = rotten moon). After fifteen hours on the road, I arrive at the intersection of the place on a map and that place in my heart. I take a…
Seeking Solitude by Beach, Ocean, & Redwoods
I will be unpacking this 5800 mile and two month solo trip to California for quite some time, I imagine, as it offered sooo many points of growth and reflection. November 13, I drove out of the driveway with the…
Preparing for a Road Trip
In therapy, I occasionally talk about running away from life—the weight and overwhelm of my educational decisions, family responsibilities, career choices, and financial debt. I value my journey—all that I have, that I love, endured, and what I am learning.…
Flying High
Sometimes, we don’t even know how we touch other people. I was recently on an airplane, meeting my own fears of flying. Taking a moment to meet my seat mate, before pulling back from the gate before takeoff – changed…
Painting from Memory
This is a place that lives so deeply in my being that I painted it from my imagination about 5 years ago. I spent a lot of time here fishing, sitting on the edge of the water finding salamanders and…
Prioritizing Self Care
My self care has been negotiable in the past. It is so easy to have other things come up and as a mother and care giver, put my needs aside. I have often felt guilty for walking out the door…
The Teacher and The Student
I can paint—we all can, but what does it mean to show up ready to learn from a master painter? Every August, for the past 9 years, I have shown up as an art student for 4 or 5 days…
All Aboard!!! Watching the World Go By Out a Train Window
Train travel might seem like the ultimate torture for some, but I love the simple joy of taking a seat and looking out the window for hours and hours — It’s approximately 48 hours from Denver to Boston! For this…