my 2023 word of the year: artist

my 2023 word of the year: artist

A student says to me, “I am not an artist.” Immediately I reply, “Of course you are an artist. You are making art right?” How is it so easy for me to claim to other people, “of course you are an artist”—those who paint at night...
How to Get Unstuck

How to Get Unstuck

In the last session of the Art Connection Circle, one of the participants was feeling very stuck in her life. She felt her identities of wife, mom, and teacher overshadowed her own wants and dreams for her life. With more than twenty years of teaching under her belt...