Tag: life

  • Adios, Atelier

    Adios, Atelier

    Last month, I gave notice at the community studio I’ve been part of for the better part of a year. There are a couple of reasons: I’ve moved into a larger apartment with more room to create; I’ve primarily been making art at home anyway; and I’d rather save the…

  • Living, Intentionally

    Living, Intentionally

    Today I turn another year older (and hopefully, another year wiser). I’m grateful I’ve given myself every chance to keep going, and am celebrating my softness, my childlike delight in the small things, my kindness, my creativity, my sense of humor. A few lessons learned in my time on earth…

  • Atelier No. 5

    Atelier No. 5

    I am exceedingly excited to share that I joined a shared studio space at Atelier No. 5 in the south of Köln. This opportunity allows me to connect with the artist community, build new relationships, and spread out and get messy (without the threat of curious cats). Other artists currently…

  • Butterfly Words

    Butterfly Words

    Words swirl around my head constantly. I rarely extract them, afraid of the uncertain consequences of others knowing what I really feel. The danger of expressing myself, of it being the wrong thing said the wrong way. I have a deep fear of being misunderstood. Of being punished, cruelly, immediately,…

  • Pinch Me

    Pinch Me

    This morning, six weeks after moving to Germany — and after years of wanting this to be my reality — I marveled that I’m here. This happened. My husband and I came back a few days ago from a trip to see his family in Tunisia; though we saw ancient…