practical and meaningful

lunch at the new helms park

Across from the art studio in Culver City, they converted a parking lot into a park and we have enjoyed having lunch outside everyday. There is some grass, a fountain, benches and the beautiful tree! It is so wonderful!

my great grandmothers glasses

I have the amazing glasses that belonged to my great grandmother. She only brought them out for special occasions (see the Christmas tree in the background) - but I use them every day. They are beautiful, meaningful, practical, and I feel connected to my past every day.

i love art camp

We are in our second week of ART CAMP at the studios - and we are having so much fun.

Love the kids, Love the projects, LOVE Art camp.  It is going to be a great (and busy) summer!

paperless or at least less paper

As busy as I am, I need systems that help keep the many parts of my life and work organized. This includes filing systems, sorting systems, books to keep track of thoughts/ideas/inspiration, and sometimes lots of piles.

I do not love change, but I like making things work better, so I am willing to try new ways to do things.

 I used to file all my receipts by category (gardener, cable, mortgage) and each month it would take me a good bit of time to get all the paper put away properly. About a year and a half ago I changed the way I file, and created a monthly file for all receipts. This has been working, but now I know I need to simplify even more, and I am taking the plunge and attempting to go paperless.

There is just too much paper in my life to keep track of, too many piles to sort through, not enough room in the file cabinets, and too much wasted paper.

I need to make some more room for the meaningful stuff.

my done list runneth over

buried beyond belief with tasks and things to do. if i wrote it all down on my done list, you would question my sanity. instead, know that it is 1 am and I am up doing invoices, we are sold out at both art camps for the next 2 weeks, my daughter is graduating from elementary school, my feature in the magazine (august issue to be revealed once it comes out) was sent to the presses today, my husband just won a tony award for best regional theatre (Lookingglass ), bookkeeping, accounting, being a mom, being a wife, being seen.

smART - art for sale program is launched

At the art studios I wanted to find ways to teach the students that the art work they do is valuable, important, and worthwhile. Today at the student art show, we kicked off the smART program -where the work (of students who choose to participate) is for sale. Price for every piece is $100 and, when it sells,  the artists gets to keep $50 and choose whether to put the other $50 towards paying for their art classes, supporting their favorite charity, or contributing to their college fund.

Make money, share your art with the world, give back, save for your future, feel your value, help with expenditures, be inspired,inspire others.

 work on our gallery blog.