NEW YEAR OR THE SAME OLD THING?

Birds, birds, birds...I know, nothing new here, right?

But...I have set some goals. Have you? How mine play out is still very much to be determined. More will be revealed I suppose as the year moves forward. Meanwhile, I have scheduled a few more of the monthly workshops and look forward to the usual camaraderie and creativity they enfold. So here is the upcoming schedule thru summer:

Sunday, February 22 FULL

Sunday, March 22 A FEW SPOTS LEFT

Sunday, April 12

Sunday, May 3

Sunday, June 7

Sunday, July 26

All days are 11-4 and cost is the same ole $65 with all materials included.

KNOWING JOY

"Stay close to people who feel like sunshine."

Is there any better advice for 2026?

Join a group of creatives. Create daily and share with your group.

Seek "sunshine" folks in all you do and go all in on joy. 

Then, let me know how it goes. :)

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON

 As the clock started ticking as soon as the turkey carcass was bare....holiday season is really warming up now.

I'm busy each weekend from Friday thru Sunday at the Sawdust Festival's Winter Fantasy. And what a joyous time it is. Children come all dressed up for their pics with Santa, the marionette show delights young and old, music sounds throughout the grounds that are decorated for the holidays...and of course there are the artists selling their personal magic. This is something not to be missed if you're in town. It is a great way to let the holidays in.

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

May your day be one of fullness and gratitude for all of the gifts of life.

It's the little things

 

I know, I know...it's been waaaaay too long since I have written for this blog. I would like to say it's the little things that have gotten in the way and maybe that's even true. But I also have to admit to the fact there have been some larger than little things that have contributed to my laxity.

I choose, however, to leave the large and the little behind me and make an effort to do better. So bear with me moving forward. 

The things on the horizon are wonderful, heartwarming mixed media workshops and the upcoming Winter Fantasy at the Sawdust Art Festival (November 21 thru December 21, Fridays thru Sundays.) I hope to see new and old friends at both.

Meanwhile, it IS the little things that matter.

IT'S ON!!!!

 

The summer festival season is upon us here in Laguna Beach. Art, music, great food, more art, more music, more food...oh, yeah! and traffic. 

And many of us look forward to it with joy and enthusiasm no matter what. So I can only encourage one and all to find a way to give it a chance. Come visit the festivals and experience the joyful creations. Creativity makes the world run better!

NATURE CALLS...TO REST AND RELAX AND ENJOY

 It was definitely time. So off to the mountains for time away from the "normalcy" of everyday life. Was it worth it? Oh, yeah!

The Stellar's Jay came to visit first, but the birdsong from the nearby trees said that more was to to come. I could identify the robin, the grosbeak, the house finches, and of course the crow. There is also the chatter of the tree squirrel, perhaps scolding us for intruding.

The sunlight casts its light through the trees, shading and enhancing the various greens and warming the wood colors in tree trunks. The light also illuminates nearby stark peaks in all their magnificence. 

A brisk breeze picks up just as I am basking in all of this wonder and reminds me it is time to go out and explore. And so I shall!