As we allow our art to evolve, we give space to grow beyond the limitations we can struggle to hide behind. The risks and rewards of committing yourself to your art become almost overwhelming. To start is one of the bravest steps we ever take. If you struggle with multitasker tendencies, you know the angst […]

Get ready, it’s a long one today!  My self-portrait with my twelve year old daughter is where I start my new year. What started out as a creative experiment six years ago became a passion.  Self-portraits are my way of visually documenting the different seasons I walk through as a woman, wife, artist and mom.  […]

For those of you who love to start the New Year with creative exercises, here is another favorite! What is your color this year? And to really get your creative juices flowing, eight of our CONFIDENCE Teachers are sharing their favorite color and/or word today for this month’s blog circle! My color for the year […]

I’m so proud to say that after four years, small versions of the SOAR Scholarship lives on in moms with cameras and heart. If you don’t know what the SOAR! Scholarship was, you can read and watch all the videos of goodness from this two year scholarship. We started to plan it in 2009 with […]

Let’s dive in to a favorite creative exercise for the New Year! You can do this in seconds or spend ten minutes processing it with your journal.  Both are great!  The creative exercise is simple.  Simply consider the question “What is your WORD for the New Year?” One year, my word was adaptability.  Do any […]

How many of you need to restart your creative life? Every January, for the last five or six years, Brian and I have taught our 2-Day CONFIDENCE Workshop.  When I realized that this was the first January we would not be teaching it (because our AWE-mazing, team of CONFIDENCE Teachers are empowering women all over […]