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Light the World-Matthew 25:35
Pondering Matthew 25:35 today. “For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:” Today I ponder it not in the context of physical...
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Light the World-Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother
Pondering the commandment to honor your father and mother. I'm thinking about all the times I've felt like I've failed my kids, broke my kids, screwed up my kids. And that's probably a lot. Like, we...
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Light the World-Matthew 7:1
Pondering Matthew 7:1 today. "Judge not, that ye be not judged."I think the hang up here is the word judge. What does it mean to judge somebody? I mean, we all need to have judgement in our lives,...
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Light the World-John 5:39
Pondering John 5:39 "search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life." This is truth in my life. God speaks to me through the scriptures. The messages are customer tailored for every...
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What Does It Mean To Light the World?
Today, pondering what it means to #lighttheworld . I didn't start out doing these post with the intention of doing one every day. I know myself too well. And I know how busy life can get for me. but...
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Light the World-Mathew 25:36
Today pondering Matthew 25:36 "I was in prison and ye came unto me."Our Father in Heaven never meant for this life to be a prison to us, but sometimes the things we go through build up chains and walls...
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Light the World-Matthew 19:14
Pondering Matthew 19:14 "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."Last night I went to The Forgotten Carols by Michael McLean...
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Fear, Faith, Forgiveness, and Other F Words
Soooooo, it’s been a little crazy. There’s been some stuff. There’s been some things. You know what the problem is with being committed to growth and awareness? That the universe takes you at your word...
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A Very Merry Re-Birthday
Today is my Re-Birthday.I've spent the last four years working hard to find this girl again. This spunky, spitfire who loved with everything in her, raised her chin and eyebrows in the face of the...
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Broken Family
Broken family.I’ve heard this phrase slung around since I was a kid. It was always said in hushed and judging tones. “Well, no wonder that happened. She comes from a broken home.” “What can you...
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Jane and Emma and Living IN Discomfort
"I been trying so hard. I'd like to believe that this is right. That I'm where You want me to be. That this is Your church and I am Your child. 'Cause it's too much pain, Lord. Too much...
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Upcoming solo show, Couch to Canvas
I'm pleased to announce Couch to Canvas, A solo retrospective focusing on how the artist uses art as a tool for healing.(Or, in other words, a vulnerable spill of horcruxes ranging from 1997 to the...
View ArticleAn Interview with The Spectrum News
https://www.thespectrum.com/videos/news/2019/07/31/st-george-local-artist-grocery-shopping-more-fun/1874674001/Here's a little interview I did with The Spectrum News about my job making signs for...
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Post Couch to Canvas Show Musings
The show is not what I originally had planned. I signed up to do it early last fall when I was feeling really good about my life, like I had the energy to execute my vision. I had solid recent works I...
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Paintings from the show...The Process of Laying It Down and Picking It Back Up
The Process of Laying It Down and Picking It Back Up (assemblage version), 2019Oil on panel24” x 30”This piece started out as a series of small watercolor studies that I did to try and reclaim and heal...
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Paintings from the show....The Fire Inside Her Burned Brighter
The Fire Inside Her Burned Brighter, 1998Oil on panel12” x 20”This is the oldest piece I had hanging in my solo show Couch to Canvas.In 1997 I had returned to SUU after separating from my first husband...
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Paintings from the show....Finding Out I'm the Sister-of-Jared (or Tight Like...
Finding Out I’m the Sister-of-Jared (or Tight Like a Dish), 2019Oil on panel18” x 36” Here what it's about.One day I was lamenting to my therapist about how I didn’t think I could take anymore, go any...
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Paintings from the show....Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk (assemblage version), 2018Watercolor and paper24” x 30” This is a portrait of Nora. Nora is a spitfire of a girl whose personality reached out to me so strongly, that I could feel it over...
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Paintings from the show....What He Threw Away
That's me as a first time bride in 1995.And that's me, divorced, in 1997 and standing next to the only time I ever showed this painting of my first ex-husband, Doug, until showing it in my solo show,...
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Paintings from the show...In the Eye of the Beholder
In the Eye of the Beholder, 2012Oil and gold leaf on panel14” x 18”I did this piece when I first found out I had the degenerative eye disease called keratoconus.I was full of fear.Losing my eyesight...
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