

5 Ways to Reclaim Your Creativity
Things have been a little dry lately. Finding the desire to paint has been like a slow trudge through the desert with very little to feed and water my soul. However, stumbling upon a creative oasis happens every so often and although I have to brush the grit from my imagination and force feed it just enough to get going, I usually finish something I'm proud of. Then, as I head out into the world with what I think is a better plan to continue painting with a better navigation


Art Heals
"I forgot that I was in pain." Latisha, a Sickle Cell Anemia patient, said these exact words to her nurse as she turned down more medication. The nurse was shocked and so was I. We were using oil pastels and watercolor that day as I worked with her one on one in her hospital room, as an art volunteer. The small table tray was pulled in toward her bed, and she sat up focusing intently on her artwork of a silouhette singer performing in front of a crowd. I walked out of Latish