This is probably a bad idea, but I decided to challenge myself to make something, anything, each day for 30 days. Today was Day One. It might be Day Only.  I have not really made any art since last February. I do some artwork as part of my teaching, but it is not my work, my deeper self expression. Although […]

When you have hundreds of pieces of art, and only two walls to fill, how do you decide what to present? What if your favorite pieces are not that interesting to others? Worse, what if your favorite pieces are weird or disturbing to many? Should you pick the pieces that will sell? Or the ones that most define who you are as an artist, and what you are interested in?

My mother told me that her grandmother’s final words were, “it’s all downhill from here!” Her meaning was ambiguous – downhill hill as in it’s all going to shit? Or, having reached the pinnacle, things were finally going to be easier? The past year or so, full of triumphs and accomplishments, has also been very hard, when I expected it […]

I love to play with the tension between shape and form. The body in this piece, completed today (maybe completed, maybe not) is flat in places, but has curves in others. I see in this image a wild sexuality, but also an ambivalence. The body is out of control, but still confined. In my work I often struggle with how […]

One of the things I love about art is the relationship with the unknown.  Through improvisation, artist journals and reiteration, symbols arise and evolve. I get to witness it happening, and though this process, I am also healed and given messages. One of the archetypes in my work is Rabbit Woman. She has a funny beginning, in a floor tile. […]

Things will be shifting and changing here at Dive 3 Studio.  When I started, I was focused on creating a place where people could reignite their creativity, and use the arts for healing and self discovery.   I still want to do that, but something wasn’t quite right. Since I first discovered expressive arts therapy, I’ve been inspired by it. […]

Oh ha ha!  For the past few years I have felt so proud that I could work past my blocks! I had my little bag o’ tricks that could get me into the flow and productive pretty reliably. I had a mild resistance, really just laziness, and I knew how to deal with it. Unfortunately,  I recently uncovered the long […]

I recently decided a few things. I decided to switch mediums. I decided to do larger work. I decided to try to actually sell my work. Eeep! I had an art show recently and realized my work is so small, it is not very noticeable in person.  I like working small, I like the intimacy. And it is so much […]

Here is a wonderful project to do on your own or with a group of friends. It does not require any special artistic skills. Check out the slideshow, or the video, and make sure to download the meditation audio as well.  Have fun!    

This week an email was sent to me and my colleagues asking us if we would like to share our bucket lists. This piqued my interest for a moment, and then I felt like sobbing. I couldn’t think of anything at all. 

I’ve had a rich life. I’ve travelled, had kids, lived in many places, eaten at interesting places. I have already been privileged to have experience many of the things that go on a bucket list. I’ve had my adventures. I’m in my quiet years now, and that is fine. But lately I worry that the only thing I have to look forward to is brushing my teeth and doing the dishes.