Though the birth of a baby happens in a matter of hours, the birth of a mother is an on-going, evolutionary process. How does she reconcile the woman she once was with the mother she is now becoming? How can she learn to thrive?
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When I sit down with a client to begin the planning process, we work together to create the architecture for the project, the framework that will guide us as we gather stories and images for their family’s book…
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As mothers there are times in our lives when we lose our footing and we need to re-align our internal compass to find our way back to center. Sometimes the journey back is like a walk-about in our internal landscape…
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I believe that one of the unifying qualities that makes us human is our resilience. Our greatness is not only in our accomplishments, but in the ways in which we pick ourselves up during those moments when things start to fall apart. Consider these questions…
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I really enjoyed visiting the studio of artist Flora Bowley a few weeks ago, and I was honored to be a guest on her Studio Diaries video series. This month we explored the theme of “Making It Personal”…
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After the birth of my daughter I found myself lost and disoriented, needing to reaffirm my identity, as a human, as an artist, as me. I found solace in children’s books, as the seemingly unattainable walls of the museum faded away…
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When you look into the eyes of your grandmother immortalized in the photo on your desk, it is amazing seeing your own likeness reflected back. Photographs can transport us, offering an intimate type of visual communication, bridging across time and space…
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Stepping away from our busy lives, we came together with the intention of taking a few hours to refill our own wells and connect with each other through the creative process…What do you need to feel nourished and nurtured at this time in your life?
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“My life is teaching me the words to enable it to be a story which can be told. Our journey brings us back to the origin, the beginning. Do not feel lost when you realize you have made your way home…” In what ways can your family’s origin stories help guide you as you build the next chapter of your life?
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I thought I would be the blooming lotus climbing out of the mud. Instead, my daughter is the lotus I have been falling in love with. As a mother, that is even better. Besides, I suspect she is showing me the way toward the sun anyway…
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