Constantly reading or listening to books I go down a lot of rabbit holes & try a lot of new genres or topics. Many of the stories or points shared that stick with me beyond cover to cover are those about powerful women. Fascinated by some of the women like Amelia Airhardt, Sacajawea, Jane Goodall & Rosa Parks whose names we did hear in our school years, it has been those whose names & impact were unknown to me which I have thoroughly enjoyed learning more on as an adult. Here are just a small sample of some of the women centric books I have read & fond myself pondering on. Please, if you end up reading them or...
I stood on hot black tarmac next to a Cessna single-engine turboprop plane, gut fluttering with excitement. My nerves were exploding when seating assignments finished up, my name uncalled. “Wait, how could I mess up this bad!? How can I NOT be on this plane?” my immediate thoughts. Our young pilot looked at me & smiled as I nervously approached. “Umm, you didn’t call my name.” “Are you Dale?” “Yeeeesss?” “Step right up” he says, as he opens the copilot door to the cockpit. You have GOT to be kidding me. >>> I flew the whole way on the very edge of my seat staring out the front window and into the abyss of the canyon as if I were...
My workspace got a glow up for 2022, my friends!>>>A few years back I bought a box trailer then spent time tweaking it to be a mobile art studio. Excited to take my studio chasing events, creating from mountain locations between, I had designed a hybrid between my college dreams & adult artist reality. Oh did it hold such beautiful potential. The very month I was headed for its grand reveal at my summer’s main show, a logistic hiccup emerged. I tried really hard to keep my enthusiasm for a reveal the following year.>>>The following year was 2020.>>>The summer intended for my mobile studio to be mobile, was the year necessity required me to instead take a turn in the...
I will not be taking new custom orders for the foreseeable future. If/when I do open custom work again, the slots will be limited & will go to my email subscribers first. Sign up for announcements on my website to be notified when slots are available & to be included in the opportunity. My intention right now is to focus less on plans, quieting my mind from it’s own brand of clutter & hopefully stop crowding creativity.>>>Despite the treat of being a part of your incredible stories & special gifts, my list of custom orders has reached an overwhelming point of never ending. I inevitably feel behind at every phase, I near always feel guilty for not producing more or...
Originally as I started list points it was as "things I learned in 2021" As I continued I realized some were learned but mostly it was things I knew that 2021 was bound & determined to drill in. Turquoise eclipses all I CAN be an outgoing introvert, I just prefer not to unless adequately spaced I miss camping & must vow to do it more often in the summer season. (I do very much enjoy our winter glamping still!) You cannot carry emotional weight for others, no matter how badly you want to. The joy a large window brings. When you get in your own way you need someone to push you aside & get the ball rolling. Find those...
