I turn 50 on December 1st.

To commemorate this “milestone”, much of the second half of 2019 has/will be spent creating a new body of work.

Metamorphosis: Half-Century will officially debut in January 2020 at CURA in Seattle.

To celebrate, there will also be a special pre-collection launching on October 13th. This launch will consist of 50 5×5 inch paintings released over 50 days, one per day until my 50th birthday.

Sign up for my mailing list for a reminder and (possibly, still working that part out) a chance to purchase some of the work in advance of the daily reveal on Instagram!

Now that the logistics are out of the way, I want to share how this collection came to be.

Metamorphosis: Half-Century

is ultimately about

owning your choices,

embodying the present,

and stepping into your power.

At first, this series was more cerebral – stepping into this next phase of life and owning it, no matter the media stereotypes. It’s much more personal now given the amount of inner work I’ve been doing since the beginning of summer.

SMALL COLOR STUDIES FOR METAMORPHOSIS: HALF-CENTURY

Fear of aging, deteriorating beauty, running out of time…this is not the societal story that I’m interested in exploring in my work or life.

My story is about boldly embracing the second half of my time on this planet.

It’s about how I will show up in this world. Who I choose to spend time with. Where I will direct my thoughts and energy.

It’s about taking ownership of my life. Changing myself from the inside out. Letting go of old patterns and thoughts that no longer fit into the “me” I have created.

Up until this summer, I thought I knew myself pretty well.

I’ve explored and shared lots of thoughts and life experiences right here.

I have two psychology degrees.

I’ve helped other people figure their own stuff out for years.

I’m going to be FIFTY YEARS OLD.

I’m all like, “This life stuff? I’ve got this.”

But guess what?

I didn’t have it.

Nope. Not even with everything I’ve shared and done and lived.

There was so much that I didn’t know about myself. And not in a navel-gazing kind of way.

I’m talking about beliefs and life experiences that have interfered with my emotional well-being for the vast majority of my life.

I didn’t understand my true motivation, underlying fears, or how to unravel the longstanding cord of anxiety that HAD wrapped itself tightly around the CORE essence of my being.

Over the past several months, with the guidance of Human Design and deep self-exploration through workshops at To Be Magnetic, I’ve gotten to know myself. My true self. Beneath all of the stories and layers and years.

I am so excited to share this work with you as well as my life, part 2.

Thank you for supporting my art and sharing my work.

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A Woman Artist Turns 50 | Metamorphosis: Half-Century