Paris and Beirut and Everywhere

Nov 15, 2015 | Storytelling, Writing

An Essay About Grief in the Age of Social Media One of the first grieving for Paris tweets that I saw was from Harper’s Bazaar. My first thought was sarcastic…something like, “Thank you, American fashion magazine. Your tweet will totally bring peace.” But later,... Read More

Introvert, Interrupted | Art + Life

Sep 10, 2015 | Family, Fine Art, My Life, Painting, Storytelling, Travel

“Introvert, Interrupted” is a fine art print that was selected as an Editor’s Choice winner in a recent Minted art and design challenge. I created this limited edition print from a section of a larger abstract painting that I completed in early 2015.... Read More

Travel Tips for Introverts

May 14, 2015 | Mindfulness, My Life, Photography, Storytelling, Travel

Earlier this month I spent four days in New York City. Most of the time I was enjoying the company of “my ladies” – six of the most amazing, creative women that I know. I feel so incredibly grateful to be part of this group and have them as dear friends. I... Read More

I Don’t Want To Build A Company, I Want To Build A Life

May 11, 2015 | Creative Projects, Creative Strategy, My Creative Journey, Storytelling

It’s been four years since I interviewed Design for Mankind’s Erin Loechner here in this space. At that time this was a blog called Inward Facing Girl. Erin was one of the first design bloggers that I read regularly and looked to for guidance as I learned... Read More

On Letting Go

Apr 2, 2015 | Creative Process, Creative Projects, Mindfulness, My Creative Journey, Photography, Storytelling, Writing

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about saying no to some things in order to be available to say yes to the opportunities that I really want. Artist Lisa Congdon wrote a great blog post on saying no and what this has meant for her and her business, and... Read More