Fran Meneley "There's a moment in every journey when the trip you are on presents itself, and the one you had planned is jettisoned." – Andrew McCarthey This was our motto last week for spring break on the beautiful island of Maui. As visions of sun and the gentle, velvet air of Hawaii caressing our skin danced … Continue Reading
I've just put the finishing touches on my story submission for the Fiction Project, the sister project to the Sketchbook Project. Open to all, "The Fiction Project is an opportunity to tell stories in a different way by fusing text and visual art. Add your voice to this year's coast-to-coast tour and create new work … Continue Reading
Just as the spring is unfurling it's tender green, I'm already thinking a bit about Journalfest, October 26 -30. I know it seems far, far away in a distant time zone…but it will sneak up us. I'll be teaching two classes this year at this long weekend journaling retreat. Held at the beautiful and … Continue Reading
Isn’t it plain the sheets of moss, except that they have no tongues, could lecture all day if they wanted about spiritual patience? Isn’t it clear the black oaks along the path are standing as though they were the most fragile of flowers? Every morning I walk like this around the pond, thinking: … Continue Reading
This just came across my desk and I thought I'd share it this morning. Not quite performance art, but a wonderful public video with GREAT choreography by the Japanese wonder boy, Genki Sudo. Happy Monday! Mr. Sudo's website (and World Order's) is in Japanese, but you can read more about him here.
This week I finished up work in two journals…completion feels good. I tend to jump around from journal to journal, so not all the pages are sequential in time and space. So when they are done it feels good to stand back and see the journey they took me on. I learned from my … Continue Reading
Just back from the PLAY Retreat in Port Townsend with fellow journalers. I love the watery and tree inhabited land of Washington state. It's so beautiful and so very different from the high and very dry plains of Colorado. The Seattle cityscape a tangle of bare branches reaching up… …while down on the street, a … Continue Reading
I found out Thursday that I'll be teaching two classes at Teesha and Tracy Moore's Journalfest in October! I am so honored to be chosen to teach Finding Your Voice and Journaling Place as part of this year's lineup. The website will go live in March so you can see all the great classes that will … Continue Reading
Happy New Year! Looking for some new inspiration? Here are a few things that I have come across that float my boat. These new journals from Strathmore are great. My students are always asking for a recommendation on what journal to bring to class. It's such a personal choice I've been reluctant to recommend any. … Continue Reading
Way back in the summer I signed up to be a part of The Sketchbook Project. The brainchild of the folks at the Art House Co-op and The Brooklyn Art Library, the idea was to ask artists to submit a sketchbook for their permanent collection and to go on tour. As they put it, "It's like … Continue Reading